January

The last two weeks of January have been packed full of all kinds of things! We are on week four of couch to 5k! It feels funny telling people that this week I've built up to running for 5 minutes straight, as if that would impress anyone who has legs, but it's an accomplishment all the same.
Jen had a birthday! We spent a day making her birthday cake together. While we decorated the cake, the boys attempted to fix the dishwasher, which was seemingly a successful mission! Don't you hate hand washing dishes? I do! Once the cake was done and the dishwasher was put back together, we headed to Ally's house for dinner and games. It felt like Christmas all over again. I loved it! I don't care if we have to have an "un"birthday in February, dinner and game night is a must!

The next day we had a worship team party at the house. We had BBQ catered it, and I made some desserts. I really should have taken some pictures of the spread, but with 30 people on their way to the house, there wasn't time for picture taking! Some of the goodies that made an appearance were: lemon cupcakes with lemon buttercream, magic bars, and homemade brownies.
Speaking of goodies, Haute Cakes made some new flavors this week: chocolate covered banana, strawberry shortcake, peanut butter banana, toffee crunch, peanut butter & jelly, and cookies and cream. So fun (an tasty!) to try new things!
This weekend I had a wedding and grooms cake to make. Driving the cakes to venues is particularly nerve racking, but we arrived safely, as usual and the bride and groom were very please, which is all I need! You can check out the latest cakes at www.hautecakeshop.com.

I can't believe January has come and is on its way out, but I'm excited for February! I will make greater strides at being a better blogger in February. Looking forward to learning new things, cooking new recipes, and running longer distances!

Julie