So, as Krissa says, "You're prioritizing your stresses! :-) OCD much? heh." And YES! Stress prioritizing is SO helpful.
Forexample. The things that I have been stressing about are pointless. They are things that I cannot deal with until I am in the UK, see? Schools and banking and such. Lying awake at night worrying about them is counter-productive, no? So, today, I went to Sharon's to borrow some of HER stress: Wedding Decoration Stress, a wonderfully high-on-the-scale-of-stressful-things stress. And, we solved all of the wedding decorating problems of the world, and IT WAS SO THERAPEUTIC! Things were crossed off of lists, and the fact that they weren't MY lists didn't matter one bit!
In this trend, we agreed that *I* would be in charge of making and frosting the wedding cake! Thereby giving me something tangible to stress about and specific step-by-step list items to cross off. "Get cream cheese" check! "Find large cake pan" check!
Of course, I've never made a decorated cake before... Oh wait, there was the one that was going to be a spaceship but it kinda bubbled up in the centre and cracked, and then the frosting melted and flowed down it.... but then it looked so much like a volcano that we spooned some cherry pie stuff into the cracked top, renamed it "volcano cake", and it was a HUGE success! So there you go! So far I have had 100% success with cake decorating!!! Never fear, my friend! You can rest assured that your wedding cake is in excellent hands.
Forexample. The things that I have been stressing about are pointless. They are things that I cannot deal with until I am in the UK, see? Schools and banking and such. Lying awake at night worrying about them is counter-productive, no? So, today, I went to Sharon's to borrow some of HER stress: Wedding Decoration Stress, a wonderfully high-on-the-scale-of-stressful-things stress. And, we solved all of the wedding decorating problems of the world, and IT WAS SO THERAPEUTIC! Things were crossed off of lists, and the fact that they weren't MY lists didn't matter one bit!
In this trend, we agreed that *I* would be in charge of making and frosting the wedding cake! Thereby giving me something tangible to stress about and specific step-by-step list items to cross off. "Get cream cheese" check! "Find large cake pan" check!
Of course, I've never made a decorated cake before... Oh wait, there was the one that was going to be a spaceship but it kinda bubbled up in the centre and cracked, and then the frosting melted and flowed down it.... but then it looked so much like a volcano that we spooned some cherry pie stuff into the cracked top, renamed it "volcano cake", and it was a HUGE success! So there you go! So far I have had 100% success with cake decorating!!! Never fear, my friend! You can rest assured that your wedding cake is in excellent hands.
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Put that on your list! hah
You could even work your way around to make up bed and do laundry! ;-)
Now if you are worried about doing one BIG cake, why not lots of little cakes? You can vary what kind of cakes they are that way too! Some could be chocolate, some vanilla, some marble, some fruit, etc, etc.
And then put the icing on them (you can even get the boys to help with this part!) or leave some plain. Butter icing is soooo easy to make and always looks brill!
Stack them up on high in a arty sort of way! And VOLA! One stressless cake or cakes!
Krissa, I am totally adding "Make bed, Go to potty" to my list!
I? I cannot decorate cakes. Everyone here knows that if it's ugly I made it, but it'll taste fine.
A portrait of the happy couple using different coloured cubes of jello and done in the impressionistic style.
Now there's a challenge for the artist in both of you!
vicki
c/o Nan: Blessings Sharon!
instead of the bride throwing a bouquet, get all those young maidens to catch a chicken and throw it on the grill. Guaranteed the lads will be queueing up. After all, the way to a man's heart is through his belly ;)
Total win win situation all around!
vicki
All chickens have to be caught and dispatched before the wedding.My bro in law to be is MORBIDLY afraid of chickens. If he sees even one tail feather he will hightail it back to north of the lighthouse probably never to be seen or heard from again.
I know the cake is going to be amazing because it will be made with loads of love and little fingers probably stuck in it to test if it tastes good enough. Won't be surprised if like Kelly we find some extra trimmings on it (can anyone say tarantula?) It will be brilliant! I am so excited!
Bearing our theme in mind, I think that Jello might be a little TOO... ahhh... pornographic!