Another Cake...the biggest one ever...well, yet...

After slaving for the past two weeks in the hot kitchen (I of course am speaking of my oven. Myself, I was watching seasons 1 and 2 of M*A*S*H) I finally have something to show. Last week I baked all million cakes that I needed for the Smith reception and froze them in a neighbor's freezer. I then carted them all back Thursday and Friday and covered them with delectible frosting. This is the biggest cake that I've ever made, and chocolate frosting is more difficult to work with, just so you know. Well, maybe not more difficult, it is just different. My blood, sweat and tears went into this cake....or maybe just my blood and sweat...or maybe I mopped up the sweat and squelched the blood before it actually made it inside of the cake. Anyhow, without further ado:

A new piano for ellen

In the four hours that I got to be home between the YCL retreat and the Ward Youth Conference, I went online to KSL.com and found a piano. I then enlisted the help of some strapping young men and some strapping from my friend, along with another friend's pickup to take the piano from its old home in Pleasant Grove to its new home underneath the mirror in my Africa room. It looks quite nice there. I am quite excited for the opportunity I'll have, after my thesis is written, of course, to take lessons. Perhaps I'll be able to play more than the five songs that I've had memorized since I was twelve, or at least that is my goal. Happy playing!