Guess What?!

I am slowly coming back from my blogging hiatus! It hit me yesterday, that I am ready to come back to blogging, but at a slow pace because I am still very busy. I graduate June 3rd! Holla! So, please bare with me!

Warning: Random Post

First and foremost... thanks to all who have kept me in their prayers, sent me emails, comments and tweets. Love y'all so much! You are all so dear to my heart.

Michabella's Cupcakery is getting some business here and there, but is at a standstill until I can find the money to rent a kitchen in order to get my mobile vendors permit/license to take my cupcakes to farmer's markets.

Well as y'all know I've been a wreck the past couple of months. I really drifted away from God, because I have just been so disappointed and sad/mad at what I have had to go through (losing friends, having few friends, heart break after heart break, loss of hope). I have felt so numb and so hopeless. I skipped church for awhile. I was mad at Him. I am still not where I should be in my relationship with Him, but it's getting better. I am just really trying to live in the moment and be HAPPY! I have actually found myself laughing hysterically on a couple of recent dates I went on. Laughter is so good and was so needed. The men...not so much.

{enjoying blueberry beer}

The other day, I found out "the ex" was dating someone. STAB.IN.THE.HEART. I baked that day to keep my thoughts somewhere else and from breaking down. Then I heard this song, Chris Young-Tomorrow.

It's just perfect. Music and I have this connection. Songs help me get through certain times and trials in my life, that's the beauty of music. Music is a part of me.

"Baby when we're good, you know we're great..."

"We're like fire and gasoline

I'm no good for you, you're no good for me

We only bring each other tears and sorrow..."

I finally found closure. I can finally move on and I wish him happiness, I really do.

 

Back to cupcakes...I have been messin' around with how to ship my cupcakes. It's frustrating when you dont have the resources or money like the big wigs. I think I am going to ship them in jars...ya know, like cupcake in a jar. The jar will have two cupcakes in it. I am thinking of charging $5 plus the price to ship it out. It will be cheap because I am going to use a priority mail box from USPS. The cupcake will hold it's tastiness longer since it's in a jar. I am going to try and get the supplies this weekend to ship out next week! I will probably do a blog post about it on Monday, so if you are interested...stay tuned!

 

Have a lovely Thursday friends!

Greek Turkey Burgers

adapted by eat, live, run 

makes 4-6 burgers

Ingredients: 

1 lb ground turkey

1 egg, slightly beaten

5 oz frozen spinach, defrosted and drained (I used a 9oz bag...I love spinach like Popeye)

3/4 cup feta cheese

1/4 tsp salt + pinch of pepper

1 tsp Cavender's All Purpose Greek Seasoning

Directions:

Mix together all ingredients with your hands and form four medium sized patties. Cook patties in a greased skillet for about 6 minutes per side, or until meat is completely cooked. Serve on toasted buns with lettuce and ketchup and mustard.

Time:

10 minutes

Nom nom nom!

Short&Sweet

Christ meets us where we are.

He doesn't stand at the finish line and say,

"I'll meet you here."

Instead, He comes alongside us and says,

"I am with you always. 

I am with you on the good days.

I am with you on the bad days.

I am with you when you succeed.

I am with you when you fail.

I will see you through,

and we will cross the finish line of victory together."

This was in a sweet card I got in the mail from an amazing lady-blogger-friend.

{reason 354 why i love the blog community}

ps- I am doing well and hope to be back to blogging soon. Love and miss y'all so much.

Temporary Goodbye

{warning- this is a ridiculously long and rather random post}

"She's a curse word cause it's Monday" -Brad Paisley

Weekend:

The Good: Friday I was up very late baking 5 dozen cupcakes with my new KitchenAid, which all turned out amazing! Saturday I was up early to put the finishing touches on the cupcakes, deliver them, then head out to my sweet friend, Sonja's, baby shower for the day, that was really fun!

The Bad: I had plans to do dinner with a friend but that got cancelled, as well as all the plans to hang out with friends this weekend...awesome. Sunday was planned to be full of rest and relaxation, but Sunday had other plans for me. Jax decided to give himself a mud bath. I walk out to the backyard and see him immersed in a little pool of mud. He was loving life, me...not so much. Jax then decides he doesn't want to listen to his momma and wants to play a game of running away everytime I get close to catching him. It took me 10 minutes to get a hold of him, oh and by this time I too am covered in mud. Finally, I got Jax in the bath and cleaned up. 20 minutes later he pukes up a huge wad of grass. Seriously?!?! I finally calm myself down and since the weather men lied about the 80% chance of rain, I decide to go on a bike ride. And what do ya know!?? Not only are there hurricane force winds (minor exaggeration), but it decides to downpour on me. At this point I don't know whether to laugh or cry. My family then decides to go see a movie and fails to invite me...another awesome. So I decide to go do some shopping because shopping always makes my day better and it did, but I really wish there could have been an extra day to my weekend, because I really could have used it. And now...it's Monday. Need I say more?

On to more serious business...

Despite the extreme joy of opening my cupcakery, which has been going fabulous by the way... Things have been really rough for me lately. I have been having a hard time smiling...and this is not okay because I love to smile and I normally smile all the time! I am extremely busy. I work full time, go to school full time, and have a side business. I try to squeeze in time to work out but some days that just isn't possible. I haven't been sleeping completely through my nights, and stay up way later than I should to get things finished that I need to. I constantly feel exhausted and overwhelmed. I am so over dating, seriously men these days are pathetic. I am so over crappy friendships. Jax is my best friend. I am considering not doing the Triathlon anymore because I just don't have the energy or time to train. Saying that I am a mess is a huge understatement.

I have decided to take a step back from blogging for awhile. I just really need this right now. I will still be commenting on the blogs I regularly follow, but I just won't be as active with this for some time, so please forgive me sweet friends.

And because every post needs a picture... I made this Elmo cupcake yesterday...