Verse of the week...

HOW AWESOME IS THIS VERSE!!!!...

"When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and when you pass through the rivers, they will not sweep over you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be burned; the flames will not set you ablaze." - Isaiah 43.2 

Verse of the week.

"He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak. Even youths grow tired and weary, and young men stumble and fall; but those who hope in the LORD will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint" (Isaiah 40:29-31, NIV).

Verse of the week....

This one just keeps coming around for some reason.....Thanks for always reminding me Lord!! =)

"For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future" (Jeremiah 29:11 NIV).

Cold weather go away!!! =( / Bad Jerky...

So I'm in CLT this week, and I woke up as usual at 6:40am ONLY to find out ...I WAS FREEZING!!! What in the world! so I turned around and slept some more!! haha...
I did eventually get up though, and when I walked outside, I realized that if I was cold inside the house, it was def gonna be freezing outside.  Didn't think about that, so I had to warm up my car for a bit before I could take off...my poor baby missed it's garage. (gagahge as Esteban would say. hehe) It sounded sad...

I can't believe my poor baby almost has 60k miles =( I was just talking to my coworker the other day, and saying "Oh yeah since my car is brand new....oh wait...it was 2007 wasn't..WOW IT'S 2010!!" LOL. harsh reality hit...It has been faithful though, and it still looks great, although it has to put up with all my hate comments =) 

On another subject, I went to go buy some stuff for Matt today, and I bought him some Jerky =) Well I saw the Walmart brand right next to it, and I was like, you know I've never tried it.... so I bought a small bag for me, along with Matt's regular jerky....

ALL I CAN SAY IS ......HARD!!!!!!!!!! holy cow!!! Brooke had told me that it got harder quicker...but I didn't think it was gonna be as quickly as WHEN YOU OPEN THE BAG!!! LOL...so memo to me.....never buy Walmart brand jerky!! =) 

Fun with Friends =)

Yesterday I got to go celebrate Brody's Bday, we had a great time. I also got to make his cake, which by now if you follow me on Facebook and my site, you're probably pretty sick of it already..haha...but just one last time..HERE IT IS AGAIN!!! LOL

hehe

You know I'm a bit slow, but here I am with my new friends, and realized I have not taken ANY PICS with them!!! that will change soon...eitherway I was able to take some last night with the kids..it was fun. 

I love Sky!! she's so cute..I know it's a bit dark, but my iphone was having some issues yesterday. 

Here are some of Brody =)

Brody and the cake that burned it's hand..hhahah....memo to me!!!

His gift corner =)

Although not the birthday girl, she still got a present from her aunt Sarah =) 

Mommy, Daddy, & Grandaddy's present a DS...which...btw...i still don't know what it stands for!! and here I thought I was up on technology =) lol. 

Realized I never took pics with Isaac, or Brooke, or Jerry.... that will change =)

Loving my new make up!!!

Soo totally forgot to mention, but thanks to my caca, my makeup drawer is FUN AND FULL!!!! :) love make up!!!!!

Im definitely having fun mixin-n-matching :)

Thanks caca!!!!!! ;)

Grace in small things...

So many things to be thankful for!!!

1. My credits transfered to FTCC!! which means I can start school =) Soo scared, but so cool!! =)
2. My caca was able to visit me!! I can't believe it's Sept already!
3. My awesome work out buddy Brooke. She keeps me going.
4. We're in the 40's!!!!
5. A week  a home to rest and have some "me" time
6. Yay for making cakes!!
7. So proud of myself for reading 4 books this Summer!!! I know some may think, pathetic, but hey...i usually read 4 books in like 20 years!! lol. seriously, it's sad...
8. A quiet morning
9. Cereal,  I don't know what I would do without it!
10. An awesome church!!! the past few Sundays have been amazing!!

Charity (aka Caca)'s visit to NC =)

This was a great weekend!! My Caca came to visit me, and we had a great time! She arrived on Thu night, and we stayed up till like 3am talking. =) She brought me some goodies too!! YAYS for make up, shirts, purses!! heheh...

The next morning, I got up and made some Chilean pancakes, and we filled with with White Chocolate and Raspberry..YUM!!! 

Definitely learned my lesson that 3 squirts of strawberry is WAY too much!!! lol. This shot was taken after i had drank HALF the cup and added more milk...it was still WAY SWEET AND PINK!!! LOL. 

Friday I pretty much spent most of the day making a cake..I was a bit frustrated cuz the fondant wasn't working with me, so we took a break and went shopping =) We came back around 6pm and I went back into it again..hehe...Caca watched a movie, and I listened to it..lol. 

CAKE IS WAS FINISHED FRIDAY NIGHT!!! =)

This is us lost while shopping...LOL. I absolutely HATE finding my car after shopping =(

I also made some empanadas for lunch =) YUM!!!

Sat afternoon, we got ready and left to Raleigh to the Cheesecake Factory =) YUM!! i got to meet 2 of caca's friends and we had a blast!!

HAD A BLAST!!!! THANKS CACA FOR COMING TO VISIT ME!!! LOVE YOU!!! =)

I'm back!!! -n- My C is coming tomorrow!!!

Ok, so I'm back for tonight....a lot has been happening, but I've been really lazy at blogging...I have got to get with it...

I'm so excited we're in the 40's with Matt coming home!!! =) I can't wait !!

Right now, I'm so excited though, cuz my Caca's coming to see me tomorrow!!!! I really hope that my work day goes by really REALLY fast, and that I can drive really REALLY fast..(carefully of course) so i can get home..hhe.. I get to watch HOUSE!! WAHOO!!! and by the time it's done..I'll have to pick up my caca at the airport!!! yays!!! Lots of fun coming my way..hehe...

I got to skype with Matt the other day it was AWESOME!!! =) I miss my baby so much, especially now that everyone's back =( but MY TIME WILL COME AND IT WILL BE SPECIAL!!! =) hehe.

OHHH OTHER BIG BIG NEWS!!!  My credits transfered to FTCC!! Praise the Lord!! I've been praying so hard so they would, so I won't have to take the classes again =) So far everything has transfered, except speech, I'm waiting... I'm gonna meet with my counselor on Tuesday so we can get my courses lined up =) SO FREAKING EXCITED!! I can't wait to begin school!! It's going to be soo different and new in so many ways, but I'M SO READY!!! I want to be a "somebody" as I tell Matt..haha...

I found some really cool songs to sing at church. I'm actually excited about them =) I hope i get to sing them soon. If not, then I'll get bored just singing them to me, lol, because I LOVE THEM!!! HEHE..

ok a long day awaits me, so i better hit the bed..goodnite everyone!!!!!!

lazy posting...

check out my other blog for cake posts =) .hehe.... I figured it was getting old to post them twice =) I know you say lazy, I say GENIOUS!!! HEHE.

I will post more tonight on here though, when I get home, right now, just getting out of work, and I have a 3 hr drive home..NOT COOL. (ever)

see you tonight...

BIG CATCH UP!!

Ok so I haven't blogged in FOREVER!!! so I thought I'd catch up a bit...these past few weeks have been a bit crazy.... but of course I had to start with the best video EVER!!! lol.. I love it!! =) Matt does that to me all the time...(not the bread throwing...lol)

numbered so they are easier to read =) hehe..

1. Still working on school...right now they are reviewing my school credentials to see if they will accept my credits....PLEASE PRAY THAT THEY WILL!!! =) I emailed last week, but they were still looking into it....I would just LOVE to start school this year =) and SPECIALLY if I don't have to take prerequisites!!

2. Traveled this past weekend to be in my best friend's wedding...found out I can actually make bouquets look pretty nice...LOL...and i got to make her bachelorette cake.  Too crazy weekend over all though.... I'm still trying to catch up on sleep.

3. Also got to spend some time with my old rommie from college Kim....we went to downtown Disney, and had dinner...i had a bbq hawaian sandwich....WOW IT WAS AMAZING!!! then we walked around a bit, and then went to the Ghirardelli shop and got some HUGE sundays....they were sooo yummy though!!! (stupid blurry camera though =(  )

4. I made my friend Brooke and her sister Sarah wait at the airport for like an extra hr cuz my stupid flight was delayed on the way home... =( but we caught up yesterday. =) no comments on that one though..LOL.

5. Still working from home this week...and I'm looking forward to my Mom and Sister coming over this weekend.. =) It will be fun =) I miss my nephew. My mom told me that he now says..CAKE...hahahha...so cute...

6.  Tomorrow we'll be in the 60's till Matt comes home!!! I'm getting so freaking excited!!!!!!

ok i think that's it...I'll try to remember more later on.. =) OH WAIT!!!

I went to Johnny Rockets...for lunch...and i got this really cute smile on my plate =) I thought it was really cute...UNTIL I GOT MY FOOD!!!!!!!!
grilled cheese- burned and awful
honey mustard - tasted like melted honey with milk..GROSS
fries - mushy...another gross...

so i decided to get a milkshake to better my meal...i got an oreo...you can't ever go wrong with an oreo milkshake..OR SO I THOUGHT!!! it was so watery!!! GROSSS!!!! i gave it away to Regina's sister, cuz it was just discusting....well i get my bill and it only got better!!!

my meal = $4.00 (sandwich,fries)
my nasty milkshake = $4.79!!!!!!! WHAT IN THE WORLD!!!!!! I have NEVER paid that much for milkshake!!! i was furious!!!!!! so my dumb milkshake was actually more than my whole meal...GREAT!! so much for trying to save money..lol...
moral of the story....DON'T EVER EAT AT JOHNNY ROCKETS!!!!!!!! = GROSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!

ok now I'm done..hehe...

Verse of the week....

You will keep him in perfect peace  

Whose mind is stayed on You 

 Because he trusts in You.  - Isaiah 26:3

WRONG WAY!!!

So last night my parents and I left our friends house around 12:15am...(This is the first time we've been to their house)  On our way home i was looking for I-95 North. ...I FOUND I-95N and took it!! only to find out that from exit 41, I was now on exit 33!!!! and not 49!!!!  =( of course i didn't notice, because we hadn't passed any other exits....I WAS FURIOUS!!! I couldn't believe that i did that!!...I COULD HAVE SWORN THAT I TOOK I-95 NORTH!!! 

So we had to turn around.... took us about 15 min to get to exit 41(where we started!!!) (going at 80mph of course..I wanted to get home)  and had to drive another 20 min to 49!!! Needless to say we made it home around 1am!!

Now that I think about it, it's pretty funny.LOL..but last night when i really wanted my bed..umm not so much....moral of the story...DON'T TRUST THE SIGNS!!! follow your iphone!!! hahaha.... 

Happy Bday to me =)

Today was very interesting, yet fun...i woke up at 630!!!! to work work out with my sis...GO US!!! hehe..then i THOUGHT i was gonna go back to bed, but nope...for some reason i stayed up...silly me..

Anyways, i worked on my cake decorating for my Bday cake and here is the result!!

TADA!!!! =) 

That stupid buttercream really gave me some headaches, but i was able to recover...it doesn't look as good as I would like it to be, but HEY.it's my first tipsie one =) 

(Another pic with the cake, plus all my cards from my fam =) & balloon too..it was so cute!! )

My friend Sheila called me, and they came over...they spent the whole day here, and it was a lot a fun (sorry no pics..) 

best part!!! I GOT TO TALK TO MATT ON SKYPE!!! WOOHOOO!!! =) I talked to him for about 45 min..it was heaven!! =) He also sent me some flowers..they were gorgeous!!

Then my fav dinner...PIZZA!!! hhehe...i love pizza!!! 

On a side note...we went to Michael's to buy Fondant, and Esteban disappeared but AN ELEPHANT-MONKEY SHOWED UP!!! heheh... =)

ME TIME!!!

So Matt told m I should have some "me" time. As if I don't have me time everyday :) lol. So I decided to pick up and drive 2 hrs to the beach! :) yes me and my lonesome self :) it was actually very relaxing :) I got to read some of my book. Got a little wet and quickly can out lol cuz the waves where crazy! Lol. But most of all I got some sun :) I don't know if you're gonna be able to see it since it's THE FIRST TIME this summer :( but its a little sun. Maybe I can make this a biweekly event :) (although parking was a nightmare) ALWAYS BRING COINS!!! lol. (I forgot) :)

Anyways. GREAT DAY OVER ALL!!! Now I'm ready to pick up my stuff and head home :).

Verse of the week..../ story too..hehe

verse...

14 I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well.

15 My frame was not hidden from you when I was made in the secret place. When I was woven together in the depths of the earth,

¹⁶ your eyes saw my unformed body. All the days ordained for me were written in your book before one of them came to be.     

– Psalm 139:14-16 

story...


In the early days of the automobile, a man's Model - T Ford stalled in the middle of the road.  No matter what he tried, he couldn't get it started.  A chauffeured limousine pulled up behind the stalled car and a wiry, energetic man stepped from the back seat to offer his assistance.  After tinkering with the engine for a few moments, the stranger said, "Now try it!"  Immediately, the engine leaped to life.  The well-dressed man then identified himself as Henry Ford.  "I designed and built these cars," he said, "So I know what to do when something goes wrong."  When our lives are broken, when the plan falls apart and everything seems to go wrong, we need to wait on God, knowing He created us, knows us best and loves us most!

I'm loving this cake making :)

So tugs is my latest creation :) it actually worked!!!! :)

Although in still having a hard time making the darn dark brown cream :( but the rest came out pretty good :)

Chocolate and Strawberry layer with cheesecake filling. YUM!!!!! can't wait to try it :)

Now I just need to get more ideas :) I'm thinking bright colors next! :)

Nite nite :)

Grace in small things

1. I get to make a cake tonight.
2. Last night I got to talk to my baby Esteban. He said AMO!! :) so cute
3. I had the best lunch yesterday with some church ladies :) I'm so glad I went. And my friend Shannon paid for my lunch. It was GREAT!
4. Friday tonight!!! I'm so renting a movie :)
5. Two months have passed!!! Only 4 more to go :( but :)
6. My friends liked my cake the other day!!! It means so much more when it comes from non-fam :)

I LOVE MY MATTHEW!!!! =)

Today was kind of a bummy / depressing day....until I saw i had a comment on fb...

IT WAS FROM MATT!! 

It was the most amazing thing i could ever read!!! TOTALLY MADE MY DAY!!  =) (even teared up, cuz i miss him so much)
 It's so hard to talk to him sometimes, because everything has to be such short answers/non personal, and he just becomes almost another person =( But his message just reminded me WHY I married him, and WHY I love him so much!!

I'm so lucky to married to the best man in the world!!! hehe...I love it that he encourages me when i need it,  and always knows how to pick me up =)
I know it has only been two months and that we have a lot more to go...but each day it just reminds me how much I CANNOT WAIT to see him again!!!!! Please pray that the time flies by!!

I LOVE YOU BABE!!

Cake Nighmares...the sequel..

I was being stubborn and really thought that I could fix my cake with buttercream..I WAS WRONG!! =(
my attempt was a complete disaster..=( see for yourself..

The buttercream got stuck to the cake, and it pealed the cake by chunks as i was trying to smooth it out...NOT GOOD!!

So i attempted to TRY to fix it...of course only one side, because the other was disaster...PLUS i had my fondant ready already, so i had to use it..

so yes A TOTAL MESS!!! so it's destiny...

THE TRASH!!!!! =( 

better luck for the next time....I WILL NOT GIVE UP!!