Hobbies!!!!! I finally found one!

Do you know of the TV show Cake Boss? Well, this TV show is to blame for my new obsession!!! I fell in love with cakes. I've always been curious to see what it would be like to make one with fondant. After watching every episode I could get my hands on and talking about it for a very long time, my incredible, amazing boyfriend Dustin got me a bunch of cake tools, pans, fondant, a book and all sorts of fun stuff for Christmas to make it happen! I really want to enroll in the Wilton classes, but unless my work schedule changes or their schedule changes, it may not happen for a while. Youtube is my best friend :) LOL

My first attempt was very simple, but I just wanted to get a feel for it. I watched some Youtube videos, gathered some recipes and went to work. It was just one single layer of cake, cause I wasn't sure what I was doing yet, but the fondant laid down PERFECT! I was shocked at how easy it was! And I've been hooked since!

Cake #2 was a very LONG process and this time I had Dustin's help. We made it a team effort, and I think it took us about 6 very long, tiring hours to get it done, but I think it turned out pretty great! There are four layers in this cake. We made every one from scratch and made the icing from scratch. Bad idea... haha It seemed like we were never going to finish this thing. It was a fun way to spend the day with Dustin though and I'm glad he took the time to share my hobby with me!

Now cake #3 is my pride and joy so far! I worked really hard on this one. Jennifer asked me to make an owl themed cake for my neice, Taylin's first birthday. She sent me some pictures to get an idea of what she wanted, and it looks nothing like the pictures she sent me haha... But it turned out great and everyone loved it. I was really worried at first, but I did what I could with what I had... The hard part was the 8 hour drive to Utah. I worried the whole way there!! The owl lost an ear, but it was an easy fix. Thank goodness!
I'm currently brewing up my next order from my other sister Sharla! I can't wait to start on it! I'm thankful for everyone's support and especially for Dustin! Without him I would probably still be talking about it! He always gives me the push and the confidence I need to do the things I want to do! A big thanks to him and to everyone who have supported me through this learning process! More to come :)

Forever And A Day... And A First For Everything!

Hey there followers, if there is anyone even following me anymore... ha ha! It's been a really long time... Blogging has been the last to-do on my list lately. I've been super busy, and lots has happened since my last post! Lets see if I can cover everything in one post... there may be multiple!
First it seems like I have had a lot of "firsts" lately. They will be posted in no particular order FYI. I recently got to go to the zoo with Dustin and his family. Never been there before. No pictures though, sorry. I saw a rhino and a giraffe for the first time and I'm almost 22! Sad! Then, in the same day, I tried crab and lobster for the first time. Not a big sea food fan, but I will admit, it wasn't terrible. It was a great weekend. I love Dustin's family and always look forward to spending time with them! :)

OK! Then here's an exciting one! I've been to one other concert, but I've never been anywhere near anyone "famous!" My roommate Trisha and I became obsessed with this band called Parachute. They aren't a huge well known band, but they are getting there and we LOVE them! So one day she surprised me with tickets to go see them in Tempe!!!! We were right up against the fence, you couldn't get any closer to the stage unless you hopped the fence! Will, the lead singer, picture below, came down into the crowd and walked around a little bit. Yep, right past us, and then hopped back onto stage.

Oh wait, then it gets better... After the show (Parachute opened for OAR, which we didn't care as much about) Will and the band lined up for pictures and autographs :) so we took advantage of the opportunity. Trisha plays guitar and writes her own music so she even brought one of her Cd's along and gave it to him. We shall see if anything comes of it!

Another great one was the Arizona State Fair! I've always wanted to go and drove past it a millions times, but never got there until this last time it was here! Amazing! I had a blast. It was raining, and by raining I mean drenched to the bone, freezing cold, pouring rain... And I loved every minute of it! This picture below was from the BIG Farris wheel in the rain :) Good times!

There's been a few others, but these were most exciting for me. There will be more posts to come about more important things... Stay tuned :)