On Valentine’s Day, february 2011

I'm not in love.

Bummer.

Regardless, I'd like to share a list of things I love.

Things that I love, in no order:

1. Black-Bottom Cupcakes.

2. Long walks at dusk.

3. The movie Bonnie and Clyde.

4. Turquoise.

5. Long baths.

6. The song "Silver Cloud" by Alejandro Escovedo. I dance to it when I'm angry.

7. Brownies.

8. Diana Vreeland

9. Chocolate Chunkers.

10. The word "exquisite."

11. Upside-Down Pear Chocolate Cake.

12. Chocolate Roll with Cappucino Cream.

13. Listening to my brother play guitar in the backyard.

14. Sunlight.

15. Rain.

16. Perfect Chocolate Sheet Cake.

17. Best Chocolate Chip Cookies.

18. Getting the mail.

19. Waking up and not having to get out of bed right away.

20. This painting:

21. The book about Doughnuts my aunt and cousins sent me as an early birthday present. LOVE.

22. The fact that I am making doughnuts for my birthday.

23. My birthday.

24. Red fingernail polish.

25. Pearls.

26. Staying up late, watching movies.

27. Music.

28. Best Chocolate Chip Cookies.

29. Amazon.com.

30. Dorie Greenspan.

31. Reading the Sunday New York Times.

32. Chocolate-Dipped Fruit-Nut Balls.

33. Being alive.

34. Hats.

35. Dancing. Especially tap dancing.

36. Tea parties.

37. Tutus.

38. Old home videos.

39. Cocoa-Buttermilk-End-of-the-month-Celebration-Cake.

40. You.

Now stop wasting your time and go make something delicious.

xoxo

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