Showing posts with label sports. Show all posts
Showing posts with label sports. Show all posts

06 February 2014

Superbowl Sweets



This post is a bit belated, seeing as the whirl and watercooler convos of the Superbowl have come and gone, but I decided to post it anyway. 

We were invited to a Superbowl party on Sunday and I offered to bring cupcakes. 
Of course, I couldn't just bring a regular old frosted cupcake when the option existed to make them football-themed. I found a couple images on Pinterest and tried my hand at them.

The first was simple and straightforward.
Chocolate cupcake, chocolate frosting, piped laces.


The second was a bit more elaborate and let's be honest, not as well executed. It looks a bit like a kindergartner's project, but oh well, I tried. 

Can you tell what it is?


I was going for a bird's eye view of a football stadium, but the off-colored green and wavy, white lines make it look a bit more like an impressionist painting. 

Oh well, still delicious. 

I don't particularly care for football, but having just been to Seattle (and gone to high school with one of the players), it was fun to have a vested (and ultimately victorious) interest in one of the teams this year. 

Did any of you have a particularly special (or themed) Superbowl this year? 
Please, do tell. 

images: hilaryclair

14 August 2013

Love means nothing to a tennis player

Friends, have I told you how ardently I adore tennis? 

Being far from gifted at anything athletic, my adoration doesn't stem from my less than astonishing record. In the 4 years that the Mr. and I have been playing, I've only taken 2 sets from him and have yet to win a match. There's just something about it - the competition, the fresh air, the green courts, the sprints for the ball, the feeling after a great shot, and determination after a humbling one, the sound of the racket when it hits the ball - that makes my heart beat fast. I have far from mastered slicing, and kill shots - heck my serve and returns still look like I'm a total newb at the sport. 

I like to think the pretties below could help me look more experienced, or if nothing else, stylish.  



images: Kate Spade (match point collection)