Archive for the 'Holidays' Category

Making A (Gingerbread) House a Home

Wednesday, December 5th, 2012

I’ve gone on and on and on about how I’ve learned to appreciate my home, how much I love my family, and how excited I am to see them. But today, I made a home here. I’ve learned to develop friendships and make a home in a place that will never be my actual home. This [...]

Give Thanks….giving

Friday, November 23rd, 2012

  The smell of cinnamon filled the air this morning at 6:30am as I stumbled into my shift at Fedora. Courtney (my fellow American shift buddy at the bakery) and I were given the task of preparing 50 small apple pies for dinner at Ganzo, the school’s restaurant where I myself would be enjoying Thanksgiving. [...]

The Miss Cupcake Chocolate Sweet Boxes, Sampler Boxes, and Violence Themed Gingerbread Massacre

Wednesday, December 28th, 2011

So now that it is Wednesday, Christmas is over, and I have finally been able to breath, I can tell you about the wonderful and magical creations of the Miss Cupcake. Now, I must warn you of something. Towards the end, things get a little, shall I say……violent. You have to work up to it [...]

The Miss Cupcake Christmas Gift Menu

Thursday, December 1st, 2011

You see that? Yes my friends, it is OFFICIALLY December and that means that The Miss Cupcake Christmas Gift Menu has officially been released! Let me present you with a typical scenario. You: *Searching though the 19 catalogs you got in the mail today* “Wow, I wish I knew what to get (insert name here), [...]

International House of Thanksgiving (IHOT) Cheesecake, Arepas, French Men, Oh My!

Wednesday, November 30th, 2011

This weekend was insane. Of course, it was insane in the best possible way that insane can be. There were people everywhere, the fridge was so full that we had to start triple stacking things, and my Latin brother came home to me once more. But before I get into all of that sweet and [...]