BIG BLUE

Okay, so Joe and I have named our new car Big Blue because, well, it's big and blue! Everyone gets a kick out of it, especially since my creative husband decided to get custom decals for the sides of our car. Everyone I know says "I saw big blue today". Anyways, it's growing on me. We were at the mall last weekend and we were in Lids. They had some pretty awesome sunglasses in the store. Well, we each found a pair of BIG BLUE SUNGLASSES. We just had to buy them. Yes, I know we're dorks. But we got such a kick out of it. Anytime we ride in big blue, we put these darn glasses on. Oh yes, we are sooo cool. Anyways, here's a fun picture of us with big blue and our cool new shades. Jealous??

WHEN IT RAINS IT POURS

Okay, so I've been a bit bummed lately because by this time last year I'd already booked 5 wedding cakes for the summer and fall. Well, this year I'm no where close and we could really use the extra money, not to mention I LOVE to decorate cakes. I know I'm weird. But I really do. So, last week I got to make these really cute cakes for my friend Heather's baby shower. They were mini cheese cakes. Really cute. Well, her husband's aunt decided to throw her a family baby shower and called me the other day to make some more of the mini cheese cakes for the next shower. And then I got a call the next day to make 2 cakes and 2 dozen decorated cookies for someone else. It's so funny. I can go weeks with nothing ordered or scheduled to make and then out of now where "POOF" I get so many orders I can't seem to even have time to blink. But I'm not complaining at all. You know, we sure are tested quite a bit. I got to thinking about how maybe I should get another job when Joe leaves for the airforce. But I hope I can just keep busy with the cakes and cookies. I would love if that could keep me busy. So, another cool thing that happened today. I had to work and I really wasn't looking forward to being the pizza delivery driver. Some nights it's really fun and goes by fast and other nights it's a really annoying job to have. And it's not worth the gas I have to use in my own vehicle. But tonight was great. It started out really slow and I was just about to ask another guy at work if he wanted to deliver pizzas instead. But since I've been thinking about making extra money lately, I knew I couldn't pass up the opportunity to make a little extra cash. Well, it may have started off slowly, but then all of a sudden I got so many deliveries. There was one time when I had to take seven. Just so everyone knows, that's a lot to take at once, especially when they are all over town and in the country. But I made it through and it really paid off!! I came home with 80 extra dollars. That is unheard of for a weekday night. So, maybe I'm not making many cakes lately, but I do recognize a blessing when I see one. So, that was my day. I'm really glad Misty and Tami got me hooked on this blog. Usually I don't take time to sit back and see what a great life I have. And even though we all seem to think about what's next or what's going to happen tommorrow. It's nice to look back and see what we have right now.

BABY SHOWER & THE MALL

So, I went to my good friend Heather's baby shower today. She looked so cute. I know she's been looking forward to this for a while now. It's her first baby. She doesn't know what she's having. She wants it to be a surprise. I don't know if I could do that. Anyway, we all had a good time. I got to see some people I haven't seen in quite a while...like Shelly and Ann. We were busting up pretty much the entire afternoon. Well, Heather got quite a bit of stuff for the little one. I made her a quilt (my first one). I love how she looked. Best wishes to you Heather and Todd. Then this afternoon I met up with my hubby at the mall. He went to get an oil change and our tires rotated. Well, this was on "Big Blue" our Toyota FJ Cruiser. Sometimes I think Joe loves that thing way too much. Anyways, we hung out at the mall while the tires were getting rotated. We had a blast. He bought a book and some sunglasses. I got a cute shirt and a couple of headbands. Hopefully they look cute on me. I've been trying to do my hair in a couple of different styles, but it's hard with short hair. It was just a nice day. Now, time to relax. Maybe we'll go see a movie tonight. I love not having to work on a Saturday.

CAMPING TRIP

So, in my last post I forgot to mention we just got back from our annual camping trip to Clarks Fork. It was so much fun. The first night, we pretty much just set up camp. It was too late to get a fire going and to cook dinner, so we headed back down to Strawberry for some dinner. We ate at the Strawberry Inn. It was quite an interesting place. The food was american but the set up was definitely eastern European. Then we went to Pine Crest. They have an outdoor ampitheater there. We watched the movie, Get Smart. Pretty hillarious. Then it was late and we went back to camp. We found our air mattress almost completely deflated. But it was too late to fix it. So, we just slept on it. I couldn't believe how warm it was. I wasn't cold at night like I normally am. So, Saturday we woke up and tried to make a fire. But the wood my dad gave us just would not catch fire. Poor Joe, there he was splitting all this wood, and it wouldn't even work! But we managed and ate a pretty good breakfast. Then we headed back down to Pine Crest. Last year we took the hike around the lake and I almost died. I couldn't believe how out of shape I was. Not even half way through I was completely exhausted and ready to quit. We had to stop every five minutes just so I could catch my breath and stop complaining for a minute. Well, this year we decided to do it again. I was a bit nervous at first because I didn't want to be such a baby. Well, to my surprise, I didn't have any troubles at all getting around that lake!! Joe let my lead the entire time. And no joke, I was practically jumping off some of those steps. I felt so good. I just wanted to keep pushing myself. I was sure that I was going to start getting really tire at any second. But I'm telling you I did great. I was so proud of myself. I've been going to the gym for the past few months. I really haven't lost much weight, but now I can see the difference it has made. Well, after the hike, we changed and sat down at the beach and ate lunch. Last monday I went to the city pool with Lorilee and her kids. I got the worst sunburn I've ever had. But by Saturday I was doing okay. I took off my shirt only to find I had hundreds of tiny water blisters all over my shoulders and back. It was GROSS. I guess from the hike I sweated so much that my peeling skin created these gross little blisters. But it didn't hurt and I was able to get rid of them. Joe and I decided to go into the freezing cold lake. I hate cold water, but since I was in such an adventurous spirit, I wanted to see if I could handle the cold water. So, we got in slowly but surely. Then we decided to swim out to the buoy (totally don't know how to spell that). We just sat on the beach after that under our umbrellas eating ice cream and watching the view and the hundreds of other families there. Quite entertaining I must say. Then we headed back to our camp, but first we picked up some fire starter. On the way back we decided to check out some other camp sites along the way. Some were quite remote and others were great. But I was getting pretty cranky after going over bumpy terrain for 2 hours. When we got back we tried to fix our air mattress. It must have just not been screwed on right because it worked just fine for us then. We ate dinner made from cooking fish and rice on the fire. Pretty delicious. We sat around the fire for a while. I made a s'more while Joe put this cool stuff in the fire that turned it different colors like blue and green. Pretty fun. After that we were beat. So we headed to bed. Then on Sunday, we woke up, packed up camp and fed the rest of our peanuts to the little critters of the forrest. We headed back down the mountain and came home. A shower was much needed and that was our little adventure. I love being with Joe. He's so much fun and he pushes me to get me to do the things I want to do, but am sometimes scared to do. Misty, we still have to go camping. Maybe next month!!

CATCHING UP

So, I've been pretty busy lately and so much has been going on. I finally have a moment to sit back and take it all in. The biggest and best news is my wonderful husband has officially become part of the the United States Air Force. He's leaving in October for Basic Training which he will complete in Texas. I am so proud of him. It has taken him quite a while to figure out what he wanted to do with his career. He's had more jobs than I can count. He's always been good working with his hands and fixing things. So, I know this is a perfect fit. His job is a Tactical Air Craft Mechanic. So, he says he will be the guy inspecting everyone elses jobs and also working on the fighter jets. That is so my husband. I've never seen him more dedicated and excited about anything before.

More big news. Wendy, my younger sister, is engaged!!! It's so awesome. Jason, her fiance, is a great guy. Right now the wedding is scheduled for February 28, 2009. They will be getting married in the Oakland Temple. My parents are really excited too. The only sad part is my older sister, Janelle, lives in North Carolina right now. And she's not going to get to do much except show up for the wedding!

So many great things are happening for all of us. It's been quite a journey living back at home with my parents and sister. But let me tell you, now that I see it all coming to an end, I'm really sad to go. There's nothing I want more than for Joe and I to be able to go out and conquer the world on our own. But the thought of being away from the other people that I love is just tearing at my heartstrings.

All I want to do is spend every waking minute with people right now. Whether it's friends or family. I have to take it all in right now because the next 8 months are going to fly by. And then I don't know where we'll be or when we'll be able to come back home. I love this place. Escalon might be small. But since I'm related to half of the town, and have made wonderful friends with the other half. I can't picture my life without being here. Okay, I need to change subjects because I am getting too emotional right now. I guess that's just a testament to how much I love this place. It's not that exciting. Lots of cows and bugs. And the best pizza on the plannet. But it's home and I guess it always will be.

No big cakes lately. I did have a wedding cake scheduled but the lady cancelled on me. I have a few weddings coming up later in October. Hopefully those go through. I haven't made a cake in a while. It's my outlet. I just might have to show up with one on someone's doorstop with a special treat. My pizza parlor job is going good. My bosses are great. But, I'm ready for a change. I can only take so much of the drama that goes on there. But the people are really nice, and I get to be the one to tell everyone what to do. So, I guess it's not all that bad right now. Okay, got to go get ready. Going to get a much needed pedicure with my friend, Jane. Then out for sushi. Yum.