Spain vs. Portugal #Euro2012

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That was the most stressful game I've watched in awhile. I was so tense the whole game and I hate penalty kicks. I'm so glad Spain pulled through and won. Portugal plays so dirty. I love the country and the people but the soccer team...ughhh I get so frustrated!! Hahaha the look on Ronaldo's face when they lost was priceless. He didn't even get to shoot :P bahaha yay Fabregas for shooting the winning goal :D so close to another Eurocup victory! I'm guessing Germany will win against Italy tomorrow. Another Spain vs. Germany showdown. It's gonna be exciting!

Success!

Yay!! These are my best macarons yet :D Green tea and Chocolate but this time with the meringue flavoured as well! The texture of it is probably the best out of the two other times I made it. It's soft and breaks easily on the outside (so vulnerable!) but it has that cookie-like texture when you bite into it. I was lazy and put the filling on with a knife rather than piping and meringue breaks so easily because of the pressure. Next time I will pipe the filling so that it's prettier too :P Regardless, I'm so happy I am finally able to perfect them :)))

K-W Multicultural Festival

Pashminas! This reminded me of Cox's Bazaar. I miss Bangladesh!

Shalwar Kameez! It was awesome seeing these everywhere!

Katie with her lemonade. I never realized how nice Victoria Park was!

Papusas. We didn't get to try them because they stopped taking orders but it looked good. It was a patty stuffed with cheese or beans. They have a place at the Kitchener's Farmers Market. Gotta check it out!

Awesome music. It was so fun and there was THE cutest baby ever.

I love looking at random objects I have no use for :P It reminded me of the random markets we would find when we were in Europe.

I had a lot of fun at the Multicultural Festival. There was so much stuff to see! There were booths where you could explore different cultures more and talk to individuals. There were a lot of  Different ethnic food vendors and a fashion show/dance type thing where people wore clothes from their country and performed. You could also buy things that are made in or unique to certain countries. It was pretty cool seeing the different cultural communities that are actually in Kitchener! I'm glad my friend dragged me out. I gotta stop hermit-ing :P

endorphins are such wonderful little things. i ran 2.5k today! yay :) i am slowly training myself back up. it feels so good to run at night. it's cool and there was a nice breeze today too. i stopped by the small park behind my house on the way back. i never realized how nice it was. there's a mini pond surrounded by trees with sleeping ducks. behind it you can still see cars driving past but it feels hidden away. in reality it really isn't. it's right along an open street with kids there all the time. the cars get loud too if it's during rush hour. funny how different things can feel at night or in the daytime :) anyhow, my goal is to get back in shape this summer! i keep saying that but i'm gonna aim at 5k by the end of july! :D and i gotta stop eating sweets. why do i have such a tongue for sweets?! haha oh well...the more i run means the more i can eat! hahahah

Chocolate and Matcha Green Tea Macarons! :D It tastes purdy good :) But they look kinda ugly haha. I didn't grind the almond flour this time and it really makes quite a difference! It's definately not as smooth looking as last time. I didn't have food colouring at home so only the filling is flavoured...although I thought about it afterwards and I should've added the cocoa and matcha to the batter anyway. Oh well, third times the charm right? I'll try it one more time and hopefully perfect it! I'm excited to have finally received my matcha powder though (after how many months?!) I can finally make some yummy matcha soy lattes! Even though it's so hot! haha i'll make iced ones :) I'm debating whether or not to bring my coffee/espresso machine down to Montreal. It's so big. But I would miss making my own coffee...maybe they'll have one. Anyway, I never want to pay more than $1 for macarons now. Not worth it...even if it's super pretty and yummy...but then it does take a lot of work to make. I also never want to buy smoothies out anymore. They overcharge so much! Stock up on fruits at the market (cheap at the end of the day), freeze them and make your own. So much yummier because you can make it however you want and also so much cheaper! 

Another thought, I am seriously going to open my own bakery cafe one day :)

such a good song.

Thoughts in my head at the moment

I finally got 15 stars at Starbucks = free drink! Yay!

I'm sitting dressed and ready to go for a run but just can't seem to motivate myself... :/

I need to finish my fundraising letter for tonight

Maybe I should do a photo walk instead of a run :D

I'm going to attempt at flavored macarons

Spain must beat France tmr...Germany is too good