it's officially summer

It finally hit 90 degrees this week in Palo Alto! I know most people dread that, but it definitely got me excited! I spent 3 days baking by the pool this week. Yes, I know, I had told myself that I would not try to get tan and in my defense, I did apply an spf of 45 but still the SUV penetrated that barrier and I now look pink/red instead of just a pale white. However, the sting of a sunburn while sometimes painful is also a pleasant reminder to me that it is indeed summer and that "hey I'm not bright white" shade I'm currently wearing is so satisfying! It was so warm I even got in the pool! (Remember, it's been in the high 50's-low 70's here for months and our night time temps are 50's so the water isn't exactly warm!)

This week the Thursday pub night was held on a Wednesday. Originally I hadn't planned to attend since I was scheduled to work Wed/Thurs day shift but due to low patient census I was cancelled on Wed. This was my first free day of the entire month of June that I had no company and no plans (other than working!) It was glorious! Since it was so warm, and because of a few birthday/graduation celebrations amongst the group a house of girls were hosting this week with a "beach" theme. After a few hours of being lazy by the pool, I decided to procrastinate even longer on cleaning my apt and decided to whip up a few tropical desserts. I made an old favorite, Hawaiian Sheetcake, which I used to request for my birthday as well as trying a new recipe from my favorite food blogger Ree Drummond a.k.a the Pioneer Woman. I substitued lime for lemon and it was oh so dreamy! You should def make this treat for yourself soon! Yes, I said for yourself, you won't want to share these Creamy Lemon/Lime Crumb Squares!

Don't they look pretty on my Pink Depression glass? it was a bday gift from the sister :)

That's all for now, short and sweet.