#92 DZPII: Run/Walk/Skip/Dance/Jump (another) Color Run

Round TWO for the Color Run & this time it was in IRVINE, CA!

 

It truly is the happiest 5K ever ~ I had such a blast!

Picture time!

 

From left to right - Bottom Row: Alex, Madalyn, & AlexJ
Top Row: myself, Shanna, Erin, Jessie, & David

The After photo - no Before photo needed

Throwing the color packets in the air! Amazing colors!

 (Thank you MMDub for the awesome pictures!!)

#72 DZPII: Bake & decorate a two tiered cake

For my good friend Shanna's little girl Abigal's 3rd birthday, her theme was "Watermelons!"

 

So I offered to make her birthday cake and it was definately a watermelon - pink cake with watermelon flavoring (complete with mini chocolate chips in the cake to look like "seeds") and the two-toned green watermelon rind!

 

 

I don't have a picture of it cut opened, but trust that it's very pink and very watermelon!

#51 DZPII: Have one of the "A Day at the Spa" Burke Williams packages

I've had a membership to Burke Williams for a while now, and I enjoy it, but I always wanted to try their "day at the spa" packages. So for my first time, I chose "The Spa Experience" pacakge:

 

 

#49 DZPII: Buy a little black dress & work it!

 

 

Not my best picture but the elevator door opened and we all rushed into it!

 

For my dear friend Alex's bachelorette celebration in Las Vegas, the girls and I were asked to bust out our little black dresses... needless to say I didn't have one, and it was a great excuse to go buy one!

 

Summertime doesn't give me much options for all black dresses... but I did end up finding this strapless from New York and Company.

 

 

It's an eyelet strapless with POCKETS! Big time score with the pockets!

 

But I must be too fat for it... the zipper broke on me several times and so after our dinner I was walking back to the room with a broken zipper - back showing, bra strap showing, and I held the dress up so my undies didn't show *sigh*

 

I know what you're thinking... return it! But unfortunately there was a tag that was not to be taken off, otherwise I could have. But the tag was torn off as soon as I got in it.

 

#37 DZPII: Go to the farmer's market

I love a good farmers market, I mean who doesn't?! You get to meet local produce farmers, specialty jewelry makers, artist, even food trucks! The one near the house is on Saturday mornings, but really isn't the biggest turn out.

I love the Sunset Beach farmers market! Absolutely adore it! I've missed it ever since I moved from the area. But this last weekend I took a drive and went out to visit. I bought only strawberries & candy apples, but saw a bunch of produce, jewelry, art, kitchen towels, hand painted signs, honey, hummus, beauty products, and other home goodies. Lunch was hawaiian teriyaki and dessert was shaved ice! Ryan had a lot of fun!

#72 DZPII: Bake & decorate a two tiered cake

#72 DZP II: Bake & Decorate a Two-Tiered Cake!

 

 

So for the advance cake decorating class Mom and I are taking, the second class is on two-tiered cakes. The class before was on color flow technique (see puppy above), so we were asked to apply the color flow technique to a two-tiered cake. So I went on google pictures and found this cutie and created a Puppy-Dawg Cake!

 

 

Complete with fondant dog house and bowl. Around the rest of the cake is dog bones, paw prints, dog bowl, and another puppy hiding in the grass.

 

It's a 6 inch cake stacked on a 10 inch cake. We learned how to stack and use/cut dowels for construction.



#76 DZPII: Buy a new refridgerator

 

That's right! We finally bought one!

I was seriously in need of a fridge space, especially with my baking two-tiered cakes (post to come!!) and all, but just the extra room for drinks is so nice!

We got this beauty from a Sears Outlet center, and I'm happy to say, I'm ok with the two tiny scratches it has... I covered them with pictures and magnets anyways!

 

And yes, that's my In & Out drink in there!