Happy Holidays!

Hello Gumdrops, I hope everyone is having a Happy Holidays! Growing up I use to LOVE this time of the year, I still do though it is not the same. There is much more giving then receiving these days. Anyhow, my family usually gets together and celebrates Christmas together. This year not only did we celebrate Christmas but the 1^st birthday of my little cousin Vivian (yes I know my friend name is Vivian as well lol). So it was double the pleasure. Okay so like I’ve written before, I ALWAYS have a cake for my birthday. When I was younger my mother would throw theme parties for both my sister and me. You know…Elmo, Big Bird, etc. The cake would have a cartoon character made of frosting on it, simple and basic. This is before you could have an actual picture created on the cake. NOW we are in a whole other ball field. Cakes have become much more elaborate to say the least.

So the body of the Barbie is actually eatable, only the head and chest area is plastic. Making these cakes is truly an art! I was totally impressed. Have you ever watched Amazing Wedding Cakes on WEtv or Cake Boss on TLC? The pastry chefs are incredible! It’s like eating a piece of art! *Drools.*

My older cousin made the cupcakes…red velvet, yum! It was a delicious end to yet another memorable Christmas. BTW, speaking of cupcakes Crumbs Bake Shop sells some pretty tasty cupcakes. I will definitely be paying one of their shops a visit again in the near future.  =D XOXOXO

If I Can't Do It, It Simply Can't be Done! =D

All right 2011 is my DIY (Do It Yourself) year! If I can do it myself then it will be done. No more spending unnecessarily. I use to be so good at saving but lately I’ve been spending money that I do NOT have. I look back on my less than wise purchases and it really ticks me off. Because I could have that money in the bank NOW, I did not NEED to purchase that item. Ugh, but I let it go. You only live once right? But no more of that! The madness must be stopped! Oh how I have so much planned for 2011. I just feel as if something epic is going to happen I just don’t know what it is yet. However, I am excited to find out. I am looking forward to a major change. Hopefully it’s a good change and nothing tragic. I also have a lot planned for this blog. You just wait and see! I have a lot of places to check out before my schedule becomes hectic again when school begins. So I will take this time to fit in as much events as possible. And of course I will document my journey every step of the way.  

Anyhoo, this is a picture I found of my nephew clutching his hands together. He was less than a month when I took this photo on my phone. Everytime I look at it I smile. He’s going to be four months soon and my love for him grows more and more with each passing day. It’s amazing how love grows. At times I wonder if I can have children because I wouldn’t know what to do with myself if anything were to happen to them. I honestly couldn’t handle it. I really don’t understand how ANYONE could harm a child. They evoke nothing but innocence. Nevertheless, he’s my free model. I’ve taken some great photos of him and can’t wait to take him out when he’s a little older to take some great shots outdoors. I would post a few I have taken but my sister would kill me! She doesn’t want her son posted all over the Internet, which is totally understandable. But he’s just too cute, I might just sneak one in here one of these days *mischievous grin.*

My Special Day(s)

Hello my darlings! I’m so excited to be posting new entries. I know I haven’t been holding up to my promise BUT I do have a very good reason. I’ve been super busy! But now that I’m on break from school I will have more time to update the blog. YAY! *jumps up and down.* So my birthday passed a couple of weeks ago and I did in fact lug around my camera to capture the beautiful memories. Vivian’s sister Lauren, birthday is a day before mine so we all decided to celebrate together *hearts.* She wanted to attend a drag queen show at the Lips Cabaret, and I was more than game! All I can say is…I HAD A MOTHER LOVING GOOD TIME! It was amazing and advice anyone in the NYC to check it out!

Silly Anna,  got to love her!

Me and my darling girls, such beauties! I was kind of upset that my crown matched my blazer. *shrugs* 

Sheesh someone could of told me my hair was messed up, argh!

Lauren, the fellow birthday girl and Vivian (two beauties)

I swear up and down she looks like Eva the model. So that's what I call her lol

 Anyhow, that was just the beginning. We attended the show that Friday but my birthday wasn’t until Saturday. What did that mean? More celebration of course! It was a weekend affair. That Saturday we decided to go to a club. For the life of me I can’t remember the name but I had fun nonetheless. And for my actual day of my birthday I spent it with my family, oh yea! Okay, maybe its just me but I LOVE ice cream cake in particular carvel’s ice cream cake with the little chocolate crumbs in the middle. YUMMY! So for the past few years I’ve been demanding it for my birthday! Yes, I still cut a cake for my birthday…its tradition. I can’t remember not ever having a cake being cut on my behalf. When I was younger my mom made it into some big surprise like I don’t know that they stashed my cake in the back on the fridge *side eye* but to make her feel better I would act surprised anyway lol. But that didn’t happen this year, they just cut straight to the chase. That how I know I’m getting old. *Sighs.* Needless to say, I enjoyed spending my birthday with both family and friends. And God bless another year! =D

My lil ole ice cream cake hehe

Oh WAAAIT! Did I forget to mention that Vivian took me out for my birthday? No of course I couldn’t forget…save the best for last. I NEVER had sushi before in my life (sushi virgin lol) so she decided to take me out for sushi at a sushi restaurant in Williamsburg. Woo, I was overly excited. And it was a great experience, now I see the rave about California rolls, DELICIOUS! Thank you again Vi! *Kisses.*

BTW, thank you to everyone who helped make my birthday a memorable one. You all looked amazingly beautiful! XOXOX my loves. 

*Shrugs*

Hello my darling gumdrops, so I’ve been meaning to post some new pictures of my latest adventures but unfortunately my computer is just not cooperating with my plan. It’s not allowing me to upload pictures from my camera. I must remind you that this is the same camera that I’ve had my shoots with but allofasudden it doesn’t want to work? Ugh really? But I will figure it out and post some new pics up real soon.

BTW, a few of you have been asking why I don’t have pictures of myself on MY own blog. Well, there is a perfectly good reason for that. I HATE taking pictures. Umm well its not that I reaally hate it BUT I need someone to take it for me, preferably someone taller than I am. I find that when pictures are taken from an upward angle (on me) that they come out all yucky. But from a downward angle it comes out just right. And since I’m the tallest person in my house (besides my dad who certainly doesn’t have the patience to take pictures of me) I’m pretty much out of luck. But help is on the way. If I could find room to use my tripod and use the self-timer on my camera I will be all set. So soon, crossing fingers I will be able to post more pictures of myself. *Cheese face. * Things will be different for the New Year! I can’t believe today is December 1^st, my birthday is just around the corner *wink, wink.*

In the meantime scratch everything else off my Christmas list for these gifts are my only wish! WOA hold up…did that just rhyme? Haha, just call me K-NICE lol just kidding.

McQueen