Caker Baker!

Welcome to 36 hours of work.
French Vanilla with Almond filling
Dark chocolate with hazelnut filling
Styrofoam layer
French Vanilla with white chocolate cream cheese filling.
Iced with an ivory buttercream.

Vital stats:
19 pounds of powdered sugar
8 pounds of shortening
9 bars of cream cheese
42 eggs
total weight: 95 pounds.

You Are Such a Pain

I am officially old. 23 is the big mark. How do I know? I pulled something in my back today lifting a bag of quarters. Now in my defense - that thing weighs a good fifty pounds, but also in my not-defense that thing only weighs about fifty pounds. It doesn't hurt now, but I can feel it when I move certain ways. My body is falling apart.

I bought some wine glasses today from the dollar store for my wine glass hanger thing in my new apartment. While drinking wine is not something I see starting in my future - I must confess that it is hard not to feel classier than normal when drinking orange juice from a goblet. FTW!

This week is a cake week. I bought up a good chunk of supplies today for a wedding this weekend and start first rounds of baking and frosting tomorrow. Though a little bit stressful, wedding cakes are fun to make. The transport up to KC this time has me a little nervous. Good thing I drive like a grandma.

Kings of Leon. Mmmmm. Yes. Please.

Home Is Where the Heart Is

This week I am living with some kids while their parents are on a missions trip to Suriname. It is the same family I lived with for a year, so in a strange way, it almost feels like coming home. Except not. Except yes. Except not.

Speaking of homes, I am moving this weekend to a new apartment. I am super excited!

Speaking of homes, I am going home in two weeks for a few days.

Speaking of homes, if you buy one this year and you have never owned or haven't owned one in the past three years you are eligible for a tax credit of up to $8,000.

My new mindless pass time is surprisingly mindful. I could play this for hours, well, probably not. But sometimes I play it for about fifteen minutes and make a list of all the words I didn't know (spelling or definition), and then look them up and use them in a sentence. So basically I am doing for fun what I dreaded doing in second grade. I guess being grown up entails doing things that you previously would have found abhorrent actually enjoyable. Because, really, who likes self-improvement?

This Saturday I become a little more grown up. I'm hitting the big 2-3 unless I was from China. Then I would be hitting the big 2-4. But I'm not.

That's all.

I Do Believe In Faries!

I chopped my hair short yesterday. It was a necessary step after the bleach. Platinum blonde was fun, but man did it do a toll on my hair. So I am started fresh and making it work. My new hair kind of makes me feel like Peter Pan. My hair hasn't been this short since I was about three years old, but if there ever was a time to change my hair in order to start over - I feel this is a very appropriate part of my life for that to happen.

I'm half way done with my summer class. That is hard to believe, but I am so so so so glad. As thrilling as Astronomy has been - I am looking forward to having a few weeks of summer to myself.

Lately I haven't needed my alarm to wake me up. Not because I don't have a specific time that I need to wake up, but because I wake myself up before it goes off and I just get up and do stuff. It is amazing how much you can do with an extra half an hour in the morning.

Skinny Improv "Attic" Sale this weekend! It is going to be a ton of work, but super fun. I'm excited!

Birth

Welcome Birth Month!

Ah July... the month I anticipated just as much as December as a child. Not only did it mean a whole month of not-school and delicious warmth - it meant it was my birthday. Birthday were not overly emphasized in my house, but there was always a cake (or pie in my case) and I got to pick out what we would have for dinner (spaghetti and meatballs). This year my birthday falls on a Saturday (the 18th) and I will spend it in the best way I can think possible: playing improv, seeing friends and family, and not working.

It was my dad's birthday on the 2nd and it will be my grandmother's on the 11th. Yesterday I celebrated the birth of one of my fellow funny girl and blogger - SJ. Nothing much better than fireworks and pink rice crispy treats.

Today we celebrate the birth of a nation. God bless America!

Oh July. I can't wait to see what wonders you will bring.