It has been a few days TOO many!

. . . BUT, I'm back! :)

Let me recap the last few days before I get into my crazy day today. (I say "crazy" like it's unusual lol.. who am I kidding?! )


Saturday we went downtown for a bit.. This was at an old rail road bridge we discovered while exploring ,.... too bad the water is so dirty,, and gross below it... I would have popped an inner tube into that baby and started floating off! :)



Here's a card I FINALLY sent off to my sister-in-law..
This was made when I though she'd be coming down to visit.. but now that Mike and I are going up that way, I though it would be trashed. . .Nope! I made up a new letter and attached it.. then sent it off.. I thought it was too cute (and it took a butt- load of time to make.. ) to just toss out.

Thursday night I was a mad woman making a million cupcakes to sell at work on Friday.. here are some pics. . . Did I mention that I sold out!... Lot's of compliments.. and I made a decent amount of money :)... I'll have to do it again VERY soon.. (but with a LOT more cup cakes.. )
My mom being the test subject... (I don't think she minds ONE BIT~! :)
I'm letting the filled centers chill.. Look how patiently they wait for their death.. lol
mmmm... I think they got lonely...
All boxed up and ready for eating!!!!
if only I could have kept them .... (But I'd probably go into a diabetic coma or something .. not good!)

Alright.. so that was my weekend MINUS the drama.


Today, on the other hand.. started out filled with drama.. (at least, once I got up to the school to get my classes taken care of)
Friday afternoon I went to the school to drop off a new application with updated info.. The lady took it and told me to come back Monday and it would be in the system.

(sshcoobie dooobie... la la boooobiiee doo::: the weekend passes)

This morning- I get to the school, sign in, and wait for a counselor..
I was shocked at how quickly I was seen, since my prior experiences have sucked dealing with this school.
He calls me back.. I sit down in his office...
"I'll be right with you".. He starts typing in his computer.. "are you sure you turned your application in?"
ME-"Yes, Friday, and the lady told me to come back Monday"
He goes,... leaves the room for a few minutes...
"I checked in the admin. office and they didn't have an application from you."
ME- Thinking---what the hell?! I KNOW I turned one in! ... "I'm sure I turned one in"

*** SO, not only was it not put into the system.. but they LOST the WHOLE damn thing!~
I spent this morning re- filling out an application... then waiting for it to clear in their system (cause I couldn't register for classes if I didn't have an application.)
FINALLY, when all of that boo-shyt was done, I got my classes picked out and rushed like a crazy lady to work..

alright.. enough talking about school stuff before my nerves burst out of my body and start attacking everything in site. lol...

Hope everyone is well!!

Mrs. E

Yesterday.. .. ..

Was a crazy day.

On the way to work I was run off the road by some guy that turned out infront of me... I came feet from t-boning the side of his car.. THANK GOD! for anti-lock brakes.. because luckily I was able to slam on my brakes and steer out of harms way!.... AND miss a head on collision.. AND construction barrels!!!!!! So needless to say, God was def. on my side... AND I was completely shook up for the rest of the day..

Other than that, yesterday would have been a perfect day for RAIN BOOTS!!! lol.. this whole week has been full of thunderstorms and rain covered roads.

I did, however, manage to try out this chocolate (flourless) cake recipe I found...

I'll have to post up the results when I get home today..

Tootles for now!~!!!

--Steeeenerz

No new pictures... but here's an old pic of my little goat friend on a trip to Colombia.. Que precioso! :)

Wooo.. It's time for a. .. .. ..

VACATION!!!!!
(Not a gay pride vacation... lol.. sorry I like color dammit!~ lol.. But Chris would be proud:)

Anyways, Mike informed me that we WILL be heading to Michigan for our vacation.. what fun!! :) We are planning to drive, which should be nice with all of the scenery.. and plus the time we'll get to spend together. It's also REALLY *nice* weather up that way (compared to the mounds of snow from January lol) SO I'll get to experience the stuff in Michigan I miss out on last time! :) This is only my second trip up there.. AHH!! I'm extremely excited!!! I can't wait!!
alright.., enough of this rambling!
Now... What to pack?!! ;0p
(How about some-- dun dun duuuuuuhn!-- ~*~Rain boots!!!~*~ lol.. jk)

-Steena

*****I want some RAIN BOOTS!!!!******

These are so pretty.. and just feminine... but loud! :)
These are just sunny.. and make you wanna smile --while jumping into a puddle.
These are just plain nice!
I love the one furthest to the left... rainbow on white... how pleasant... :)
These and the ones below are

my favorites!!!!! I have tried these on many times..
These make you wanna kick a puddle. . . in the FACE~! lol
I feel like I could vacation in these boots..


Ok... enough of my obsession.. if you only knew the HALF of my shoe fetish! .. lol..
Mrs. E

( o ) Bagels! ( o ) ( o ) ( o )

I saw a trend of people making bagels and thought "hey! I wonder if I could make those!!"
It took a lot of work, but over all.. They turned out phenomenal~!
I followed this recipe- http://www.jewish-food.org/recipes/brea0007.htm

I cut it in half (cause I wouldn't get through 15 bagels alone! ) but other than that followed the recipe...

The ONLY thing I will make sure to change next time-- is to make sure the dough ends of my bagel circles are connected VERY well before boiling~!

I had some issues with bagels separating while boiling.. so they turned out to be half moon bagels.. lol..

Not hard to fix though.. I simply fastened the ends together with tooth picks before baking them in the oven :) .. MmMMmmmm... For my first attempt at bagel making I think I did VERY well! ... They tasted delicious.. tough and chewy and a little crunchy on the outside.. mmmm I'm ready to get home and make a bagel sandwich...
Here are some pictures:

After boiling the dough.. topped with poppy seeds, sea salt, sesame seeds, and a few other tasty versions.. ready for baking.
Fresh and golden brown from the oven..
mmm.. can you smell them?!!
Poppy seed and sea salt...
Cheddar
caraway seed and sea salt....
Sesame seed... Look how shiny.. :)
waiting to be eaten!
DEF. try this recipe.. pretty easy to follow.. just a quick process...
BUT it's SOOOO worth it!! I'll be making these again for SURE ;0)
Mrs. E..............

7-7-2007

It seems like EVERYONE and their mother had a wedding on Saturday... 7/7/2007.
Renata was no exception! .. and what a beautiful wedding it was!
The Main Post Chapel, where the wedding took place... what a pretty evening it turned out to be.. esp. since the whole beginning of the day was full of rain!
Here comes the bride.. (and dad... lol)
Newly weds~!
J-nizzle! My bestest friend-0
Here's Janette and her escort.
Mr and Mrs Neto!

Off to the reception!
Me and the hub.. :)

Over all it was a beautiful moment!!!

I hope everything goes well for the both of them!

RE -NA- TA!!!!! LOL

Mrs E

M&M...(you can tell I'm at work.. lol)

I got this one for Ljc blog also!

You know I am TOO cute as an M&M... lol

My lunch the other day..

Here is a random veggie dish I created the other day.. It's got red potatoes, zucchini, and tomatoes.

I roasted the potatoes and zucchini at 450 dgrs for about 30 mins and then added the tomatoes and continued to roast for about ten minutes. I drizzled a little bit of olive oil over them before cooking and seasoned it with sea salt, rosemary, pepper, mustard seed, garlic powder.. and maybe 1 or 2 other spices..

Anyways.. It actually turned out pretty tasty... ESPECIALLY the potatoes :)

I think the only changes I'd make next time-- add some garlic pieces.. (instead of just the garlic powder) oooh... and some red onion :0)

Hope the pictures don't make you drool too much lol (or for the veggie haters--Mike-- GAG)

Mrs. E

Here are some "BooM BooM" pictures! :)

Fireworks! :)

(Click one to make it "life size"! lol)