dollyrogerflag | Loaded week (Reply)

I've been super preoccupied lately. Scheduling phone calls, house maintenance, interactions, daily exercises, and preparations for Bern's birthday. I spent some time baking cake layers (I did it a week before) and took the whole day to assemble buttercream, cake layers, curd, and ganache together. I crafted the fondant cake toppers the night before the assembling. Just like last year, Bern likes the cute clown stuff, so I kept it in that theme. Last year, I used blood orange for my curd & buttercream, this time, I used regular oranges... the taste isn't that much different. Still good, nevertheless. A friend gifted us a pizza delivery, so that made our day immensely....and saved us money for takeout orders since the inflation on food has been quite ridiculous. Bern requested the whole day off from work-- I was just happy to be able to spend my time with him.

I haven't been able to play any video games this week, except for the Princess Peach demo. So far, I like it-- it feels like most of the newer Kirby games I've played. Princess Peach looked super dashing in her swordsman costume! I think the game play is someone what straight forward, like with a lot of Nintendo games. The graphics are charmingly vivid to look at because it's quite colorful. I wouldn't mind having a Princess Peach game in my collection, but I want to wait because I still have sooo many other games I want to finish up first.

My sister Cony stopped by to drop off some gifts for Bern and I. My dad gifted Bern a bunch of good quality pants that no longer fits him-- they're old Levi's jeans and cargo pants. Bern mostly wear shorts because the weather here tends to be mild year round, I'm sure the long pants will be useful on cooler days. He even packed some sewing templates for me-- I guess my mom must have told him that I've been experimenting with the sewing machine. Cony got us a few trinkets that were meant to be dropped off during the holidays. I was in no rush to get them because I live quite far from her place and I told her to drop by anytime when it's the most convenient for her. We basically caught up on things. I told her that I have another "scan test" (a CAT scan) coming up and that I can't be too sure if I will be completely cleared in the current condition that I'm in. I learned that my sister is now in a relationship with someone who she feels positive about, the last person she was with wasn't a very nice person-- I felt bad that she was dealing with his ill-behavior

. At least from what she has been telling me, I'm happy that her current boyfriend treats her well. My family actually met him, my mom even mentioned his name on the phone--- sounds like a green flag!