I’m working roughly 1 million hours per week right now, so I don’t really have time to blog. However, I’m taking time to post this quick little jewel.

I’ve made a major life decision. Watching this 8 year old kid has inspired me to start my own breakdancing ministry. This video is 5 minutes of awesome!

Photo Challenge: Day 5

I contest todays challenge, high angle, based on the fact that I only had a prime lense on my camera which means that I need to get really, really high to make it even look like I’m taking a picture from a high angle and I’m in a boot on strict foot rest so I can’t really climb. Now, armed with that knowledge one would think that I wouldn’t even attempt taking a picture from a high angle. Nope. My common sense apparently went out to lunch this afternoon and I climbed the ladder to get to my parents attic, boot and all. It was stupid. I needed to turn around when I got the top of the ladder, which was quite challenging with my boot and the dog food I was carrying. Why was I carrying dog food? Well, I had a great idea that just didn’t come to fruition. First, the lighting was a little janky, so it wasn’t going to look good. Secondly, I was having to take the pictures quickly to keep from falling. Let me share my vision. I thought that it would look awesome to stand in the attic and take a picture following the ladder into my parents kitchen with Lulu at the bottom looking up. This resulted in me throwing dog food from the ceiling while balancing on my good foot trying to take a picture. Good vision, poor execution. This was the result:

Ugh!

So, I’ve opted to change the challenge from high angle to cupcakes! I won a small box of delicious cupcakes from Sweet Spot Confections. They were seriously some of the best cupcakes ever. I ended up leaving them at my parents house because I did not need to take them home with me!

Update:

Well, that lasted for all of 5 minutes.

Moments like this are worth documenting.

I feel like cleaning!

if it’s not one thing it’s another…

A few Saturday’s ago I stopped to get some coffee on the way to my sweet friend Heather’s lingerie shower. I sat in the O’Henry’s parking lot listening to a meowing sound. It was loud. I thought there was a cat in my car. I stepped out of the Buick, popped the hood and looked around. No cat. I then decided that someone around me had a cat in their car and that was the sound I was hearing. I hobbled into the coffee shop (I’m wearing a cast, long story) and purchased a delicious cup of iced coffee. Upon exiting, I noticed an orange car parked next to my car. A man hopped out and started to walk away, but stopped, tilted his head and listened. I walked up to him and said, “Do you hear it too?” He asked if the lovely silver Buick parked next to his hideous orange car was mine. I reluctantly said yes. The man got down on the ground, looked around and didn’t see anything. However, the sound of the cat got louder and louder. Finally, orange car dude said that he thinks the cat was in my trunk. He said that I should drive home, open the trunk and let the cat find its way back to its owner. I reluctantly got behind the wheel and as I started the car I shuddered. I heard one LOUD meow and then nothing. I got home. My roommate and I looked and looked and looked, but there was no indication of a cat (dead or alive) in my car. I drove to my parent’s house and my dad looked around. Nothing. At this point I had missed the shower all together. I ended up spending the day in Atlanta with a friend, while my car sat outside in the 100+ heat in Birmingham. I got home late that night. I slowly walked up to my car expecting to smell the terrible stench of crushed kitty. I am happy to report that there was no smell! The only conclusion I can come to is that the kitty wiggled loose once I started my car.

This was a first for me. I mean, how many times have you had to call a friend and say, “Hey. Listen, I can’t make it to your shower because a cat is stuck under my car.”

Here’s the gift that I would have given Heather if only I was able to attend.

Update!

To Pinterest or not, that was the question! The answer to that question was: Heck yeah! I was super overwhelmed at first, but now I’m slightly addicted. Pinterest is a website where you create bulletin boards. You can keep up with recipes, dream home ideas, sewing ideas, favorite movies or books and so on. It is very overwhelming at first, but it. is. awesome. I’ve found lots of great gift ideas, sewing ideas, book suggestions and recipes.

Dreamcakes!

A friend from church works at Dreamcakes. He had us over on Sunday to teach us how to ice and decorate cakes. There was about 20 of us and we were competing for the best decorated cake. We learned how professionals ice a cake and then he pretty much set us loose to decorate however we wanted.

Here’s my roommate decorating her beach cake:

Almost finished cake:

Emily and I:

All the cakes:

Here is the award winning cake! That’s right ladies and gents, I won! My prize a gift certificate to Dreamcakes!!!!

One Busy Weekend!

So, right after I complain about being lonely and having no life I soon entered in to one super busy and fun weekend. I’ve been using some vacation days lately and taking 3 day weekends. Last weekend was my roommate’s birthday so we celebrated all weekend. I took lots of pictures during the weekend, but long story short, I lost a lot of them.

Friday night:

Drinks and then Harry Potter 7.2 3D IMAX (again)

Saturday:

Pepper Place, coffee, scones, sew, nap, got a new phone, Betolla (absolutely delicious), Parkside

Sideways picture of the laterns at Parkside

Sunday:

Church, Bottletree for brunch, nap, decorated cakes at Dreamcakes

Overall, it was a super fun weekend spent with friends!