Vacation, anyone?

I'm just tired. And I'm due for a vacation. Will I get one? Absolutely not. At least not right away.
I made it through 2011 and I'm pumped for 2012. I've got a good feeling about this year. A good feeling. We'll see where the tide takes me.


Added some more cakes to our portfolio. I just love weddings.

Made this for some random girl. She wanted a gold cake. GOLD? Edible spray paint, it's awesome.

This one, it's one of my favorites.

Got my self some new addictions...

1. PINTEREST. say What?! where have you been all my life? I just cant stop looking. That's where I got the idea to make this...

2. Sherlock.

Oh my gosh, amazing. I was introduced to the tv show by Josh and Blakus, and I'm obsessed. It's just down right phenomenal. I can't get enough of it. I watch it over and over and over again.

3. Apple

yeah... I want this. I'm saving. I got an iPhone... now I want this.

The Best Thing...

about being poor- all the cheesey, homemade gifts I'm giving out this year for Christmas presents. YES!

Family, you have no idea what's gonna hit you this year! MUAHAHAHA!!!!!

For the Love of Tiffany...

My mom and I have a little obssession with Tiffany's.

Over the years, we've been collecting little items. First it

was a simple sterling silver necklace with the letter E and S...

cuz obviously we both had to have one. and don't forget mom's

sterling silver ring. Then I had to have the Tiffany blue

patent leather passport cover... with matching luggage tags.

I always wanted a letter opener... why not one from Tiffany's,

with my name engraved on it. The deck of cards were just so cute,

we had to have them. And how could we pass up the adorable

Tiffany's mugs. Hot chocolate would never be the same!

But so far, my favorite purchase yet...

The Cake Knife and Server

And this is why Tiffany's is so great.

After spending a day in Tiffany's, and finally picking out

the perfect cake set...

We recieved a hand written thank you note in the mail.

Can I say awesome? Yes I can.

My New Motto:

Change

Some people love change. Some people embrace it. Some people need it.

I am not one of those people.

But alas, fate does not care about my feelings. and whether you enjoy changes in life, or secretly panic at every turn, you can not avoid it.

I'm never ready for it, never prepared, and I doubt I ever will be. So all I have to say is, Bring it on, World, BRING IT ON.

A quick update from the train

It's been while since I've been on here, and since I have a few spare minutes, I thought I'd give you a quick update on what's been happening in my life.

WORK.

That's pretty much what I do all the time. I've been promoted to a supervising position, and spend a lot of time working night shifts. Which has had an enormous impact on my social life- I no longer have one. I also have been picking up shifts at the bakery with my mom, so I've been having 14 hour work days. But the money has been all worth it. haha.

Church... well I'm getting use to the new ward. I sure do miss the Old FHWard, but this new one isn't so bad... mostly because of BOY X, who I am secretly enamored by (though secret it isn't since pretty much everyone around knows).

Oh and I'm moving out! I've been wanting to move out for long time, and I've had a few opportunities, but always chickened out. There is something comforting and secure about living in my parents basement, rent free. But when Sadie invited me to be her roommate, well it was the right time for me to get out from under my parents wing. So in one month, I will officially be a renter. I'm pretty excited, and have fully accepted the fact that I will no longer have any money, that my grocery shopping will take place at my parents house, and that most of my meals will consist of whatever I can scrounge from work.

My life rocks.

Birthday Wishes

I'm a little late...okay, a lot late, but I just wanted to thank everyone that sent birthday wishes to me. I had a great birthday this year, surrounded by so many great friends. I love that my birthday falls right next to Independence Day. Who wouldn't love having fireworks on their birthday!?

This year I threw a BBQ for myself and my good friend J.R. whose birthday is right next to mine. I had a blast planning it and was happy to spend a day with the coolest people on earth.

That's me and Jar Jar!

The Pirate Cake

JarJar loves the Pirates of the Caribbean movies and asked if I would make his birthday cake to look like the logo. The pictures don't do it justice. I really need to invest in a better camera.

Carrie's Cakes

http://www.carriescakes.com/

She is extraordinary! One day, I want to be this good at cake decorating. Every one of her cakes is gorgeous, and rich in detail. She hand pipes almost everything, which is an extraordinary talent. I am tempted to save up two thousand dollars, just have her make my wedding cake in the future. LOVE IT!

McSwain Wedding Cake

I find that cakes always come in spurts. We'll go weeks without any orders, then bam! We get 5 for one weekend. It has been a long week filled with lots of baking and hours of decorating.

This is the wedding cake we did for a the McSwains.
Top Tier: Chocolate cake with Buttercream frosting
Middle Tier: Yellow cake with Chocolate Mousee
Bottom Tier: Chocolate Cake with Vanilla Cream

People of Walmart - Music Video

I Just found this super funny and had to share it.

Say Cheese!

The "Smile" Cake

Drumset Cake

My brother's birthday cake:

Hahaha. The symbols look like mushrooms with nipples.

Three Flags Cake

Sadie's favorite picture is "Three Flags" by Jasper Johns. So for her birthday cake, I replicated it. I think it looks pretty good.

Oh Yeah...

Here's a picture of the cake I did for the wedding last saturday. It's not my favorite and I don't think I did that great of a job on it, but it's what the bride asked for so I did my best. She wanted carrot and chocolate with cream cheese frosting. Let me just tell ya, I HATE cream cheese frosting. It is the worst to frost a cake with, and even worse to decorate with.

for my fellow employees...

I want to thank all my fellow employees that have had to put up with me all weekend. Somehow I got roped into being some-what in charge of a crepe buffet for a wedding on Saturday. Along with that, I agreed to helping Nate with another crepe wedding that same day and don't forget I had to do the wedding cake for that one as well. Too much for one day?... Yeah, a little much. By the end of Saturday night, as we were cleaning up the remnant of a successful wedding, I crumbled into tears. Not out of anger, or sadness, just pure exhaustion. I was spent.

I owe so much to all those I work with. I know I'm never the easiest person to work with and I'm grateful for everyone that puts up with me.
Frederick, Christian, Kayla, Liz, Victor, Cam, Vanessa, and every other person at the LH... All of you are amazing.

The Superman Cake

Josh loves Superman, so for his birthday cake, I went with a Superman theme. Originally I was just going to make the logo for his cake, but then, I felt that was a little boring. So I went with this instead.

Now, the tie, it's a little weird. And it doesn't really look like a tie. That's alright though, Josh loved it.

Also, note to self. Blue frosting gets everywhere, and will dye anything it comes in contact with.

Midnight Obsession

So I've become a little obsessed with midnight showings. I don't care what the movie is, as long as there is a midnight showing of it, and I am there with a big bucket of popcorn smothered in butter. There's just something so fantastic about waiting until midnight to be one of the firsts to watch the movie, the dressing up, the atmosphere, the popcorn! I just love it! This summer has a great list of movies coming out: X-Men, Super 8, Transformers, Captain America, Harry Potter... I am so excited!

PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN 4!

The Wedding Season is here!

I love weddings! Just love them! We've got several wedding cakes and caterings jobs coming up and it makes me so happy!

The Hunger Cake

Bottom Tier is White Cake with Chocolate Mousse

Top and Middle Tier are Rice Krispy Treats.

101 pairs

I'm the girl with the shoes.

The most I have ever owned: 107

Then some worn out and were thrown out.

Today I went through them. 101 pairs of shoes.

I organized them. I tried them all on.

I packed a box full of them and shipped them to my aunt.

Now I own 76 pairs.

I think that's pretty good for me.