Sometimes you just need to put things out in the Universe.
Take for example my evening tonight:
I haven't seen Brendan in about four months--both of our schedules busy, and he living in a different city than me. But there he was, in front of my house. The universe listened, and I had a friend to share this wonderfully sweet summer evening with.
On my lovely evening stroll, I stopped off at my benchmark-of-transition and meditated a bit. As I began the trek up hill, I said to the world, "I'm lonely." Within a half hour of being home, and doing nothing productive on the computer, my phone buzzed to let me know someone was texting me, but it wasn't just anyone. It was my long lost, distillin' crazy, former roommate, Brendan.
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| Seattle 2008 |
Thankfully, I was a prepared hostess with cake for the offering.
Chocolate Rhubarb Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting
Cake Ingredients:
2 c. flour
1 1/2 c. sugar
2/3 c. shortening
2 eggs (beaten)
2/3 tsp. salt
1/2 c. cocoa
1 tsp. baking soda
1 c. buttermilk
1 c. boiling water
1 1/2 tsp. vanilla
2 cups chopped Rhubarb (dusted with brown sugar and 1 T flour)
1 cup chopped chocolate (chips could work too)
Mix all cake ingredients until well blended. Add Rhubarb and stir. Add chocolate and stir. Place in greased cake pans (1 9x13 or 2 9x9). Bake at 350* for 35 minutes or until stick comes out clean.
Cream Cheese Frosting:
4 oz butter
8 oz cream cheese
2 c. powdered sugar
1 t. vanilla
Cream together butter and cream cheese. Mix on low, one cup of sugar at a time. Blend in vanilla.
Enjoy with a long lost friend!!!!
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