Pinterest Made Me Do It..Again

What could we have possibly seen on Pinterest to spark our creative eye? Why, only the coolest little cake you have ever seen!

Here is an example from Pinterest of what some people did. Now..we didn't want ours to be just plain and boring..

We started off with just making normal white cake mix. Then we separated the batter into 5 different bowls. (Depending on how many colors you choose to use.)

Ashlie took quite a few pictures..of everything. 

These are the five colors we decided to use. Purple, blue, green, yellow, and black. The black was definitely a shocker. It turned out to be everyone's favorite color of the cake.

We started off just taking spoons and drizzling our batter onto the pan. It made it more hectic and original.

It took a LONG time to get all the batter in there.

There is what our cake looked like right before being put in the oven. We were nervous all the colors would mix, but they stayed in form.

Right out of the oven!

"El Horno Es On-o!"

Plating the cake..

And there you have it! There is our lovely, colorful cake! We were very impressed and definitely encourage you all to try it. Great for girls nights!

Kendra(Freshman)McKenzie(Sophmore)Heather(Senior)Ashlie(Junior)Courtney(Junior)

It's Finally Over

2011... I can't say I'm sad to see you go. You definitely gave me a run for my money. Half the time, I wasn't sure how I was going to pull through. Anything and everything that could go wrong...did. Friends? Definitely lost quite a few. Stuff happened. People changed. We all did. You can't change that. I miss my best friend. I will always love him, but right now we aren't supposed to be together. So I'll wait. When he is ready to talk, he knows I'm here. To sit, to listen, to talk, and to just be us again. I love him and miss him. It's been weird not having him around so much. I can't get used to it. We will be ok in the future. I know we will. Time will only tell, I guess. Soccer? Craziest year we have EVER had. Between my hips finally giving out on me, me switching teams back and forth a few times, and a near winless high school season, I had a lot of chances of growth and opportunity. Family? We are stronger than ever. It's just us 5 here. My parents, Carson, Gracie, and me. We are our own support system and we have needed each other the last little while. My aunt and uncle have separated. My cousins and I have become a lot closer since then, even if they do live across the country.
All in all? I'm just walking away from 2011, thankful for the experiences and thankful that it made my family closer than ever. That year could have been a lot worse, but it also could have been a heck of a lot better.
2012, please be good to me. I have high expectations. Hopefully our house will sell and we can move somewhere we like to call "home" still. If not, fingers crossed my parents let me transfer schools. I would do anything to get out of Syracuse. I'm not running away, I'm just looking for something new and better. This being the year that I become a senior, that I turn 18, is a big year for me. I am growing up and realizing that there is so much more to life than popularity and high school.
Have a good year. Everyone out there. I am sending love and hope that you can make this year all that you want it to be. Good luck. Don't forget, even when you feel like you are at the end of the road, things will get better. Everyone has a "happily ever after" planned. If things aren't ok, they aren't done yet. You'll be okay. I know it.