Sorry I haven't been around lately. I am REALLY stressed out. My husband and I went to Vegas a couple of weeks ago and I have been a combination of sick, stressed, and flat out nuts since then. He has been trying to talk me into to moving there for his business. I am not necessarily opposed but at the same time not inclined. I don't like it there other than for short jaunts of entertainment. A big factor is there is no money! We have been down this road before and it hasn't fared well for us. Very stressed by this.
I had a Vegas hangover for 3-4 days. I think it was part mental and part physical. It was a recovery for sure. I only had one alcohol incident in which the most exciting thing I did was punch the crap out of an ugly assed cake. YES, I said a cake. It was a Start Up Weekend logo cake that looked like a fetus. We all got hammered and put it into it's grave. What am I, 12?
Then we had my birthday and Flynn's birthday. I had a giant party planned for dood but it ended up being a smaller soiree. Mother nature did not comply with my plans and ordered some torrential rains for his pool party. I ventured into the realm of fondant making for his cake. It was disgusting. Fondant, even home made, reminds me of plastic.
The process of fondant making was not pleasant. The last step calls for adding the remaining sugar and kneading into the dough until it is not sticky to the touch anymore. Can I just take a moment to say this is bullshit!! My mom had to add at least 8 extra cups as I was covered in fondant to my elbows. What a crock. It turned out cute enough after my painful experience rolling it out. What I learned from this was I WILL NEVER MAKE FONDANT AGAIN!!
I have interviewed for two jobs and have not heard from either one. I am really stressed out by this because I really need a different job. My job is stressing me out because one of my managers has tried to kill me (baking banana bread and throwing it down right by me 2 days after finding out how allergic I am to bananas) and Darth Vader is still being Darth Vader on the the other side of the wall. If she could get away with it, I am pretty sure she would do me bodily harm. SO STRESSFUL! I don't think I have ever been disliked at a job until now. It is sad and hurtful no matter how tough I try to be.
My husbands new favorite activity is waking me up every time I snore to tell me to stop snoring. When he does this I am up for hours afterward. I have not had a decent night sleep for days. I am beyond exhausted mentally, and physically. I am ready for some reprieve. I will try to blog and be slightly amusing again soon.
Maybe if there are some rays of sunshine in my life I won't feel so gloomy. This weather hasn't helped. STOP RAINING!! Bean out. . .
oh Jilly... Fondant can be so much fun and oh so yummy!!! http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/marshmallow-fondant/detail.aspx Marshmallow fondant is awesome. You use sugar free frosting for the crumb coat on the cake since you are using a ton of sugar in the fondant. You use a wooden spoon to mix it all up. Put a pile of powdered sugar on your clean counter, lather your hands with crisco and knead. So yummy!! You can even use a kitchenaid mixer if you have one so you don't have to touch it. I don't have one so I use my hands.
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