I love doing meaningful things for people. Living in Orange County, in a world surrounded by stuff it is so easy to walk into a store get the latest and greatest, but will it be remembered in a week, a month, in six months? Giving something meaningful can also be a testament to how well you know someone-- what is meaningful to them.
My husband, a man who has brought so much meaning to my life, has a deep love for the Ford Bronco, and no, not the OJ model-- the classic. If you are not a car enthusiast-- think what Kenau Reeves drove in Speed. His birthday was coming up and I couldn't not get him the actual Bronco not quiet in our budget-- that would above our limit on single signature purchases. But a could do it in cake.
Cake allows me to be fearless. I have never sculpted a car before, I have never even played with cars before. Ask my brother-- my cars sounds are terrible. No matter-- I would deliver a classic bronco in cake.
The cake traveled 5 hours with us to Yosemite. We were there for his birthday. A personal expression in cake. This will have do until he turns 50 for the real thing...
Where have I been? Life. Cakes have not been on hold, just writing about them. I am about 8 cakes behind. Being a mom, a wife, a room mom, a career women have all taken priority over documenting my cakes. What I have realized in the past 7 months is how much I enjoy doing cakes-- and how comfortable I am in my own skin right now. I have taken some time to flush out what I want to do and focus on what is most important-- my family. I have changed jobs so that I am closer to home. My new position is still in corporate america but has less stress and I am done at 5-- my work does not come home with me. I have become more involved in my daughters school. My husband and I have started date night- awesome. Why did we wait almost 9 years to do this. To all my married friends out their-- schedule a date night. So worth it. And I know my cakes are something I want to do-- just on my time.
I realized I am much more like my family than thought. I like a starting point-- buzz light year or green and orange. Then I want to run with it. I don't like to be pigeon holed into an idea. This is truly an artistic expression for me. I like bringing joy to people through cake--whether a room full of people are enjoying a GFCF cake or someone wasn't even expecting a birthday cake and it was a personal expression. I want my cakes to be a personal experience for people. I am back and enjoying every minute of it.
