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The sky's on fire again.  
Run down this alleyway.
Lightning bolts again and we become fireflies just flashing at the air.
Rattle garbage cans.  
Prepare to be ravaged by our lust burning mad, the fire that we've become.
And I know you're under me but I must confess what's in my head:
To me you are the light from a light bulb that breaks sometimes
and the tender warmth inside is released into my life

New Years Resolution

I'm laying in my cozy bed with my son next to me consumed in Toy Story 2. James is picking up Rae from school so I have this weird thing called free time? I KNOW!!!!!!!

Anyway, I'm just going through Pinterest for some inspiration & getting  sidetracked while accidentally quoting the movie. (I'm a total Disney buff) I'm trying to figure out what type of resolution what I want to make this year. New Years is right around the corner & I haven't even put any thought into my expectations. 

I mean there's the typical & basic stuff: of course I want to work out and eat better. I might even grow my hair out this year. Emphasizing on the "might" by the way. But mostly I just want to concentrate on baking & cooking. I want to excel in meals I never dreamed of eating or recreating myself. I want to create desserts my kids will talk about for weeks to come & experiment with pastries this coming year. I have this fire inside me that burns everytime I'm in the kitchen. It's more than a hobby, it's a passion.  

Lastly I want to create more experiences with my family. More road trips, more amusement parks, more Disney sing-a-longs, more creating together, more everything. 

I have a positive intuition on this coming year & all the sweet treats & memories that will come along  with it. 

Happy birthday Raegan!!!

Today my kawaii princess turns eight years old! Normally I craft for three months on a themed & detailed birthday party. But this year my tween decided she'd rather go out of town for the weekend and go to Six Flags. She's a total thrill seeker this girl. No fear what so ever. I love it! So we booked the hotel, daddy took that weekend off and we purchased our tickets to the park & planned a fun-filled get away. But momma still has to do SOMETHING! So we filled the day with everything Rae loves.

We woke her up extra early by spraying her with silly string and laughing like crazies. It was awesome!! We picked up a dozen of Rae's favorite donuts and went into a sugar induced coma. Chocolate sprinkles, glazed, chocolate filled and cherry sprinkled. 

Last night I baked a ridiculous amount of cupcakes for her whole class 

and also baked her birthday cake. My daughter is really into j-pop, kawaii things, pink, candy, anime & anything that sparkles. So I channeled that when decorating the dinning area/her treats & cake. 

Last night we also set up her doll house, her new keyboard and stand, and all of the little extra birthday decoration.

Since today is a school day Rae did have to attend because, duh. So she wore an awesome crown, sash and I curled up her hair. At lunch time I took her a mighty kids meal and we sat and talked about why build-a-bear is a rip off...but how she still needs one. Ha. 

At dinner time the family came over & we ordered pizza, sang her happy birthday & ate tons of cake. 

I made her a sprinkle cake with a birthday bunting. It came out really cute if I do say so myself. I followed a few tutorials on YouTube that I pined from Pinterest. 

Basically what you do is bake all of your layers of cake (I used four) and let them cool. After they all cool begin to cut each later to flatten even so when you stack your cakes there is no gaps. Inbetween layers you'll want to layout and smooth a generous portion of frosting or filling of choice. (I used a strawberry marshmallow frosting) after you have all of your layers stacked evenly put the first layer of frosting around the entire sides of the cake evenly. Not the top and not the bottom. This usually is called a crumb coat. Place in the freezer for 10-15 minutes after you've placed on your crumb coat to harden the frosting. After the frosting has hardened, you'll do another layer evenly. After this layer stick your icing knife under the cake and lift sideways so it's in your hand and use your other hand to hold the top. Roll out the sprinkles on a clean baking sheets (do this before) and literally roll the cake (holding tightly) around the sprinkles until fully coated. To add sprinkles to the top just use a spoon and evenly pour them on top of the cake and press down with your knife into the icing gently to make it even.