Happy ☺

There are two reasons why I'm very happy as of the moment: first is the painting. I finally finished it after working on it for an hour each midnight since Thursday, and what made me even feel more fulfilled was that Auntie Jeannie loved it! I promise, nothing else warms the heart better than someone appreciating the love and effort you put into an art piece.

I love you, Auntie Jeannie! :)

I mean, I'm not saying my work is that good or beautiful, but knowing the person you made it for liked it and finds pleasure in it feels beyond gratifying. Oh, so in case y'all were wondering, here's what I came up with.

I was able to personally hand it to Auntie Jeannie when she dropped off Jacob at the house, so that was pretty cool. Jacob and I were basically on our Macs the whole time talking with beautiful friends we love and miss.

The second thing that made my day however was winning our Scrabble tournament last night. Woo hoo!

Thank you, LETTUCE for my +50pts! The losers are posing with the Scrabble board LOL.

I won the second game, too! HAHAHA!

It's all good guys, at least y'all tried! I know, I'm shallow. But you'd enjoy Scrabble, too, if you're as lucky as I am! Haha!

☮ and ♥, Denice

Thank you, Jacob!

This week was as food-ful as any other, only a tad bit better. Yeap, because my good friend Jacob's finally home from Hawaii. And he didn't come empty-handed. Thanks for the extremely scrumptious and intensely delightful malasadas! It made my week, my month even, especially knowing how difficult it was for you to get to Leonard's with your knee surgery. ☹ I am beyond appreciative and beyond grateful!

Thank you, Cobyyy!! ♥♥♥

Still fresh after Jacob's 6-hour flight.

Yummy custard.

Do y'all see the crisp of that? Yummmmm..

Chocolate filling! ♥♥♥

I could finish all the malasadas in one day, but that wouldn't be too healthy would it? It's also so incredibly delicious that I had to save some for later. And so we did. In addition to Leonard's awesome pastries, Safeway's Signature Cafe 5-Cheese Pizza also helped made eating fulfilling!

Look at that cheese!

Okay, I know what you're thinking. "She said healthy, and she's showing off her pizza?" It's because I thought before I kill y'all with ambrosial fruity goodness, I should mention the junk food first.. Moving on, Mama Julie and I went to the Farmers Market at Rockaway Beach and Serramonte on Wednesday and Thursday respectively, and bought these awesome treats!

Garlic Pita Chips and Spicy Hummus from the Hummus Guy at Rockaway Beach

Organic strawberries from the Serramonte Farmers Market

Fresh and organic strawberries and navel oranges from the Serramonte Farmers Market

And if you've been following my blog for awhile, you'd know how much I love sushi, Kani Kosen's sushi most especially. I can almost confirm that we go to eat there at least once every week or every other week, and this was our second visit to the cozy, family-oriented restaurant in a span of six days. Kani Kosen was definitely the icing on top of my already drool-worthy cake!

Restauranteurs/owners Mama Keiko and Kelly-kun. Such a lovely married couple.

Toro Sushi

Fresh Raw Scallops

Rock & Roll, Spicy Albacore Tuna Roll

☮ and ♥, Denice