Chocolat

We're officially on holiday!  This last week was crazy, Jason was working non-stop and the snow came in full force.  Everything is so much harder with snow outside.  Just trying to get everyone dressed is a workout.   Layer, layer and then layer little Harlow some more, force those dang boots on over three pairs of socks meanwhile I'm starting to sweat because I mistakenly put all my layers on first.   Oh and pushing a stroller in the snow takes all the muscle I've got in these chicken arms!   Finally when we get somewhere you have to rip it all off again.  By the time we get anywhere and settled I seriously can't move because I'm so tired.

But really every thing looks prettier with a little white powdery snow.  These photos are of Harlow's first encounter.

"Snow mama, snow!"  She actually said "Mama it's a snow"  

 The view from our little home.

Friday was Jason's last day of work!!  Harlow is beyond happy that she has her Daddy back to jump on.

I took a couple pictures outside our house last night, they're blurry of course but I'm just in love with all the beauty in this city so I can't help but pull out the old iphone and show you what we see when we're walking home.

That last one was taken earlier in the evening.

This morning we walked to Old Town Lipscani to have breakfast at Chocolat.  This place was a dream, with all freshly baked breads and desserts.  Every table had big brown cozy blankets on the chairs so you could bundle up drink hot tea and dine on luxurious sweets by the fire.

Check out their treats.

I'll be back to try a chocolate or maple eclair and some creme brulee, my favorite.

They served my tea in a cute little painted clay tea set with a basket of fresh baked toasted bread and a tray with homemade strawberry, apricot and cherry jam.  Divine!!!

I wish we found this place sooner or maybe for my belly's sake it's better we didn't.

Now that we're all back together for two weeks life is that much sweeter.

xoxo

When in Rome....

I can't stop eating the bad stuff or the oh so good stuff!  I know I've mentioned the bread, cheese and meat that is plentiful in this country, but I've been hiding or rather hoarding the sweet stuff.


I mean honestly who buys two different types of cookies in one day after they've already eaten chocolate filled croissants for breakfast?  Me that's who meeeeeeee!!!  Unfortunately the markets don't carry many or really any healthy options and our kitchen in the apartment is basically for boiling water.  So I've started stocking the fridge with junk, chocolate flavored junk, uh oh.

Wanna see what I've got in there this week??

Let's start with these babies I came across them at the checkout stand when I realized Harlow had added them to the cart herself, good job bug!  Mika Chocominis and they are delightful, they come in little rolls so I can put them in my purse and continue to eat terrible junk food all day :(
They are little butter cookies with fudge centers and when you bite into them there's vanilla filling like an Oreo, not milk pouring out as it implys in the photo, well because then the cookie would just be soggy I guess.

Then there are these heavenly cups of joy!  I have never tasted pudding like this, it must be absolutely awful for you, but since I can't read the labels on anything or understand their calorie system I guess it's better not to know.  By the way I discovered these when Harlow pointed them out too, looks like somebody is a bad influence on mommy.

I discovered these treats a couple days ago when I was starving and in a mini market, it was between these and a bag of chips and I always choose sugar over salt.

Singoalla's are shortbread biscuits with cream and raspberry filling.  Sinfully good.

Last but not least, these chocolate bars by Poiana have been my saving grace, my best friends night after night when Harlow has finally gone down and I'm all alone.  They are milk chocolate, and the best milk chocolate I've ever tasted, filled with gooey caramel.  AMAZING!!!  I can't stop myself from slipping one in the cart every dang time!

I've already talked about the 7days Croissants that are filled with pudding, and not to mention the amazing gelato on every corner I've been enjoying. Wow what's happening to me?  Anyone who knows me knows that I eat pretty well, brown rice veggies fresh stuff.  I've been trying to at least feed Harlow brown rice and frozen peas since I can cook that in the apartment and she doesn't mind if she eats the same thing every night. 

Jason would have a heart attack if he saw all this chocolate, sorry Jay I guess I just miss you... maybe I'm becoming an emotional eater, uh oh!!!  Hurry back baby!!!  This is the longest we have ever been apart and we still have the rest of the week to go.  Good thing summer/bathing suit weather isn't for a while, because I just can't help myself to all these delicious treats, maybe, hopefully it will lose it's luster?!?

A little over 13 more weeks to go!

PS speaking of Jason check out this castle they're filming in, incredible.  I wish I'd seen it in person.

PPS Any ideas where we should go for Christmas?  We've been told Berlin, Prague,Italy and Spain??