I WON!

I failed to mention earlier that I had won the Swag Bag from Boutique in the Barn!!!! Here's all of my sweet loot!

Well...the 2 flowers and 3 bows on the right that are on the white cards, I bought those. But I did get a "Bloom" from Megan who has the Ruby Jane Boutique on etsy.com.


A lot of it is for little girls, like the apron and some of the flowers so when I go to Hawaii, little Monica will get it.

Boutique in the Barn

Come out and see what this is all about! Last year there were quite a few vendors who had some awesome things!

http://www.boutiqueinthebarn.com/

Several of the vendors are hoping to adopt and your purchase will help this awesome cause!

long time no see

so, i have been m.i.a. AGAIN. i've been going crazy with cake orders, the adoption conference, trying to find an internship, planning a move to hawaii in january and working full time at the trophy shop. i've had so much fun these past couple of months and now i'm winding down. i will get pics and what nots up soon for all you people who don't stalk me. :)

BFF

I just wanted to let everyone know how much I love the Owensby Family. They have grown by two since February 2009 and I love it! Steve and Angie have been so awesome to not only me, but my entire family. They have taken me in as a part of thier family and have supported me in all of my decisions. My visits with them make my hard days easier to deal with. Now that Zadok is a BIG brother to Isaac, it's so fun to see the curiosity in Z. He loves Ike so much and I know that Z had some great connections with him when they were both up in heaven.

Zadok is getting to be so big. He likes to try to do things himself and gets upset if he can't. Everytime he sees me, he gets a HUGE grin on his face, holds his arms out and if I don't pick him up right then, he gets mad. When I pick him up, he lays his head on my shoulder and sighs several times and then gives me kisses. Oh! How I love it!

I am so thankful for the openness that I have in this adoption and the comfort that I get from it. Angie and I talk to each other about everything under the sun. She knows all that is not going on in my "love life" and when I actually do get one, she will know all about that too. We have fun hanging out on Wednesdays and playing with the boys.

I couldn't be happier that Zad and I found his mommy and daddy and that they were prepared to have him in their home in 24 hours. The whole process was a modern day miracle and I'm glad I was, and still am, a part of it.

Too Much Stuff

I have been so busy with school and work and then BOTH of the computers crashed on us. So I sit here at work waiting to go home early and typing to you.

June 19th

I volunteered to help with the Top Chef Tour in Phoenix. There were 3 students and a Chef from my school and then the two Top Chef Stars, Ryan and CJ. We were all in the back of a very hot, very small trailer with a kitchen. At times there were 10 of us back there. It was quite fun but it was an all day thing. Here are some pics:

David, Me, Ryan, CJ, Rennetta, Chef H was taking the pic

Here are some pics from my birthday dinner. The Owensby's came over and we got to play with them. Zad is such a cheeser! Anytime he sees a camera he makes a face. I love this little boy so much. He makes me so happy.

When he saw the red light flash he looked up and cheesed and then went on playing like nothing happened. Funny guy!

I had to make a fondant cake in school and did an "Alice in Wonderland" themed one. It was fun to use the airbrush and I am definitely getting one for myself.

Here is my chocolate box. It's a little ghetto blaster, complete with batteries in the back.

Hopefully I will be able to post more in the coming weeks if life doesn't get too crazy.

Awesomeness in Chocolate

At school I had to do an amenity project out of chocolate, so I decided what better way to represent adoption than in CHOCOLATE!!!!!

I traced Zadok's handprint and filled it with white chocolate. I made 3 of them because his fingers kept breaking. I finally got smart and made the hand thicker and then reinforced the cute chubby fingers from the back with more chocolate.

I had so much fun doing this project and I got an "A"! My chef loved the way it flowed and how personal it was to me.

Late...but still....Birthmother's Day 2010

This Birthmother's Day the Owensby's and I went to Fajitas. Just like we did last year. This year though, I realized I wasn't so nervous about it. Last year it was all new to me and I didn't really know how to act around them. This year, well this year was different. I wasn't nervous and just acted like myself. It was great! Here are a few pics from that day. They bought this shirt from the r house couture and I absolutely adore it!!!

We took a pic like this last year. I think it should be part of the tradition.

He bonked his melon earlier in the day and got a raspberry looking bump on his forehead.