I apologize for my absence from this blog. I had full intentions on posting those recipes I had done with my sister.  My life just became absolutely crazy these past few weeks, for both good and bad reasons.  One good reason is that I am now dating a fabulous, genuine person I have known since college. It just never worked out for us before this. So now we’re trying to spend as much time with each other as possible.  The second reason is both good and bad: I finished my first semester at graduate school! 5 more to go! It just made me incredibly busy, especially with finals. Papers, exams, projects, presentations…I had it all! But now it is over and I can breathe easy again. The last reason is not so good unfortunately. Some of my relatives’ health is declining, and it has made life very mentally and emotionally exhausting.  Now it seems as though my family finally has a hold on things, and hopefully things can get a little less stressful now. And now that I finally have some time, all I want to do is bake! Hopefully soon I can get back into the swing of things…and who knows, maybe my boyfriend will want to join!