MUD RUN!!!

After a summer of training every other Sunday the day finally arrived! September 25, 2010 otherwise known as the day of the USMC Mud Run!I woke up that morning so excited and a little bit anxious. I have practiced all summer long yet worry steadily crept up. Four and a half miles 33 obstacles and a whole lot of mud!!! All I could think of was what have I gotten myself into? Once my team was started the adrenaline kicked in and the worry suddenly disappeared. My team completed the mud run in an hour and 36 min which placed us at about 84th out of 438 womens teams. Overall, I think we did a great job especially after I fell and jammed my finger at obstacle 14!!! I am very proud to say that I completed the run and that the money raised was for a good cause. All money from the race is donated to families of wounded soilders in the midlands area. I had a blast and it was all for a great cause!!!

Crazy Days

Things have been a little bit crazy lately. School has started back and I am attempting to get back into the swing of things. So far I feel that things are going well but fourth grade curriculum is much different than third and fifth. I do absolutly love my class though, I have several little characters!!!! Tanner has started going back to school again! WEW WHO I am so proud of him. He works a full time job, goes to school, and does lawn care work on the side. I have never met a more hardworking person. That is one of the many traits about him that I LOVE! Mixed into all the craziness is GRAD SCHOOL!!! I haven't started yet however I have applied and expect to start in May. As you can see life is a little hectic right now but I am loving every minute of it!

Finished Cake

I am so proud of this cake. It was the first time I have worked with fondant and I found it so much easier (and neater) than working with regular buttercream frosting. I really enjoyed creating this cake and I am extremely proud of it! The best part of creating this cake was that I got to work with my husband. Although I did all the baking and the fondant work Tanner is the more artistic one and painted all of the zebra stripes. We both had a great time creating this one!

It's a process!!!

Viv's 16th Birthday Cake

Vivian is turning 16 and I have agreed to make her birthday cake. I am really excited about making it. The design will either be a one teer or two teer birthday cake with white fondant frosting, zebra stripes, and hot pink fondant ribbon around the edges. This will be the first cake I create using fondant so I will let you all know how it goes!!!!

Have your cake...and EAT it too...

I have been decorating cakes for fun this past year. I did one for my class, Tanner's birthday, and my Manny's birthday. Matt's cake (shown below)was the first official cake that I decorated for someone else. While at his birthday party I was asked if I would be interested in creating a cake for someone else. This really got me thinking and I have decided to take a class at the local technical college on cake decorating. I figured by taking a class I can perfect my pipping skills which right now arent that great. A class will also show me a lot of new and different techniques that I could apply to my cakes. I really enjoy baking and this seems like a great way to make some extra money on the side while doing something I really enjoy!!!I am so excited.. I will start taking pictures of the cakes and posting them as I do them.

Matt's Birthday Cake

This is Matt's birthday cake!!! It took me three days to make but I think it turned out pretty good due to the fact that it was only my first real cake!!!