Cake Class

So I am officially the new cake decorating instructor at Micheal's. My first class starts on June 11th and frankly I'm scared out of my mind! I'm excited too but more scared at this point. haha.



So since some of you have asked and frankly I like to show off what I can do, here are a few cakes that I have decorated in the classes I've taken over the last 16 weeks.

Basket weave cake - the class came just in time for Easter. :) I not only did the basket weave, but I also made all of those flowers and the bird out of Royal Icing...

Here's a close up of the flowers and notice how smooth the top of the cake is.....all me baby! :)

And here is a Package cake (looks like a present. hehe) and the tiered cake with more flowers made by yours truly.

Sorry I couldn't figure out how to turn it. haha.

And here is a pic of the cake I did on my last class. I love this one! its one of my favorite. It even looked cute when it was cut into! :)

(usually dont' have that much filling in the middle.....don't know what happened with that one. haha. could be the fact that I put it together around midnight the night before. hehe)

This one, I did for my friends daughters birthday. I kinda thought it was cute.
It's a jewelry box. the lid is a slab of melted white chocolate!

She loved it!

Well those are just a few. I have done three weddings, countless birthdays, special occasions and a couple of graduations. I'm looking forward to getting into baby showers, more wedding and so on and hopefully one day be good enough to do this for a living. I absolutely love it!

Let me know what you all think.....I want real critiques! I can take it.

Memorial Day Weekend.

Well I did a lot and nothing at all...haha. Ever have one of those weekends? :)

I cleaned my house...twice but it still looks a mess!
I potted some seedlings that where starting to get to big for the starter kit I started last week.
We went to the store.
I played my on-line game.
Went to a BBQ.
Took a nap.
Went to church.
and caught up on some of my shows.


not in that order but all around it was a nice relaxing but busy weekend. Loved the extra day off! Wouldn't mind having another. :) Really wanted to go to the movies but just didn't' have the energy or the money for it. Maybe next week!.

Hope everyone had a great Memorial Day weekend. I also hope we all remembered what it was truly about!

Anohter midnight showing.

Yes, I went to another midnight showing. This time it was The Terminator.

It was super good. Not as good as Star Trek...but still Awesome!

I have a wicked fear of machines and robots. If they are to big or can do to much on their own...they make me skittish. Its an irrational fear, I know but its there. So several times during the movie it freaked me out because the machines were sooooo big.

Hope you get to see it and enjoy it as much as we did!

um YUUUM

We went to the store yesterday. Jason needed supplies before he went back out for three weeks and we needed to get some milk, cereal and other various food stuffs. :)

While waiting for Jason to pick out some bread I wondered down the other end of the isle and there on the end was the most amazing thing I think I have seen in a while (well regarding new food stuff) You know that magic shell ice-cream topping? well 1) YUUUM!!!!! and 2) they have a new flavor......

wait for it....

wait for it.....

CUPCAKE!!!!!!!

Oh my heavens, I broke down and bought it along with a small tub-o-ice-cream and it was sooooo yuuummy!!!!!! I would highly recommend it!. Its just wonderful.....I wonder what it would taste like on birthday cake ice-cream? hmmm.

Recycled Fashion

We have very distinct periods of fashion from the 1800-1900, the 20's, the 50's, 60's, 70's and 80's all came with a new and unique way of stepping it out...even the 90's had some craze...you know with the baggy pants, backwards caps and short, short skirts.

Well lately, now that we are in the 2000's, we've had to look back on some of our fashion era's and borrow and sometimes re-event them. For instance in the early 2000's bell bottoms and flower power were big, now we are seeing skinny jeans and big hair. Ok so I think we could have brought back some better points of fashion but whatever.

Today I saw a guy who thought he would just take the last 75 years or so and roll them all in to one outfit. I'm hoping this does not come into craze since I can really only handle one bad fashion comeback at a time! Here is what he was wearing....let's start with the shoes and work our way up shall we:

he had vans slip ons..and wholey ones at that, he had skinny jeans that were tucked under his bum, held on with a metallic belt, he had green and brown plaid boxers, a chain that ran from his belt loop in the front to his wallet in his sagging bum pocket (I didn't know they sold those anymore!) then he had a white shirt with a skinny black tie, the sleeves where rolled up and I swear he had a box of cigarettes tucked into the sleeve, he had a hemp choker necklace on with a blue flower bead at the throat and his hair was a fluffy version of a Mohawk with a comb sticking out of the side.

Ok can anyone name how many eras he was wearing today?

I counted at least five, but some of those things were carried from one era to the other.

All I know is I was not the only one looking at him and I really hope he doesn't think this is going to be catching on anytime soon. Maybe I don't appreciate the 'art' of it all or maybe I really am getting old....or it could be both, but whatever happened to jeans and a t-shirt?

I just can't wait to see what they come up with next....or maybe I can!

Name Dropper

Ever heard of a name dropper? Ever have to talk to one?

I had a person call me the other day and ask me where their card was. We have already sent out several cards to this member and for some reason they are just not getting to her. Anyway, I keep telling her all I can do is request for another one to be sent out. I verify her address, make sure there's not special instructions..so on and so forth.

she then tells me she's already talked to her good friend Harry, then she pauses for dramatic effect....and then says, you know Harry Reed.

Um and?!

Apparently this upset her that I was not impressed that she was friends with Harry Reed. She then starts dropping other names, like I'm suppose to know or even care who these people are.

I go back to telling her all I can do is to have the card requested again. Then she says that she can have so and so (one of the afore mentioned names I neither know or care about) pick it up from our office and bring it to her. ....

Ok:
One: the cards come from our insurance company in CA, not here...so no can do.
Two: if these people are as big as she seems to think they are, they are NOT going to pick up her card and hand deliver it to her...its just not done.
Three: I don't, nor have I ever, been intimidated by name droppers or by the actual people those names go with. I'm doing my job correctly and if you want to waste their time and send them down then by all means, please do so....I'm not the one that will look bad.

I basically said those few things to her in a round about much nicer way. She finally got the point and will now wait patiently for her card to arrive in the mail.

Mothers day...

I had a great mothers day. I had a sleep study on Saturday night so my parents took Juliet for the night. I was able to go home in the morning and get some chores done. :)

Juliet kept thinking it was valentine day ( I think because of all the cards that were being passed to me and mom). It was super cute.

Then at church we got to hear lovely talks (one by my very own sister. yay Marina), watch the children sing to us, and of course we got a great CD. Juliet made me a flower necklace with noodles on it (she was very excited about the noodles) and I got a bag full of yummy candies. Juliet also got me a $20 gift certificate to Micheal's ( I practically live at that store now, hehe). I haven't checked my mail and I'm told I have a card there too. wahoo.

We had the most yummiest dinner. BBQ chicken and ribs, with grilled peppers, parsley potatoes and steamed green beans....YUMMM, then for desert I made mom a lemon meringue cake...yes a cake. I don't like pies so don't' make them, but her favorite kind is lemon meringue so I made it into a cake. It wasn't my favorite but it was good for lemon. :) mom seemed to like it and I guess that's all that matters right?

well I hope you all had a lovely mothers day too!

6 WORDS

YOU HAVE TO SEE THIS MOVIE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I went to the midnight showing of Star Trek last night and absolutely loved it. It was amazing! They way they got younger characters to act and look just like the originals is outstanding. I loved the story line, I loved the special effects, I just simply loved it.

I will definitely be buying this one!!! but it really is one you need to see in the theatre!

so go see it!

this is a great year for movies. So you will probably see a lot of reviews on here. I love movies.....I think I've said that before. hehe :)

Another Gym Story...

I go to the gym at least four times a week. I take a spinning classes on Tuesdays and Thursdays and a weight lifting class on Wednesdays and Fridays. I LOOOOVE the weight lifting classes and HATE the spinning classes. My good friend who goes with me is the opposite...so its good that we go together because we make each other go to the classes we each can't stand.

In spinning there is a group of ladies that all collect in the corner. At first I wondered why they all liked that corner so much...maybe it because there is an extra fan over there, maybe its because they can chit chat while they are biking (although if you ask me, if you are doing the class correctly you shouldn't be able to talk...but that's just me), but neither is the answer to why they like the corner. I figured it out yesterday.

there is a small table in the very corner behind the bikes. They are able to put their cups of coffee on the table and reach it while on the bike...yes you read that correctly! They sip their coffee while biking...

does anyone else see an issue with this? or is it just me? aren't' you suppose to refuel with water...not a sugary, caffeinated hot drink? And why are you not working out hard enough where you are able to gossip and sip coffee....this is not social hour, this is sweat until you bleed hour. If you want to drink coffee and catch up, go to a, um I don' t know....A COFFEE SHOP!!!!

ok. I'm done complaining. I could be just saying this because I'm super jealous that all these woman look fabulous while doing nothing and probably brag to their non gym going buddies that they broke a sweat this morning in spinning, while I'm on my bike, not only breaking a sweat but drenching in it, gasping for air, face read, legs trembling and still chubby.

its my lot in life and I accept it but doesn't mean I have to like it...or them!

kinda fun....

Dear Customer,
I don't really know how to tell you this, but I'm in love with your cat. I think I realized it When you smacked my bum Outside of your office and I saw you Sit on My father. I'm sure you're shamed enough to understand That I get turned on only by garbage men. I'm returning Your toe ring to you, but I'll keep Your glass eye as a memory. You should also know that I Always will remember the pep talks and I'm scratching my bum as you read this
Go milk a cow,
Maura



Dear (someone you recently talked to),I don't really know how to tell you this, but (1). I think I realized it (2)(3) and I saw you (4)(5). I'm sure you're (6) enough to understand (7). I'm returning (8) to you, but I'll keep (9) as a memory. You should also know that I (10) and (11).

(12),
(Your name)

1) What's the color of your shirt?
Blue - I'm in love with your cat
Red - Our affair is over
White - I’m joining the Convent
Black -Our romance is overGreen- Our socks don't match
Grey - You're a leprechaun
Yellow - I'm selling myself for candy
Pink - Your nostrils are insulting
Brown - The mafia wants you
No shirt - Purple hedgehogs want to destroy you
Other -I dislike your eyelashes

2) Which is your birth month?
January - That night you picked your nose
February -When I quoted Forest Gump
March - When your dwarf bit me
April - When I tripped on peanut butter
May - When I finally changed my underwear
June - When you put cuffs on me
July – When I saw the purple monkey
August - When you smacked my bum
September - Last year when you peed your pants
October - When we skinny dipped in the bathtub
November - When your dog humped my leg
December - When I threw up in your sock drawer

3) Which food do you prefer?
Tacos - In your apartment
Chicken- In your car
Pasta - Outside of your office
Hamburgers - Under the bus
Salad – As you were eating Kraft Dinner
Lasagna - In your closet
Kebab - With Jean Chrétien
Seafood - In a clown suit
Sandwiches - At the Elton John concert
Pizza - At the mental hospital
Hot dog - Under a street light
Other- With George Bush and Stephen Harper

4) What's the color of your socks?
Yellow - Ignore
Red - Put whipped cream on
Black - Hit on
Blue - Knock out
Purple - Pour syrup on
White - Carve your initials into
Grey - Pull the clothes off
Brown - bite off
Orange - Castrate
Pink - Pull the pants off of
Barefoot - Sit on
Other - Drive over

5) What's the color of your underwear?
Black - My boyfriend
White - My father
Grey – The Catholic Priest
Brown – The Montreal Canadian’s goalie
Purple - My corned beef hash
Red – My knee caps
Blue - My salt-beef bucket
Yellow - My illegitimate child in Ghana
Orange - My Blink 182 cd
Pink – Your ‘My Little Pony’ collection
Other --The elephant in the corner

6) What do you prefer to watch on TV?
One Tree Hill - Senile
Heroes- Frostbitten
Lost - High
Simpsons- Cowardly
The news - Scarred
American Idol - Masochistic
Family Guy - Open
Top Model - Middle-class
Other -shamed

7) Your mood right now?
Happy - How awful you are
Sad - How boring you are
Bored - That I get turned on only by garbage men
Angry - That your smell makes me vomit
Depressed – That we’re related
Excited - That I may pee my pants
Nervous - The middle-east is planning their revenge on you
Worried - That your Ford sucks
Apathetic - That you need a sex-change
Silly - That I'm allergic to your earlobes
Cuddly - That Santa doesn't exist
Ashamed - That there is no solution to you being a dumb kid
Other - That your driving sucks

8) What's the color of your walls in your bedroom?
White - Your toe ring
Yellow - Your love letters to me
Red - The pictures from Vegas
Black - Your pet rock
Blue - The couch cushions
Green - Your car
Orange - Your false teeth
Brown - Your nose hair clippers
Grey - Our matching snoopy underwear
Purple - Your old New Kids on the Block blanket
Pink - The cut toenails
Other - Your Hannah Montana underwear

9) The first letter of your first name?
A/B - My virginity
C/D - Your photo with the mustache drawn on it
E/F - Your neighbors dog
G/H - The oil tank from your car
I/J - Your left ear
K/L - The results of that blood-sample
M/N - Your glass eye
O/P - My common sense
Q/R - Your mom
S/T - Your collection of butterflies
U/V - Your criminal record
W/X – Your sucide note
Y/Z - Your credit cards

10) The last letter in your last name?
A/B - Love your sweet, sweet bum
C/D - Always will remember the pep talks
E/F -Never will forget that night
G/H – Will not tell the authorites that you stole the whale from the backyard.
I/J – Mocked you behind your back constantly
K/L - Hate your cooking
M/N - Told in my confession today about the moose poaching
O/P - Told my psychiatrist about the bruises
Q/R - Get sick when I think of your feet
S/T - Always wanted to break your legs
U/V - Will try to forget that you broke my heart
W/X - Haven’t showered in a month
Y/Z – am better off without you

11) What do you prefer to drink?
Wine- Our friendship is ruined
Soft drink – I’m off to lead a new life as a lemon
Soda – I will haunt you when I’m reincarnated as an Eskimo
Milk - The apartment building is on fire
Water – I'm scratching my bum as you read this
Cider– I have a passionate interest for mice
Juice – You ruined my attempts at another world war.
Snapple/Vitamin water – You should get that embarrassing rash checked out
Hot chocolate – Your Cucumber-fetishism is weird
Whiskey - I love Oprah Winfrey
Beer – Thanks for the Cocaine
Other – you should stop picking your nose

12) To which country would you prefer to go on a vacation?
Thailand – Warm tingly sensations
Australia - Greetings to your frog Leonard
France - Love always
Spain - With tears of sadness
China – You make me sick
Germany – Please don’t hurt me
Japan - Go milk a cow
Greece - your everlasting enemy
USA - Best of luck on the sex change
Egypt – Kiss my bumEngland - Go drown yourself



some of the choices are a little off but its still fun to see what you come up with. :)

Quick Review

Hello all,

I went to the midnight showing of Wolverine last night....and yes, I still went to my morning gym class and came to work. I know what was I thinking?

It was a great movie. The only problem I had with it was some of the graphics. You would think with the awesome technology we have today making computer graphics look so life like that they could have spent the extra time making sure wolverine's knife figures look real.....other then that AWESOME. The story line was great, the acting was wonderful, there were some really hilarious parts and killer fight scenes (pun intended. hehe).

I would recommend seeing it.

I am excited for May too. May seems to be the movie month...now that I think of it, 2009 is really an awesome movie year. Some of the ones I am looking forward to are:

Star Trek

Terminator

Ghosts of Girlfriends Past

Transformers

Harry Potter

UP

Full Moon ( I'm pretty sure that is coming out at the end of the year)

these are just a few that I really want to see in the theatre's!!!!! I love the movies!