Why is the rum always gone, or in my case, left out?

Last night my mom and I made a cake from the cookbook, Mastering the Art of French Cooking. We made a chocolate almond cake, with delicious chocolate glaze/icing. I had to do a practice round before I make it for her birthday. My mom made me leave out the rum extract, darn it. I informed her I was part pirate, but I guess that didn't work. Maybe next time :) But until then, I'm excited for my parents to come home and try it out with me.

Graduation baby!

On Thursday I attended my "official" graduation ceremony. A while back when I first started East Shore, I remember my dad, Jared and grandma all joking about me NOT attending a graduation ceremony. Well, I sure showed them! :)

Afterwards we went to eat DELICIOUS mexican food -my favorite! Grandma also gave me an abalone shell. A very unique gift which I love.

Hair!

The girls each got their hair cut yesterday. They were all excited and had a new burst of self confidence. Don't they look cute though?

Finished!

I just finished reading a 418 page autobiography. Talk about 'whoa'. As much as I hate to say this, because I love books, but bios and auto bios are just tough reading. So guess what's next? A biography. This one is called "Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire". The movie "The Duchess" is based on the book. I've been meaning to read it for some time now, so wish me luck!

This is me.

I Am A Girl by The Girls in Glasses

Cute! And so up my alley...

I Am A Girl - The Girls With Glasses Theme Song from The Girls With Glasses on Vimeo.

California Vacation!

My family and I went to California (LA) for a few days. It was so great and we all had a wonderful time. We met up with Bryon, Michelle and Josh for a baseball game and the beach. Such fun!

Here we are at Disneyland








The best ride!




Hollywood






Audrey Hepburn's star!






Baseball game- go Giants!






The best part was the beach. Oh how I loved it. It was Jenna's first time by the way- kind of sad, I know :) But we all enjoyed it.