2nd Pandemic Birthday + Pressies 2021

 It's June so yeah, a birthday pressies post is coming~

This year my birthday was on Thursday, which is one of my busiest days. Especially now with the end of the school year around the corner. Lots of paperwork... and well, there's still a pandemic out there.

But that didn't stop me from having a happy birthday. Starting with all the sweet messages I woke up to. My mom and sister set the table with breakfast and pressies, and at work, my students showed me their love personally and virtually.

In the afternoon I recieved more pressies from friends and even my boss, including an amazing surprise cake from Chez Moi Reposteria.

Choco-mint cake!

The rest of my day was packed with classes so we had yummy lunch at home including my favs: Pizza, (another) cake and potato wedges (forgot to take pics). After that it was all about work, hehe.

And now, it's time to show you the pressies in no particular order.

The sakura tea cup was filled with kawaii chocolate

Lots of sakura goodies!!! 🌸

What's left of the chocolate...

This year I didn't have one cake... I HAD 3! And yeah, I loved them all.

It was a simple yet happy and meaningful day. ♡

The next day my mom took me out for lunch to continue celebrating. 

Big thanks to everyone who made my birthday a special one, virtually and personally. This last year of my life has been good and full of changes. I'm looking forward to see what the new one will brings!

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Hot Choco Bombs with a twist!

I recieved Chocolate Bombs from Chez Moi Reposteria, proudly made by my friend Jonathan. I've been obssessing with these cute bombs since I tried them earlier this month. 

If you havent tried choco bombs yet, I have a post dedicated to them and the whole experience, hehe.

Let's talk about these bombs first:

The 4 balls came in a cute, pink box 

They came in two different, festive colors...

Red and silver

Green and gold

The four balls are made of dark chocolate and filled with colorful marshmallows. They were really good!

This time I wanted to give a little twist to this drink, keeping it seasonal. I still had some eggnog and decided to add some to the hot chocolate to spice it up a little. Hehe.

To make this you just need milk, a choco bomb and some eggnog.

Prep your mug...

...add the hot milk and enjoy how pretty this is!

Pour eggnog to your liking and stir to mix everything

And, there you have it! The mix of the chocolate with the hint of alcohol is pretty good. It's super easy to make, it's festive, pretty and perfect for this cold weather.

Cheers!!

🎂 Quarantine birthday + pressies!

On June 3rd I celebrated another birthday, and even tho it was a very different one because of the lockdown situation we're in, it was a fun and special day.

Since it was a Wednesday, I had a lot of work to do. We were juggling between work and celebration, haha, but it was also really nice to recieve sweet messages from my students and coworkers.
At home I was very spoiled by my mom and sister from the moment I woke up with special food, pressies and everything sakura/princess themed.

Even the meat was flower shaped. I took the pic before
adding the other ingredients to my burger. 

I also recieved surprises delivered to my house from friends and I got to see one of my besties for a couple of minutes because she and her hubby stopped by real quick to congratulate me and leave a pressie. I was so happy to see her after all this time. We kept our distance and wore masks all the time, of course. But it makes such a big difference to see someone in person even for a little while.

Once again I want to thank everyone who took the time to send me a message, a pressie, a virtual hug and good wishes. You all made my day a special one despite the lockdown.

Let's move on to the pressies, shall we? They are in no particular order and I kinda separated them by types.

First one is of course, the cake. It was a gorgeous choco mint, sakura cake from Chez Moi Reposteria. As some of you know, choco mint is one of my favorite combinations ever.

It was way too pretty, I felt bad for having to eat it but,
can't say no to cake!

Next are the beauty related goodies.
The Elegant Touch nails are one of my favorites, the sakura & matcha hand cream  smells so good and, I'm really looking forward to try the Burt's Bees products since I've heard many great things about them. And those Physicians Formula eyedshadows are super pretty to look at!

UPDATE: I've been using the B.B chapstic and... I LOVE IT!

Then we have yummies! Because I could eat candy instead of real food if it wasn't bad for the health. Haha.

Stationery! Inside the HK notebook, there's a sweet letter from my friend. ♡

I also recieved some earrings. I actually wore the pink hearts on my birthday and they look so pretty!

The husbando! 😍

And, some clothes. The first outfit was the outfit of the birthday.

super wrinkled skirt. Oopsie!

So, that is that for this b-day post. Even tho I'm not the happiest about being a year older, I think I have my priotrities (a bit) more stright now, I'm more aware of the things I want and don't want, as well as the things I need to change. I also know that a nice glass of sake at the end of a long and tough day can always make me feel better. LOL.
A year older means... a little bit wiser. Haha.

Quarantine birthday will be a b-day to remember.

Mother's Day Cake

Mother's day was definitely different this year. Without being able to go out and celebrate we spent the day together at home, playing games and of course, eating!

We had to have a cake as a part of the menu, so I asked my friend Jonathan (Chez Moi Reposteria) to make one for my mom. I wanted a small cake, enough for 4 people.

It was a soft and fluffy orange cake with apricot jam and lemon ganache on top (mom's favorite). Super yummy!

She also loves ladybugs, that's why it had one on top. It was just how I wanted it!

Mom loved her cake and enjoyed her day, even if it was a little different. I hope all the mommies out there had a happy day.

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Macarons, glorious macarons!

Everyone knows I love desserts, I have the biggest sweet tooth ever!

I've been craving macarons from Chez Moi Resposteria for a couple of weeks now by just looking at pictures so I decided to get some to treat my mom and myself with these beauties.

I don't eat macarons often but I love them, I could get addicted! It was my mom's first time trying them and well, she really, really liked them.

The ones we had were chocolate, raspberry and goat cheese. I only got to try a small bite of the cheese one but, all of them where deicious.

Extra points because they were all pink! I thought it was such a thoughtful detail considering Jonathan, a good friend and the owner of the place, knows how much I love pink.

Macarons are not the only desserts I've tried from Chez Moi, and I highly recommend you to stop by if you live in the area. I'll link the information down below.

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