Two gloriously sweet, albeit short, vacation days were all I needed to get energized. My energy source was not pennsylvania energy but the Horseshoe Bay Resort. Snagging that great Easter hotel deal proved to be a smart decision. It was so much fun just lounging around doing absolutely nothing, except to watch my little girl have her own dose of energizing fun in the resort pools. I just love spending quality time with my family. I am already looking forward to our next family bonding time in and out of town.

Who is up for a Monster Migas Plate challenge? Whether you have  fixed life insurance rates or not won’t matter. The bottom line us, you should have life insurance if you intend to finish this tray of food! This is seven pounds of eggs, cheese, pico de gallo and corn chips. As if that weren’t enough, you also get a side of refried beans, home fries and tortillas. This is definitely one of those man versus food moments! Sorry, but food will have to win. A two-egg omelet is all that I really need.

The next best thing to  us mint coins are coins we can actually eat. *wink* So they don’t make jingling sounds! That’s fine with me. I had the hardest time looking for gold coins when I made this Chinese New Year-themed cake. I sent hubby everywhere in search of these coins. In the end, he found them at a party supplies store. You won’t believe how happy that made me! The other alternative was to make the coins out of gum paste. That was not an option because of time constraints. I’m glad the cake gods were on my side. Cha-ching!  Cha-ching!

This was the birthday cake I made last year for my daughter’s teacher. It was only a few weeks into the school year and I haven’t really gotten to know the teacher all that much just yet. My daughter did tell me her teacher loved chocolate and the color red. This was not my best work but I can only do so much for an hour…or two. I still think it’s ok looking coming from someone who grew up thinking she’ll be wearing a lab coat to work when she grows up. Haha. Excuses excuses.

Love these pearly whites? Hee hee. It wasn’t too long ago when my little girl’s “Tooth Fairy” was scrambling (Yes, scrambling! Believe it or not!) for ideas when she realized she was soon going to receive the historic first tooth from her ward. What’s the going rate for a tooth? The first tooth? Should she use fairy dust? A wise (that is, more expereinced) Tooth Fairy said she gave her sons  a silver dollar for the first tooth they lost. It was too late to buy morgan silver dollars when she got the suggestion. So she just ended up rolling 3 dollar bills and tying curly bows around it. She left a note as well. It was so much simpler where I come from. No Tooth Fairy! Haha!

For the second year in a row, we went strawberry picking with friends at Sweet Berry Farm. True to its name, Sweet Berry Farm grows some sweet sweet strawberries! I just love the sight of row after row after row of these bright red sweet somethings! It would be a dream come true if someday, we find ourselves with a farm that is abundantly filled with fruits and veggies that we truly love. For now, I will have to start small. I should probably start with an herb garden.  I’ve already got the seeds and some soil. All I need to do now is check out the outdoor planters at SimplyPlanters.com and soon! Wish me luck?

Cheers y’all!

Check-out part of the soles of my favorite running shoes. I’m seeing less and less of them. And I have only started using them in November last year. That’s five months ago! I’ve only used this pair of shoes in one race, a half-marathon last January. But the grind that goes with training took its toll on my shoes. And that was just the excuse I needed to get a new pair. Running is more hard work for me than it is fun. But that’s fine with me. I’ve gotten just a little lighter that I won’t need to worry about breaking a lab scale when I get on it. Yay me! Let’s get walkin’, joggin’ and runnin’!

Happy Easter! It’s Easter Wednesday so yes, I can still greet you all a very Happy Easter! We had a very glorious Easter celebration. We escaped not too far away from home, just an hour-long drive for some short but sweet rest and recreation. I loved every minute of it. I also love the fact that I didn’t have to lay-around under the hot hot sun for that sun-kissed look. The rewards of being a naturally sun-kissed. No need for the best airbrush tanning solution for this Pinay. Haha! A two-day get-away was too short. Already looking forward to our next R&R, wherever and whenever that is.

Cheers, y’all!

Ahhh, to be young and free from such worries and nagging questions as Hormone replacement therapy. I made this super fun Barney and friends cake for the second birthday of a sweet little girl. Sculpting the figures from fondant/gumpaste turned out to be very time consuming. In the end, all the hard work paid off because the birhtday girl and her family truly loved the cake. I loved the cake, too! I especially liked how everything just came together in the end.

Nope, this is not a vlc 2.0 download screen. This is a screen capture of the photo book I worked on a couple of months back. I thought it was high time I created a photo book for all the cakes I’ve made thus far. Working on this little personal project made me realize that I’ve come a long way since my very first cake decorating class. I still get my fair share of frustrations every now and then. Thank goodness there’s no mistake a little (or big!) flower can’t cover. Haha! I just love that I found an outlet for creative expression. Blessings! Blessings!