Giant cake for two

Earlier this month we celebrated our wedding anniversary and David’s birthday. We baked one amazing strawberry shortcake (David’s choice! My favorite!), half of which is now in the freezer. David worked from home and then had holiday, so we spent three super chill, relaxing days together. And in typical Spritzer Leyba fashion, we celebrated with great food (Vietnamese and Japanese) and no presents or cards. It was so us and just perfect.

This week I’ve been out of commission with a head cold. Yesterday I started to feel more energized and am no longer blowing my nose every 10 minutes, so I think I am on the mend (just in time for David to catch it, poor guy). On the flip side, the perks of being sick include lots of yummy comfort food, catching the episode of Voyager where Seven becomes part of the crew (!), and reading several books cover to cover. It’s been restful, it’s been relaxing, and now that I am totally bored out of my mind, I am ready to feel good already and get back to normal life! I mean, who has ever heard of getting a cold in July?! Sheesh. I want to get out and exercise already! Now that is true dedication.

It’s almost the weekend of Harry Potter. Who else is totally pumped?! (Btw, David and I both felt that the new Order of the Phoenix movie was a dud — I could go on and on about it’s shortfalls, but perhaps that will be a post for a later time. Back to the couch, I go! Stay healthy, everyone!)

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Updated: Did you see that the New York Times printed a review of the final Harry Pottery book containing spoilers?! I usually read the paper online everyday, but I am boycotting them until Saturday as a result of this early review. (Obviously, I did not read it!) JK Rowling’s response to the leak can be found here.