Let them eat cakes

Thanks to all of you who responded to my previous post about bobbins for my sewing machine! I really appreciate your comments and advice. I ended up calling a Janome dealer in my area and he said that I don't have to use Janome bobbins; I can use class 16 bobbins of any brand. I was so relieved to hear that so I headed over to JoAnn's and...you guessed it....NO class 16 bobbins! Oh brother. I think I am just going to have to head to the sewing machine store and buy a whole mess of Janome bobbins so I don't have this problem again. It's over on the other side of town but maybe there's a thrift store over there so I can make the trip into an outing instead of just a big waste of gas!

We had a good weekend. On Saturday we drove up to Breckenridge (a ski resort town about 2 hours away in the mountains) for a family wedding. The priest who performed the ceremony looked exactly like Alton Brown, down to the mole on his cheek and funky square glasses. It was kind of bizarre to be watching Alton Brown perform a wedding, let me tell you. And for the record--Alton makes a better TV cook than he does a priest!

The reception was held at a lovely lodge hotel, coincidentally the same place we stayed when we visited Breckenridge last summer. The wedding cake was so gorgeous that I had to take a photo to share with you! On the sides of two of the layers the chef used either fondant or white chocolate to make mountain peaks. Then he sprinkled clear sanding sugar atop the 'peaks' to look like snow, and added sprays of berries and mountain flowers. It was just beautiful and it tasted delicious! My cake is my one regret from our wedding reception. It looked perfect but tasted -blech- so it's the one thing I'd do over if I could.

My parents drove over from Salt Lake for the wedding and then drove back down to Denver with us after the reception to spend Sunday at our house. We had our big holiday weekend dinner that night, which included the yummy dessert pictured at left. It's a layered concoction of hot fudge, ice cream sandwiches, Cool Whip, chocolate pudding and chopped Oreos, with chocolate sprinkles on the top for good measure. The recipe is from the Kraft Food & Family magazine that came in the mail last week and Pampered Chef has a version too. Perfect for a summer party!

The Husband left this morning for a few days in South Carolina so we girls are on our own. I've got to get my Junk Swap box out in the mail to Andy today and I'm helping with the Pinewood Derby tonight. I've also made an eBay goal for myself: one item photographed and the description written each day. A small goal, but I've got to break it up into small pieces because otherwise I get overwhelmed and it all sits in a pile, like it has for about 3 months now. Whoops. Wish me luck!