12.25

THAT'S how many hours I have left before my internship is COMPLETE. That's correct, my 160 hours are almost done! Then I won't have to worry about the assignments that go with it, but will just get to decorate cool cakes!

A few side notes: I am so excited to go to conference this weekend! We are going to try to get into the Saturday morning session is what Jared told me today. TWO WEEKS from today Jared will be on a plane on his way to BRAZIL. That is strange to think about! THREE WEEKS from Friday and I will be back at school ready to start a new semester! Everything is going to be different and I am so excited!

Happiness

Recently I was cleaning off a jump drive and found most of the pictures that I had from high school. They made me smile a lot, so I thought I would share some of them. ENJOY!

CleaninG

Jared is in California this week with his family on vacation so I am helping mom clean. It has been very productive so far! I am so proud of her for how much she has trashed or sent to D.I. In the process I have been gathering my stuff for school. I already have all of the food packed that I will need for the entire semester probably-3 boxes! It is nice to have food storage! :)

Also I am running in the Spud Run this year. Lisa is amazing and has motivated me to become a runner. She says she didn't like running at first but now-obviously she loves it. I want to LOVE it. I have a couple of roommates who are going to train with me... 5 K for sure but I am hoping for the 10 K. I think we can do it. We have a training schedule that we are going to use. Anyways... anyone from the Martineau bunch going to run with me that will be here? Or anyone random that reads this and I don't know besides the Martineaus?

ENJOY THE JOURNEY!!

p.s. I only have 30 more hours of cakes to do! That is 3 more weeks. It is bitter-sweet really. Also Jared and I are heading to Utah next Wednesday to visit family/friends before he goes and also go to conference. I will definitely be taking lots of pictures and will post them when we get back!

I will admit...

that I am OCD. I realize this completely. I cannot stand when things get crazy messy and are a disaster. I like for things to be clean. I especially like for the bathroom to be clean (the sink, the tub, toilet,etc.). Sometimes my bedroom gets kind of messy when I am crazy busy, but then I clean it and in the process get rid of stuff because then I feel better. I love the feeling of filling a bag of trash or a bag for D.I. because then that means that it isn't in my room anymore!

I also really enjoy cleaning. I like to see the expressions on people's faces when I help them dejunk/clean and then they look around and realize how much better they feel. The feeling of having a clean house/apartment is wonderful!

So I have a few tips:

• If you don't use it in a 6 mo. period-throw it out
• If you haven't worn during the season it is to be worn it-get rid of it
• Place a measuring cup of water in the microwave for 3-5 minutes, then wipe everything out.
• Try to re-use things if you can. (I took my old down east shirts and made them into a skirt.)
• Wash/soak dishes as soon after use as possible because they will be easier to clean
• Simplify your life, don't be afraid to say no
• Keep a to do list, shopping list, any kind of list you need and cross things off once you get them done!
• Save money for a rainy day.

All of these things we already know but I was just thinking about the importance of all of them. We should simplify our lives and realize what is important to us and what isn't. Make time for laughter, pictures, and time to relax.

Enjoy the journey.

Dear People...

DISCLAIMER: This post is not describing anyone that I am related to or any friends that would be reading this- I PROMISE!

Dear People,

As I couldn't fall asleep for what seemed like FOREVER I was thinking about you, and you inspired me to do a new blog post.

Love,

Kara

Dear Anyone who Cares about ME,

If I ever get to the point where I quit doing my hair, or even care what I look like, please slap me. It drives me crazy when I look at people who I can tell don't care about their appearance at all. I just wish they had some of the drive that I do. I guess I am blessed that way. Promise me that if I-for some strange reason- get to that point in my life you will tell me to wake up and 1. do my hair, 2. do my make up, 3. care what I look like.

Thank you,

Kara

p.s. No pictures were posted to protect the 'guilty'

Henderson, Island Park, Cakes

I have decided that my life is a series of late nights. Between Jared, my internship and just not being tired I am often up late. Jared and I were able to go to Henderson and see Chad, Lisa, Parker and Julia. We love them! Julia and Jared are best friends, she always was happy if he was holding her or she would climb up on him and just lay there. Parker was a pirate most of the time, or he was a cowboy. WE HAD SO MUCH FUN! They took us to the best place called DONUTS! Two words: apple fritter! So delicious! Lisa has most of the pictures on her computer because we used her camera most of the time but I am going to put on a few from mine. We went hiking at Red Rock Canyon and had so much fun! We also found this seasonal waterfall that was way cool! It was incredible to see the water but also the ice because the water was so cold!









The next weekend after we got home I went with Jared's family to Island Park to go snow mobiling! I love going with him and always have so much fun! This time I learned how to get myself unstuck (most of the time) and got to drive by myself for a bit. Jordan (Jared's brother ) came for the weekend and brought his girlfriend Cahlin. She is so cute! Julisa, Cahlin and I were all in one room,and Friday night stayed up until 4 a.m. talking. It was crazy but very productive! :)




This week I had over 20 hours worth of cakes. We did her neice's wedding cake and it was beautiful. If this cake was for a real client it would have ran about $2000. INSANE!!! It was huge and so heavy. We sculpted the people on the top even! I only have to get 11 hours a week for the next 4 weeks to get all of my hours before I am done with my internship!





I also registered for classes this week! I will be taking:
-Family Foundations
-Money Management
-Meal Management
-Education Psychology
-Natural Disasters
-Fashion Merchandising (1st block)
-Fundamentals of Fashion Design (2nd block

PICS!!!

I honestly have no idea what order these pictures are in!!! Sorry! Most of them are random ones from Grandma's birthday! (Aunt Sandee will kill me if she sees that picture..... )

On. My. Mind.

I have a lot on my mind lately! I am so busy with my internship, substituting, working for Debbie-or should I say should be working for Debbie, and doing stuff with Jared.

SUBBING: I have subbed 11 of the last 13 school days! I didn't think I was going to be this busy but apparently it is going around that I am a good sub-that makes me feel good!!!

INTERNSHIP: I am loving it still! It just doesn't seem like I will ever get my 160 hours sometimes. As of right now I have 77.75 hours which is 48.59% (yes I count ever .25 of the hour- I HAVE TO!!) But it is going good! I just made Grandma's and Jared's birthday cakes, ALL BY MYSELF!!! (pics above, my blog posting is strange and messes everything up sometimes)

WORKING FOR DEBBIE: Like I said lack there of- I haven't been lately! I have been busy and have pushed that to the bottom of the list... it needs to be moved back up again, I love working for her!

BOW MAKING: Alicia asked me to make some bows for her girls hair a while back and then I forgot. But I have been working on them the days that I have off and will finish up that package tomorrow for those blondes!! Also dad took the ones I had made to work today and made me $30. I think this is a good side job and love that I can do it whenever I want! He is taking it again tomorrow, but after today my stock is kinda low... good thing I have tomorrow off!

JARED: I like this boy. He has just under 2 months before he goes and we are thankful that he did have so long before he left-most days! We both wished he could have left earlier, but it is nice to be able to do fun things together! Last night we bought a half gallon of cookie dough ice cream,ate about 1/2 of it but in the process took out all of the cookie dough; then we baked it! DON'T tell me you have never wanted to try it- I think the thought crosses every body's mind at one point or another. Well we did it. It worked but really the cookie had no flavor. NOTE TO SELF: the cookie dough is much better just in the ice cream. But hey, we tried! I also got to go snowmobiling with him and his family on Saturday for his birthday! We just went to wolverine but we had so much fun! I was sore afterwards, I was not meant to sit behind him! I loved it though! I am going with his family the first weekend in March to Island Park too!!!

LAS VEGAS: HERE WE COME!!! Jared and I leave on Sunday to go and see Chad, Lisa, Parker and Julia!!! We are so excited! Lisa and I already have things planned for the different days! I just hope Julia gets feeling better before we get there! We are so excited this time (we went in Aug) Chad is on break so we will get to spend time with him too!

BreaK up...

Just over a year ago I was able to go and spend a few weeks with a tall blond "hottie" and her two beautiful little girls that lived in Salt Lake City in what we like to call the ghetto. I had so much fun! While I was there I was introduced to the grapefruit. She taught me how to cut them correctly and tried to get me to eat them with sugar on them, but I decided that I liked them plain. It was a match made in heaven.


Well just over a year later I am breaking up with the grapefruit. My body decided it was protesting against them. I will not hold this against that tall blond, but thank her for the year of wonderful memories that I had with grapefruits.

Since I broke up with the grapefruit I have a new love, the avocado. I don't like them plain or on anything but a sandwich, BUT give me a sandwich with an avocado on it and now I am a happy girl!!!



I hope this made you laugh!

ShoEs...

The beautiful fall weather brought new footwear into my life. Exhibit A: the boot. I was lucky enough to have 2 of these beauties because I wore the first one out!! I was in this until Jan 18, it was a long road but then on Jan. 18 I was upgraded to
THIS:
Exhibit B:

This lovely shoe was too big for me. The next size down was too small, so I just dealt with it. 2 weeks in this went pretty fast and then on to
Exhibit C:

New running shoes!! Tennis shoes are wonderful for my foot even though it is still so fat that my right shoe is tight on my foot. Oh well he assured me the swelling will go down.
Exhibit D:

Hopefully soon I will be in this!!! I have another pair of heels that I fit back into already, but these not so much! I got them right before I had surgery too and have only been able to wear the one!

Donation...

We did these cakes as a donation for the YMCA fundraiser. They turned out pretty cute. The only thing not edible on the fishing cake is the real fishing line!

$95 Birthday Cake

I think it is pretty cute! I cannot believe someone would pay $95 for a birthday cake though! That is crazy!!!