Try, try again...

I've always heard the saying, "If at first you don't succeed, try, try again."  That's exactly what I've done with cake decorating. My first experience was  pretty much a total disaster. I took a class with Carol, a friend from work, and I had problems from the beginning. Anyway, that was a few blogs ago, and I've made two more attempts since then. I must say that they have gone much better.
This is a cake I made for Brian, Brad's brother. His birthday was a few weeks ago.

It's a far cry from perfect, but oh so much better than the cake from class. When I leveled the cakes, they did great!! No crumbling whatsoever!! I used store bought icing, so it didn't crust at all, but at least I was able to practice the basics. I just piped the Titans symbol by hand. It could use alot of practice, but I'm OK with that! My colors didn't turn out either...it's more of a baby blue and pink cake. LOL. It still tasted good though. Again, it was much better than the first one!!
I also made a cake for Carol last week. She is my baking buddy who loves cupcakes. So, what kind of cake did I make her? A giant cupcake of course!!

There wasn't really much decorating to this cake...just pipe some icing on and add sprinkles. It was still fun to make, and I am pretty sure I will get alot of use out of that pan. I had some batter left after I baked the giant cupcake, so I made some regular sized cupcakes to go along with it.

I can't wait to try another cake. Hopefully I will keep getting better. Baby steps!! :) At least I'm improving on the basics, and I'm happy with that for now.

Catching Up With Old Friends

Sunday morning Brad and I had lunch with Katie, a great friend from high school, at the Loveless Cafe. She was in Nashville on a last minute, spur of the moment trip with her two little girls, Averie and Lillie, and her sister, Morgan. We were so glad that we were able to met up and spend a few hours together.
Katie and I were next door neighbors all through middle school and high school. We were great friends and pretty much lived at each others houses during the summer, and sometimes during the school year too.
We couldn't even remember the last time we had seen each other. We guessed that it had been about 8 years, but we quickly picked up right where we left off. We all laughed alot about old times, and we caught up on all of the new things in our lives.

Just like old times! :)

Morgan and Brad

Sweet and Sassy Lillie Beth! !

Lunch was delicious, and our visit was really fun. We are already planning to get together again around the holidays!!