Day 344/365 (June 26, 2015)

What a long day, but a very awesome productive day!

I got up early and began making the cakes for Lola. It took me several hours but I made her a beautiful rainbow birthday cake and even made extra rainbow cupcakes from the extra batter. Sadly i will not be able to get a picture of the inside of the cake but I can tell the rainbow turned out well from the leveling of the cakes. I also did a great job leveling the oven because there wasn't much leveling I needed to do. I decided to frost the inside of the cake a light blue so it would be like the sky.

I am so proud of how it turned out and extremely thankful the fondant rainbow stayed upright in the cake! I also sprayed it with pearl shimmer so it would sparkle.

I also fit in packing for New Hampshire and multiple cupcake deliveries, and going to the office for a bit!

Then Sasha, Karen, and I headed out to NJ to drop off the cake. Thankfully it made it there safely and we got to see Lola for a tiny bit on her birthday and give her her present, then it was back home for a little bit of sleep.

Also my rainbow fun today was even more fun since the Supreme Court ruled Gay marriage was legal and everyone was cheering. Different things like the White House, and SF City hall, empire state building, etc... all turned themselves rainbows with lighting choices. Even the Freedom Towers spiral antenna got festive which you can sort of see in a picture.

Day 332/365 (June 14, 2015)

Woke up bright and early, before Lola came in. Then I made her chocolate chip pancakes and made myself and Sasha a pancake with a cinnamon swirl in it... yummy! After breakfast we played "pass the ball" with the friends and Lola gave them story time. I tried to actually win to help her in the learning to not be a sore loser department but i actually lost... fail! She also caught me filming her story time... oops! Then she played with some legos. We had a good sleepover with her!

Later in the evning Sasha, Karen, and I went to see Ben David in his school musical. Oh man, i saw way too much of people I didn't nee to see but he did a great job and glad we could make it out. It was at Circle in the Square and before the show started the guy who works for Circle was so cranky and yelling very angrily at people for no valid reason which was annoying. After the show was over we discovered that it was pouring rain... all 3 of us in dresses and flip flops with no umbrella. In the 4 blocks home we became drowned rats from the really cold rain.

Day 331/365 (June 13, 2015)

Woke up earlier than I would have liked but what can ya do?! I tracked Sasha's 10K race and made an omelette for breakfast. Then I showered. When Sasha got back we started to watch another episode of Orange is the new black but we got a surprise when Ellyn brought Lola over very early! Good thing we were home. Needless to say we stopped watching it. After a bit I popped over to help Holly and Anna with Hedwig lotto, then rushed back home. Ellyn came back and we talked Lola's party. I am sad we will be missing it but glad I will be in NH with my family. I am still mating her cake though so I hope that it still tastes good the day of her party!

Then we had some fun with Lola and she worked on making a calendar for me. Then we tried very hard to convince her to not go with Sasha but failed, so Karen and I had a quiet evening. I fell asleep finally trying to watch the Game. Lola also played with the window markers and made herself as a mermaid in an underwater sea castle. Lola also toppled Sasha and Karen.

Fred is so cute.

Day 317/365 (May 30, 2015)

Woke up on the earlier than usual for a Saturday and decided to go for a run. It started off okay weather wise but by the time i was almost done it became so hot/humid I didn't think I was going to make it... but i did get myself to do 3.1 miles in 40 minutes on my own! The first 4 minutes i ran .5 mile without stopping! Then I came home and had to shower because I was a sweaty disgusting mess!

Then Hope, Sasha, Karen and I walked downtown to to the cake store/Michaels before walking back up to meet Lola. Lola was amused finding Charlie in one of my clothing drawers and Fred was being a cat and enjoying Sasha's laundry hamper.

Had a wonderful time with Lola per usual. While Sasha and Karen crafted we did the vote (poor boys don't stand a chance) we did a Derblin story/show, she sang me a song, and played hot potato with the friends. She also named my new runicorn Isabella. Shewas pleased with the job of doing that.

After she left I went to help Dom/Anna with the Hedwig lotto, then puttered around with them for a bit before bringing some leftover cupcakes to Penski and eating 1.5 myself.

Fred's new spot to hang is the bathroom floor because of the cool tile and Charlie was not pleased I was giving Fred attention so this is the shot of him trying to knock my phone out of my hand.

I ended the night sort of early because I had a really bad headache.

Day 301/365 (May 14, 2015)

After i headed home to relax a bit, then met up with Brandon to get my memory card back and took off in pursuit of new clothes. Always a daunting task for me. Let me tell you I found all these cute dresses in the Adam Levine line but couldn't get any of them because they don't account for the fact that girls might have larger than a B cup... I was crushed. I did find two dresses at Old Navy eventually, though I really only like one of them. Then I met up with Holly and Anna to help with Hedwig lotto. After I went to meet up with Andrey. After a run into Midtown Comics we went to the evil cookie place. I finally tried the corny cowboy (corn cookie with jalapeno and cheddar cheese and bacon) and let me tell you new favorite! Then I went home and after dinner I helped Sasha rip covers off of "playbills" for a project. Eventually i forced myself outside after 11 pm to go for a brief walk to hit the step goal for the day, and then BED!

I also copied Lola's book and bound a printed copy of it.

Day 296/365 (May 9, 2015)

A busy and wonderful day! I started the morning off with a 90 minute walk, then came home and relaxed for a bit before Lola arrived. She took the suggestion to make her own Derblin inspired Critter and story very seriously. I was extremely impressed with her creativity and dedication. She worked on her story for about 4.5 hours. She kept asking us how to spell words, but not all of them. At one point both Sasha and I fell asleep briefly on the couch. She wanted to send it to "the company" meaning the couple that wrote the Derblin is a Derblin book she loves.

A bit later Karen came home and they worked on a necklace for Ellyn then we all headed off to NJ. While in the car we started playing "evil fairy." I have enjoyed all the games I have played with Lola, but I must say this was not one i liked and i felt slightly tortured. We got to her house and between bath time and dinner time and birthday planning we were able to avoid playing more of the evil fairy for a while. Then we played it again for a tiny bit before her dad got home. Then we went to trader joes and got some much needed groceries.Once home i was finally able to eat!

Eventually i headed out for another walk to finish my step goal and ended at 54 Below for Eric Michael Krop's show. I got there earlier than planned but step goal was achieved and I didn't want to add too much more steps to the count for the day! The girl who ended up in line behind me was working my last nerve. Every other word out of her mouth was like. I like totally like did like this thing like i.... And she kept creeping closer and closer to me an hitting me with her bag and phone and being oblivious to it. Luckily the doorman took notice and said i could go downstairs to wait at the seats until they were ready to open the house.

I got myself a lovely seat and Eric's show was really great. The boy can sing! So talented! so happy i stayed up so late for it! After it was over and I was up by the bar area i almost didn't recognize Brian (Nash) when he tried to say hi to me. The lighting was such a way i didn't really see his face until he was very close... oops! It was nice to chat with him for a bit, and then Eric... then I had to go home I was so sleepy! These 11:30 shows are killer on the sleep cycle!

Day 290/365 (May 3, 2015)

The morning started fairly early because of the Lola sleepover. I must say it is fun to be woken up by a giggly 5 year old! Then we made pancakes and improved her rocket ship after we discovered Fred had peed in her rocket ship from the night before... oh man was she upset by that, and couldn't understand why Fred would do that.

Then Karen and Sasha went off for morning errands so it was just Lola and I. we dressed up, played a wonderful few rounds of Hot Potato with the friends, though some of them ended up in time out for being sore losers. We read the Derblin book over and over. Derblin is a Derblin, and she even used some of the friends to act it out. She started singing a made up song to the tune of another song (and dance with pon poms) about all the activities we were doing and how it was the best Sunday ever.

Then after Ellyn arrived and Sasha and Karen were back we went to Bareburger for lunch. Then back home to play for a bit, and when Ellyn headed out to Kinky Boots the 4 of us headed to the park. Sasha would sing Let's Go Fly A Kite and we would lift Lola up and she was loving it! Then we got to the park and boy oh boy can that girl move! She met another girl, 6 year old Lila, and they became best buddies and poor Lila had to keep yelling after to Lola to "Please slow down I can't keep up" There were 3 adults watching this one girl and we were having a hard time keeping tabs! Eventually Lola got to have an ice cream before we left. She ended up being very tired and fell asleep before we made it back tot he apartment.

Later on I went for a few random walks to hit my step goal for the day and made a birthday card for Karolina that ended up needing Sasha's hep because my writing turned out so poorly. Charlie also still squeezes into that cat scratcher.