A Few of My Favorite Things

1. Pralines

 *commence drooling*

Of course, the pralines I prefer are way more voluptuous than pictured above but I don't discriminate of size and love to give them all a chance. So far  the best pralines I have been blessed to experience are Benard's Pralines, my mom introduced me to the little shop in the Cortana Mall. If you enter the Mall through the Piccadilly entrance  you will be sweep away by that sweet warm scent of bubbling sugar, melted butter and pralines. Just the aroma of these candies are warm  like a Snuggy but the real comfort is in the taste and texture of the goodies.  I have tasted my fair share of Pralines ( aka Pecan Candies, used to call them that when I was younger) but most I've had are disappointed stale, the texture is usually brittle and the flavors seems like they haven't gotten a chance to develop unfortunately. So Benard's always takes the cake!

I swear if I wasn't working out this summer I probably would be 10 pounds heavier just because of this pralines.

2. Brain Candy (Books)

My all times favorite so far are "Mildred Pierce" by James Cain, "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley and "Prep" by Curtis Sittenfeild. I am making an effort to get more classics under my belt this summer and there's nothing like relaxing by the pool with an intense book while working on minimizing your tan lines and when you are alone curled up in your bed prior to hitting the hay. 

I also find it a pleasant surprise when I am gifted books as well, it stands out a lot more to me than flowers or VS giftcards, especially if it is a book they have previously possessed or they got it with me in mind. I also love Kindle books!! They are so easy to download and gift specific books to certain people. Although, nothing feels better than flipping physical pages, it is perfect for when I am traveling or stuck somewhere unexpectedly rather than carrying books everywhere. I hate traveling with my books because I alwasy seem to lose them, so I hardly ever take my literature outside of the house. DMV's metro system has claimed about a have dozen of my books, most of the time it was because of my carelessness but other times it's a bizarre freak accident like when a book I was really getting into fell onto the Metro tracks. I decided to just walk away rather than look like a crazy person almost risking my life for a book. I know if I saw someone get onto the tracks to retrieve a book I would think they were bonkers.  I was so tempted though, I was at a part that was a real page turner. 

Okay Brain Fart. 

To be continued...