10 Things I Loved About Easter Weekend

1. Fizzy ginger ale and fresh lemons—great for battling the sniffles before they even start.

2. Fresh strawberry 'salad' in sugary lemon juice 'dressing'. Another 'natural' (and delicious!) way to get your vitamin C.

3. Mushroom and blue cheese crepe at Ciao Bella.

4. Espresso shot and Mocha Chip and Hazelnut Gelato for dessert.

5. Ciao Bella Lemon-Basil Gelato (strange, but good).

6. Spoiled Diva Pedicure at Dashing Diva.

7. Inquirer column in the works.

8. Very beautiful Easter mass. Literally felt like heaven's gates were opening, thanks to the string quartet's rendion of Mozart's Missa Brevis in C Major. (No, I know nothing about classical music, and yes, I read this info on the Missale.)

9. My first brownies! From Nigella Lawson's 'Triple Chocolate Brownie' recipe on YouTube. It was oh-mmy-gggosh at first bite.

10. Saturday afternoon with Dave and Louie, my fave couple of the moment.
And yep, that's the closest thing to a real smooch (Louie) I'm ever going to get until *August* and a guy sniffing close enough to comment "Mmm, your perfume smells good, what is it?" (Dave). Sigh.

Seriously, a long-distance-relationship is the medical board/bar exam equivalent of the Marshmallow Test.