Rathbun's Steakhouse

Perfectly softened butter w/ assorted fresh bread? No thanks.
Chocolate mousse cake (heavy on the mousse, light on the cake)? Looks good but I'll pass.
Strawberry shortcake with piles of whipped cream? Maybe later.
Well, what DO you want? An effing glass of effing WINE. Water, meat, and vegetables, thanks!

Work Candy

Catered lunch presentation: teh ahwsum science

Grilled chicken breast over spring greens w/ pesto vinaigrette: nomnomnom

Herb rolls, sun chips, cookies, sodas: meh, no thx

Fun size pb m&m's: WANT NOW. Oh, thanks but I'll just have a little fruit salad.

Chocolate Math

M&M's:
[(crunch-tastic shell + euphoria-inducing chocolate blast)(childhood nostalgia)^(free * giant bowl)] + gluten free + custom colors = superhard to pass up!


Thin Mints:
[(velvety chocolate coat * mint-splosion) + satisfying crispitude]/[(gluten gut punch^girl scout conspiracy theories) - free] = not as hard to pass up.

Work Cake 2.0

66.667% Don't wanna. 100% Not gonna.

SuperFunPartyTime!

Baby shower buffet! Fortunately, there were plenty of tasty paleo-friendly items... but there were also some ohsotempting croissants! Generally bread is supereasy for me to pass up... but croissants are less like bread and more like pillowy, chewy, delicious, french butter clouds. *sigh*

Then there was the Mimosa/Bloody Mary table. WANT. My goal is 30 days no drinking... it's only been a week and a half! Day-um.

Obligatory alluring fluffy cake was served. Part of me wanted to lick the icing, the rest of me drank a La Croix.

  

Aaannnd beautifully wrapped chocolate party favor... eschewed. But you know what? I've been feeling so good lately that even buttery french heaven pastries and inches of frosting nirvana and ounces of alcoholic yum don't really seem all that worth it. I think. ;)