Theraflu and Football

Theraflu and football pretty much sums up my weekend. Normally, this is not the case. Friday I left work early with no energy and the sinking feeling that I was going to have a weekend filled with medicine, tea, my bed, cough drops, sleep, tissues, etc. etc....unfortunately, I was correct. It's very unusual that I get sick, even just a cold, but this was my lucky weekend...not so much. I was disappointed because really, who wants to spend a free weekend miserable in bed drinking tea and only emerging to take the recommended dose of theraflu every 4-6 hours...blah. I was determined to kick this thing quick - but for Friday night and Saturday, this was my scene...

Luckily Saturday evening I felt well enough to make a wine bar/dinner date with some of my girlfriends. I was determined to make it out because I had heard such great reviews about the wine bar and it was the first time the three of us girls had all gotten together in months. We had a great time at Screwtop in Clarendon. I definitely recommend it! We dined on brie, crusty baguettes, salad, and red wine - conveniently, my appetite wasn't severely affected by my cold.

Sunday I baked chocolate cupcakes with a creamy peanut butter icing for the Superbowl party I was headed to that evening. Still not feeling 100%, but feeling well enough not to be confined to my bed any longer. I used Martha Stewart's chocolate cupcake recipe and they looked delicious, but turned out a little dry in my opinion. They had a rich chocolate flavor, but next time I'll do some testing so they come out of the oven moist (cringing at this word, ick) and delicious. Overall, I was proud of the finished product including my fondant football toppers (to fit the theme of course)!

Too bad the Steeler's couldn't pull out the win - but it was a great game (I was really more excited to see the new episode of Glee after the game, but then fell asleep and missed half of it, replay it is)

How was your weekend?