2nd cake

Here is my second and last cake for course 1. We learned how to do roses and leaves with icing. My icing was not cooperating like I wanted it to; so I only did three roses and some other random flowers. The green thorn-looking things on the edge are actually little leaves. I kind of threw the design together at the last minute. At least it tasted really good!



I love the pearl dots on the base!

Symphony on the Prairie

Allen bought Kristin a table, along with 4 tickets, for the Symphony on the Prairie's "Simply Sinatra" concert. So she brought me, Jess and Jess' friend, Ralph, along for the concert. It was a lot of fun. The tent lights up with each song and creates a wonderful ambiance. There was also a great singer who sounded just like Sinatra, and lots of people got up to dance to all the wonderful songs. What a relaxing night! Thanks, Kristin and Allen!



The girls...



Jess and Ralph...



If you look closely, you can see me and Kristin trying to swing dance. We were cracking up!

Guys Night on the Lake

While the girls were at home slaving away with wedding decorations, the guys were off to Lake Monroe for the first round of water skiing this summer. Here are Brandon and Wes acting silly while they double ski.



Mr. Steve Smith showed off his mad skills.



Wes made his cuts in the water.



Brandon also made a big splash.



Ken, the veteran, showed the younger guys how it's done.

Hobbies

I was recently asked to do the bride's and bridesmaids' bouquets for a friend of mine. This is the bride's bouquet. It was a beautiful, simple bouquet of fresh red roses. Bethany helped me with this job because I needed some extra hands!



Another view of the bouquet...



The bridesmaids' were simple white roses...very pretty for a spring wedding.



Another hobby that I just picked up is cake decorating. Since I love to bake (and eat), I figured this would be something fun I could do. I am taking classes at Hobby Lobby, and this is the first cake I decorated. Since it was 4th of July weekend, I decided to name my cake accordingly. If I get good enough, I would like to start doing wedding cakes down the road.



Another view of the cake...