01.31 - Still Blah

THURSDAY, January 31st
Breakfast
+ 1/4 bacon burrito (once again, forced on me)
+ mug of coffee with skim milk and Splenda (I made it too strong today-- argh)
Lunch
+ 1 and 1/2 plates at a Mexican buffet (so good, yet I felt so blah about it)
Dinner
+ a Granny Smith apple (half with warm caramel sauce drizzled over it-- yum)
+ two blueberry waffles
+ a cup of green tea

FATTIE RATING: 3.75

01.30 - Weight Gain & Insomnia

In the last few days, I've come to several realizations:
1) I have exceeded my max weight (ever). I am not happy about this.
2) I cannot sleep at night. I am annoyed by this.
3) I do not enjoy food nearly as much as I used to. I am disheartened by this.

WEDNESDAY, January 30th
Breakfast
+ 2 slices of whole grain wheat bread with 4 spritzes each of ICBINB spray
+ mug of coffee with skim milk and Splenda
Lunch
+ cup of miso soup
+ 6 spicy tuna rolls and 2 nigiri pieces
Mid-Afternoon Snack
+ a few gummy bears
Dinner
+ garden salad with oil, vinegar, salt, and pepper
+ piece of filet mignon stuffed with spinach, cheese, and garlic (yummm)
+ piece of filet mignon swimming in red onion wine sauce (also yum)
+ a scoop of spinach mashed potatoes (nearly neon green and delicious)
+ a few pieces of Argentinian style potatoes
+ 1/2 a piece of flan with caramel sauce on top

FATTIE RATING: 4.25

01.29 - Small Steps

So, in an effort to motivate myself to stop buying breakfast and coffee in the morning, I bought a loaf of hearty wheat bread, "I Can't Believe It's Not Butter" spray, skim milk, and a cheesy 99-cent Valentine's Day mug from the Walgreens on the corner. That's my small step for breakfast. Now I gotta work on lunch. :\

TUESDAY, January 29th

Breakfast

+ 1/2 bacon burrito (it was forced upon me)

+ cheesy mug of coffee with skim milk and Splenda

Lunch

+ 3/4 a medium bowl of mac-and-cheese (hands down, the best downtown-- too bad it left me feeling gross and obese, though)

+ a few gummy bears

Dinner

+ whole mess of Filipino food leftovers from the weekend

+ cup of green tea

+ six Thin Mints

FATTIE RATING: 3.75

01.28 - Tired of Food

I've decided that I consume way too much food-- and that I'm very often frivolous about it. Tonight, I actually felt tired of food. Shocking, I know. But yeah. I would really like to cut down on the amount of food I buy and eat. This will also be a part of my training (which I have yet to begin). I'm going to have to start next week, though, because I planned a few dinners for this week already. *sigh* It makes me sad when eating starts to feel like a chore.

MONDAY, January 28th
Breakfast
+ blueberry bagel with cream cheese
+ medium blueberry coffee with skim milk and Splenda
Lunch
+ 1/2 cup of poblano corn chowder (eh)
+ 1/2 turkey on pretzel bread
Dinner
+ yummy salad (that I created myself-- grapes and cherry tomatoes and boiled eggs, oh my!)

+ two pieces of avocado cheese quesadillas
+ jumbo lumb crab cake burger, minus most of the bun (yummy yummy)
+ glass of Arnold Palmer with orange juice (delicious)
+ several sips of iced tea with pomegranate juice (also quite good)
+ several spoonfuls of strawberry cream puff with vanilla ice cream

FATTIE RATING: 4

01.26 & 27 - Let the Training Begin

My mom looked at me the other day and said, "You go out to eat too much. I'm surprised you're not fatter." I took that as a compliment . . . I think. But this inspired me to finally weigh myself after two months, and I was not pleased to find out that I have gained about 4 pounds. My physical fitness has gone significantly downhill. To further prove this point, I had to evacuate a building the other day because the fire alarm went off-- so I, along with a whole mess of other people, proceeded to take the stairwell down. I went from floor 15 to floor 3 at a very slow pace over a long period of time-- and I was sore for three days after. That is quite sad. So yeah. My girlfriends and I decided to participate in an 8K run in a couple months and they've demanded that I keep up. So I've decided to (hopefully) start "training" this week. Wish me luck . . .

SATURDAY, January 26th
Breakfast
+ several spoonfuls of garlic fried rice with corned beef
+ plain egg omelet
Lunch
+ chocolate duet cookie (mmm)
+ medium non-fat chai latte
Dinner
+ burger (medium) with bacon and cheddar
+ freshly made BBQ chips (yummy!)
+ glass of India Pale ale
Late-night Snack
+ Healthy Choice fudge bar
+ a few gummy bears

FATTIE RATING: 3.75
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SUNDAY, January 27th
Breakfast
+ grilled cheese sandwich
+ a few pieces of crispy pata (yeahh..don't ask)
Linner
+ a whole mess of more filipino food (ha, it was the theme of the weekend)
+ a few random filipino desserts
Mid-evening Snack
+ a glass of raspberry green tea
+ 6-7 Thin Mints

FATTIE RATING: 3.75

01.25 - Easing Back Into It

I didn't want to overdo it today, so I had a healthy breakfast and a light, but still pleasing lunch (the cheese puffs, at least). So, of course, I treated myself to a nice, substantial dinner. All is right with the world.

FRIDAY, January 25th
Breakfast
+ bowl of oatmeal with dried cranberries and Splenda
+ little piece of Guyanese-style burrito (yum)
Lunch
+ 1/2 a bowl of "Healthy Select" chicken soup (fat free, low sodium = blech, blech, blech)
+ 1/4 a bag of the BEST cheese puffs in the world (seriously)

Dinner
+ 4 lumpia shanghai (filipino eggrolls)
+ some garlic rice
+ some chicken adobo
+ some beef kaldereta
+ some crispy pata (the fattiest and most decadent pork entree ever-- ha)
+ a few spoonfuls of pancit

FATTIE RATING: 3.75

01.24 - Poor Tummy

I didn't get a lot of sleep last night, so I decided to add an extra shot to my espresso beverage this morning. Not a good idea. I feel like the barista might have accidentally added more espresso to it than I asked for-- because not only did I still feel sleepy, but I was restless and jittery the rest of the day as well. Oh-- and the combination of all that junk food from last night plus a whole mess of espresso did not help the tummy at all. I struggle. :\

THURSDAY, January 24th
Breakfast
+ scoop of eggs
+ one sausage patty
+ grande nonfat triple-shot caramel macchiato (oh man...)
Mid-morning Snack
+ 1/2 a plastic package of Saltines (in hopes of offsetting the caffeine)
Lunch
+ a few spoonfuls of chili
+ a few forkfuls of a chocolate mini bundt cake

FATTIE RATING: 3

01.23 - Cold Weather, Big Belly, Smelly Hands

WEDNESDAY, January 23rd
Breakfast
+ 1/2 chorizo burrito
+ grande non-fat vanilla latte
Lunch
+ glazed bowtie
+ medium TurboHot (it's coffee with a shot of espresso) with skim milk and Splenda
Dinner
+ Ethiopian spinach dumpling thingey
+ a whole bunch of Ethiopian dishes (a chicken one, two beef ones, lentils, tomato salad, etc. etc.) with injera (sour, spongey bread that isn't so yummy when it gets overly soggy)
+ a glass and half of Ethiopian honey wine (strongest wine ever-- great intial taste, horrible aftertaste)

Late-night Snack
+ two and a half mozzarella sticks with marinara sauce (mm..cheese)
+ a handful of aged white cheddar puffy things (yum)
+ a few handfuls of crunchy Cheetos (mm...cheeese)
+ a Kahlua/low-fat latte ice cream shake (yummy!)

FATTIE RATING: 4.75

01.22 - Ugh...

My bad eating from yesterday has continued.

TUESDAY, January 22nd
Breakfast
+ microwaveable cheese grits (yum!)
+ chocolate glazed donut
+ medium coffee with skim milk and Splenda
Lunch
+ 1/2 spicy chicken sandwich (mm)
+ double stack (mm)
+ 1 or 2 french fries
+ a few sips of Dr. Pepper
Dinner
+ bowl of chicken soup
+ plate of chicken adobo, brown rice, and an egg (over-medium) on top
+ handful of strawberries
+ a piece of chocolate

FATTIE RATING: 4.5

01.21 - Junk Food Overload

Today was a good day-- productive and relaxing at the same time. Unfortunately, I don't think I ate anything beneficial.

MONDAY, January 21st
Breakfast
+ corned beef omelet (last time!)
+ cup of coffee with creamer
Mid-morning Snack
+ one regular Krispy Kreme donut
+ one cinnamon roll Krispy Kreme donut
Mid-afternoon Snack
+ 1/2 light blueberry muffin
+ tall non-fat vanilla latte
Dinner
+ 6 chicken wings
+ scoop of macaroni and cheese (mm)
+ 1 or 2 french fries
+ Vitamin Water “defense”
Late-night Snack
+ handful of strawberries
+ glass of white wine
+ slice of American cheese

FATTIE RATING: 4.5

01.19 & 20 - Biting Cold Weekend

It was ridiculously cold this weekend-- yet I feel like I spent more time outside than inside. That's OK, though, because I ate pretty well and bundled up like crazy. So yeah. I'm torn between wanting to go back to working out already and wanting to store as much body fat as possible. :\ That's the problem with this time of the year. Dreary winter = blah fattie me.

SATURDAY, January 19th
Breakfast
+ corned beef omelet
+ cup of coffee with gingerbread creamer
Mid-morning Snack
+ grande non-fat vanilla latte
Lunch
+ bowl of chicken soup
+ a few pieces of chicken adobo with rice
Dinner
+ a handful of edamame
+ one or two calamari pieces
+ a little piece of fried soft-shell crab
+ a shrimp roll (it's one shrimp wrapped in eggroll wrapper...and it's divine)
+ a whole bunch of maki rolls

+ two to three glasses of riesling (different kinds-- all pretty darn good)

FATTIE RATING: 4.5
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SUNDAY, January 20th
Breakfast
+ corned beef omelet (yes, I know, I'm obsessed)
+ few pieces of Italian bread with butter spread
+ cup of coffee with vanilla caramel creamer
Late Lunch
+ 1/2 Uno's store-bought deep-dish sausage pizza (eh)
+ 1/2 bottle of a different Sobe brand flavored water (can't remember the name of it)
Dinner
+ other half of the pizza (but mainly just the topping and it wasn't even that good)
+ other half of the flavored water
+ a handful of strawberries

FATTIE RATING: 4.25

01.18 - Finally Friday!

FRIDAY, January 18th
Breakfast
+ sausage, egg, and cheese on a croissant (I need to stop...)
+ medium coffee with skim milk and Splenda
Lunch
+ big slice of pepperoni pizza with a lot of pepper flakes and some parmesan on top
+ small cup of pink lemonade
Dinner
+ house salad with vinaigrette
+ half a cheesy roll
+ two steamed oysters with cocktail sauce and horseradish (not bad)
+ stuffed flounder
+ crab meat from rock and king crab legs (yum)
+ mashed potatoes topped with cheese and lobster (ohh mannn...)
+ glass of riesling

FATTIE RATING: 4.5

01.17 - Long Thursday

I didn't get enough sleep last night and today was a very long day, but it was nice overall.

THURSDAY, January 17th
Breakfast
+ corned beef omelet (best way to start a morning-- ha)
+ warm Filipino sweet bread
+ 1/2 a bottle of Vitamin Water "b-relaxed"
Lunch
+ hot Italian sandwich
+ 1/3 chocolate roll (like a cinnamon roll, but amaretto-chocolatey)
Mid-evening Snack
+ the other 1/2 of "b-relaxed"
Late Dinner
+ 1/2 plate of "grown-up" macaroni and cheese (pretty darn good)
+ 1/4 a slice of pumpkin pie

FATTIE RATING: 3.75

01.16 - Just Another Wednesday

WEDNESDAY, January 16th

Breakfast
+ sausage, egg, and cheese croissant (there was too much, but I finished it all)
+ medium coffee with skim milk and Splenda
Lunch
+ cup of Thai chicken rice soup (good, but too salty, so I squeezed in some lemon juice)
+ plate of Thai chicken salad (good, but too much chicken and way too flavorful)
+ a few pieces of wide rice noodles from a plate of crazy noodles
+ scoop of pistachio gelato with a small piece of chocolate wafer sandwich (yummy!)

Dinner
+ small cup of ramen soup with a poached egg
+ small bowl of bittermelon concoction leftovers

+ a small orange

FATTIE RATING: 3.75

01.15 - Brisk Tuesday

TUESDAY, January 15th
Breakfast
+ 8 saltines
Mid-morning Snack
+ 8 saltines
+ several chunks of Trinidadian cheese
Lunch
+ Cajun-style omelet with melted cheese on top and a few splashes of Louisiana hot sauce (quite mediocre-- and the cheese was still in its wax wrapper)
+ a few roasted potato cubes
+ half a slice of Key lime pie (divine-- seriously)
Mid-afternoon Snack
+ a few gummy bears
Dinner
+ 6 honey chicken wings
+ two slices of leftover thin-crust supreme pizza, only slightly warm (even better than when it was fresh)

FATTIE RATING: 4

01.14 - Slow Start Monday

MONDAY, January 14th
Linner
+ several very dry, crunchy chicken nuggets
+ a piece of extra-thin supreme pizza
+ a bottle of Vitamin Water "Formula 50"
Late-night Snack
+ a bowl of the bittermelon, scrambled eggs, and corned beef concoction with a few pieces of sautéed shrimp thrown in (yes, even more gross, but quite delicious)
+ the Pillsbury version of a Cinnabon (I obviously had a craving, and it was quite good)
+ another bottle of Vitamin Water "Formula 50"

FATTIE RATING: 3.25

01.12 & 13 - Oh no...I Really Overdid It

I ate an obscene amount of food this weekend (especially in the starch department). I think it got my stomach slightly out of whack. I paid for it dearly Sunday night . . . and possibly will again tomorrow. Ha. Sorry for sharing.

SATURDAY, January 12th
Brunch
+ plate of spaghetti (from last night—still yum)
Early-afternoon Snack
+ 1/2 of a Cinnabon (scrumptious)
+ several sips of lemonade
Dinner
+ another plate of spaghetti (ha—borderline disgusting, I know)
+ small piece of bread with Italian beef and giardiniera
+ cup of coffee with creamer
Late-night Snack
+ three slices (the little square ones) of sausage pizza (yum)

FATTIE RATING: 4
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SUNDAY, January 13th
Breakfast
+ two eggs, sunnyside up
+ three turkey sausage links
+ two pieces sweet Filipino bread, toasted
+ few strawberries, sliced
+ small cup of coffee with creamer
Lunch
+ concoction of scrambled eggs, corned beef, and bittermelon (weird, but so good—ha)
Mid-afternoon Snack
+ four pieces of sautéed shrimp
+ a few sips of cherry Pepsi
Dinner
+ piece of Italian bread with olive oil
+ linguini carbonara with bacon, prosciutto, and scallions (oh man…)
+ several forkfuls of cheese tortellini with prosciutto and peas in alfredo sauce (mmm)
Dessert
+ crepes d’amour (crepes filled with nutella and raspberries…so good)
+ a few bites of banana crepes (also good)
+ huge cup of café au lait


FATTIE RATING: 5

01.11 - Appetite is Definitely Back

FRIDAY, January 11th
Breakfast
+ egg, sausage, and cheese croissant
+ large coffee with skim milk and Splenda
Lunch
+ chicken cheese steak (sometimes dipped in mustard)
+ handful of fries with hot sauce
+ half a chocolate cupcake with vanilla frosting (kinda dry)
Dinner
+ small plate of spaghetti with ground beef/hot dog sauce (yum!)
+ small piece of bread with Italian beef and hot giardiniera
Dessert
+ piece of vanilla birthday cake
+ cup of Irish cream coffee with creamer (mmm)
Late-night Snack
+ small plate of more spaghetti (couldn't help it-- and I don't even like spaghetti!)
+ piece of rotisserie chicken with hot sauce
+ another cup of coffee with creamer

FATTIE RATING: 4.25

01.10 - Oatmeal Rx

I tried to be healthy this morning. But I realized something. Oatmeal makes me feel funny. I mean, I like it and I obviously eat it—but it makes me feel drowsy . . . almost like I’ve taken cough medicine and it’s fighting off all my germs. Only, it’s more like fat medicine and it’s doing heavy-duty cleaning on my arteries. *shrug* My friend thinks someone probably just laced my oatmeal with tryptophan. Ha.

THURSDAY, January 10th
Breakfast
+ bowl of oatmeal with dried cranberries and Splenda
Mid-morning Snack
+ piece of whole wheat toast and two chunks of Trinidadian cheese (I’m not sure what makes it Trinidadian, but that’s what my coworker told me it was—and it was darn good, tastes like sharp cheddar)
+ Frango mint
Lunch
+ Mexican omelette
+ piece of buttered wheat toast

FATTIE RATING: 3

01.09 - OK Wednesday

Today wasn't bad. More food was involved. *shrug*

WEDNESDAY, January 9th
Breakfast
+ sausage patty (quite yummy and it was a gift-- aww)
+ medium coffee with skim milk and Splenda
Lunch
+ soft salami on toasted rye with swiss and strong mustard (this was so good at first, but then it became gross because there was just too much going on)
+ a few spoonfuls of chicken and bean chili (eh-- more bean soup than chili)
+ a few spoonfuls of spicy mac-n-cheese (it was non-spicy, too thick, and kinda mediocre)
+ a glass of pink Arnold Palmer (yup, that's right, it was pink)
Dinner
+ medium plate of leftover tortellini
+ two more glasses of white wine
+ a handful of strawberries (mmm)

FATTIE RATING: 3.5

01.08 - Very Weird Tuesday

I had the strangest day today. I felt no hunger or cravings for anything. The only reason I ate what I did was because I made myself—thinking it would return me to normalcy. Nope. It only turned me into a beginner alcoholic. *laugh* I never crave alcohol, but for some reason I had this incredible urge to down a bottle of wine tonight. I didn’t quite make it that far, but yeeaaah. I hope this weird appetite doesn’t continue. I like food. :\

TUESDAY, January 8th
Breakfast
+ medium coffee with skim milk and Splenda
+ two scoops of scrambled eggs with seasoned salt
Early-afternoon Snack
+ banana
+ a Frango mint
Mid-afternoon Snack
+ handful of cashews
+ small chocolate ball
Dinner
+ medium plate of cheese tortellini in alfredo sauce
+ two glasses of white wine

FATTIE RATING: 3

01.07 - I Wanna Be a Bird!

I was hanging out with three female cousins (S, J, and K) recently and two somehow got into an argument about how little the other eats. It went something like:

S: Where should we go for dinner? (looks at J) It'll be hard to decide because you eat like a bird.
J: No way. You're the one that eats like a bird!
K: Stop fighting. You both eat like a bird!
Me: (witnessing the argument and waiting for someone to call me a bird)
S: Why don't we just go t---
Me: Wait a minute! How come no one said I eat like a bird?!
S, J, K: (shifty eyes)
K: Well . . . you don't really eat like a bird. (pause) You eat like a human.

Ha! Thanks, dear cousins. ;) Now I must strive to be a bird . . .

MONDAY, January 7th
Breakfast
+ medium cup of weak coffee with skim milk and Splenda (blech)
Lunch
+ double lox, cream cheese, and tomato on pumpernickel bagel (I think double is a little too much...)
Dinner
+ bowl of seafood ramen
+ a few pieces of chicken adobo
+ two coconut-flavored cookie rolls
+ a few swigs of Vitamin Water "Energy"

FATTIE RATING: 3.25

01.05 & 06 - Wishy-washy Weekend

I was quite a fattie on Saturday, and not so much on Sunday. I need to work on my consistency . . . of a healthier rating, of course. ;)

SATURDAY, January 5th
Breakfast
+ three pieces of thick-cut bacon (very crunchy)
+ scoop of scrambled eggs with salt, paprika, and red pepper
+ few spoonfuls of oatmeal with dried cranberries and bananas
+ two blueberry waffles
+ 2 oz. of Gatorade fruit punch
Mid-afternoon Snack
+ handful of different gummy things
Dinner
+ 1/4 carne asada (strip steak)
+ 3/4 carne asada smothered with cheese and specialty hot sauce (yummy and gross at the same time)
+ a few spoonfuls of rice
+ a spoonful of refried beans
+ a glass and a half of horchata (rice water, a.k.a. "liquid donut")
+ a few spoonfuls of fried ice cream with strawberry sauce
Late-night Snack
+ a Miller Lite
+ a "B.N." shot (butterscotch schnapps and Bailey's-- delicious)
+ a shot of Jager (bleccch)
Later-night Snack
+ few spoonfuls of chicken adobo (mmmm)

FATTIE RATING: 4.5
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SUNDAY, January 6th
Breakfast
+ cup of coffee with caramel creamer
+ piece of omelet gone cold
+ piece of sweet Filipino bread
Early-afternoon Snack
+ two handfuls of old, stale cheese popcorn (pretty gross, but couldn’t stop)
+ just the outer part of pork siopao (Filipino version of steamed pork buns, a.k.a. bao)
Dinner
+ several different sushi rolls, a piece of tuna sashimi, and a piece of halibut nigiri
+ cup of hot green tea
+ few scoops of cinnamon ice cream tempura (Asian version of fried ice cream—so good)

FATTIE RATING: 3.25

01.04 - Finally Friday

FRIDAY, January 4th
Breakfast
+ cup of Starbucks coffee (made at work) with creamer and Splenda
Lunch
+ double quarter-pounder (don't hate-- it was so good)
+ 1/2 BBQ chicken wrap (eh)
+ 8-9 french fries
+ 3 oz. of diet Coke
Dinner
+ random Cuban appetizers
+ Cuban oxtail stew (sounds gross, but quite yum)
+ rice and a few spoonfuls of beans
Post-dinner Snack
+ slice of ice cream cake (with cookies-n-cream and butter pecan flavors)
+ slice of homemade apple pie
+ glass of home-brewed iced tea

FATTIE RATING: 4.25

01.03 - Random Spurts

I ate in random spurts today. And nothing was really satisfying except for the pasta at lunch and, surprisingly, the orange at night. I may have another orange tomorrow. Note to self: oranges are not half bad, and they smell good too.

THURSDAY, January 3rd
Breakfast
+ cold, toasted blueberry bagel with cream cheese (eh)
+ medium coffee with cream (the lady misheard me) and Splenda
Linner
+ big plate of pesto cavatappi with chicken (soo yummy)
Late-afternoon Snack
+ handful of gummy bears
Late-night Snack
+ handful of cheese popcorn
+ an orange

FATTIE RATING: 3.75

01.02 - Worst Wednesday Ever

Wednesday is a good day, right? I mean, it's in the middle of the week which means two workdays are half over and there are only two more to go. Great, right? Eh. Not when you've been off for over a week, spent time with your favorite people, bummed around a lot, and suddenly have to go back to the "real world" on a day that feels very much like a Monday. No wonder everything seemed a little bit off today.

WEDNESDAY, January 2nd
Breakfast
+ a few sips of a grande non-fat "skinny" (which means sugar-free now) vanilla latte
+ 1/3 of a grande non-fat "skinny" mocha latte (absolutely disgusting-- tasted like bad liquor and/or cough syrup)
Lunch
+ 1/2 a bowl of chili with cheese on top and hot sauce poured on (nothing could save the blandness of this chili)
+ quarter of a rotisserie chicken (going along with the theme of the meal, blah)
+ 1/8 of a BBQ chicken quesadilla (is it even possible to ruin a quesadilla?!! it is for this place...)
+ small piece of bread with butter
+ a scoop of steamed vegetables
Pre-dinner Snack
+ handful of caramel popcorn
+ handful of cheese popcorn (mmm, the only good thing today)
Dinner
+ salmon and egg omelet (not as yummy as I'd hoped)
+ few gulps of Gatorade "fruit punch"

FATTIE RATING: 4

12.22 to 01.01 - Posting Hiatus

It's been an overly eventful last two weeks, so I unfortunately have not been able to post anything. There was a lot of good food, of course, but not much I seem to remember right now.

The only thing that comes to mind is a few pieces of a gingerbread house I made with my cousin's two kids. I've never made a gingerbread house before, so I thought I would share this experience with them. I mixed the dough together, cut out the pieces, baked them, got all this yummy candy, and pretty much prepared everything perfectly. *sigh* Sadly, it's not as easy as one would think. The beautiful gingerbread house I envisioned ended up a gingerbread shack (due to lack of stability, lack of icing, and messy fingers). :\ Oh well. It still remains a fond memory in my heart (and stomach). We'll just have to make a better one this year. ;) Happy 2008, everyone.



FATTIE RATING: N/A due to lack of information (but most likely 5!) ;)