The World is Ending....

So word on the street (you can read about it here) the world is ending on Saturday.  I am a little upset about this, because I had a ton of stuff on my bucket list to complete, plus I kind of wanted to get married and try Eggplant Parmesan. 

Well since it's almost over first things first... 

Good Bye Everyone!

Weekend Recap (GIVEAWAY TIME!!)

I am kind of frustrated right now!  I ordered some stuff last week and according to the USPS website and delivery confirmation the package was delivered to me on Friday at 5:00pm.  Well USPS no package was delivered, so you and your stupid system LIE!!  I had to file a claim on Saturday and its been a big headache, and as of this morning..NADA has been accomplished or delivered.  So the moral of this little story is don’t waste your money on delivery confirmation, because as stated above it LIES!!

On to the other part of my weekend, we had our high tea at school and it was AMAZING!!  We had to serve our guest, but after they left we totally pigged out on all the leftovers and it was SO GOOD!!  I am still dreaming about the mini strawberry shortcakes we made. 

Culinary school has its flaws, but when we accomplish things like this, it makes me truly understand why I am there!

We didn’t eat anywhere new, went and saw "Fast and the Furious" (which was eh…just okay, well in my book anyways).  Then I pretty much laid on the couch thinking about all the projects I could be accomplishing…LOL!! 

So it’s pretty INSANE to me that I have hit over 300 followers.  I know there are tons of blogs out there who are surpassing those numbers, but for me this was never meant to be a place to just get followers.  It’s really cool that so many people are interested in my little world (or just super NOSEY…LOL).  To say a little thank you, its GIVEAWAY time!!  I figure since your obviously coming back, because you love me, why not do a giveaway that represents ME!  So the prize that is up for grabs will be:

1. 1 MAC BLUSH or LIPSTICK (you get to choose item and color)
2.  Hello Kitty Prize
3. Wilton Prize

I don’t normally do the whole giveaway thing, but I really want to thank everyone for making my day!!  I am going to make things simple, enter via email.  Send me an email with the subject line “I WANT FREE CRAP” to Erica@ibleedpink.com, include your name, and if you have a blog include that so I can check it out!

 Winner announced on May 27, 2010 (but knowing me, it may be a day or two after that, so don't hold it against me...just keeping it real with my laziness!!)

PS -  Loco got a stuffed twin this weekend...cracks me up!!

Weekend Recap...(Birthday Edition)

I am the big 3-0…and guess what I haven’t gotten any extra grey hairs, my head is still attached and I am still pretty sane. This birthday milestone was pretty hard on me, leaving my twenties and entering my DIRTY THIRTIES….for some reason I thought I would wake up feeling changed, like an old, dried up version of myself…but nothing, zip, nada…I am the same old me and its actually silly to think that I would become a different person because of another year.

Now on to the birthday weekend, I woke up bright and early ready for some yummy crepes for my birthday lunch. We set out to drive literally 10 minutes from my apartment, but it turned into the most horrific, car sickening 40 minutes of my life. Unknown to me, there was a huge marathon going on in Austin (they said over 22 thousand people showed up to this thing, from all over the world and a couple actually got married in the middle of it…CRAZY!!!) over the weekend, so there was a ton of traffic, walking and driving downtown, so it was busy…busy.

We get to the crepe place and it was told there was an HOUR wait. An hour wait for a French burrito….NO THANK YOU!! Feeling very bummed and nauseated we drove across town to the Cheesecake Factory and had tons of yummy tapas and my birthday stand by Strawberry Shortcake. It was so yummy!!

(you can never go wrong with FRIED CHEESE!!)

Later that night we met up with a ton of people from my class at this place called Main Event, which was pretty much an adult Chucky Cheese. We started out playing glow in the dark golf, which was not fun. You would have had to been on acid or something to have enjoyed that experience, I felt like I was in a crazy haunted house and ended that game quickly. We played a bunch of other games, I made an ass of myself with dance dance revolution and we bowled a billion games.

It was a total BLAST and confirmed that Thirty is just another age to mark off.

I had a very blessed and eventful birthday and I am beyond thankful to have had so many people wanting to make me feel like a super star on my special day.

Oh, ya I also got my Katy Perry tickets…Thanks LOVE!!

Before I go I had to show you the FANCY dessert we made on Monday.  I love how it came out, but let me tell you this thing was way too consuming and bland to ever want to make it again. 

You can check out my 2010 Birthday post here.

Weekend Recap...(Valentines Edition)

My weekend was cut very short, because I had class on Saturday. By time I woke up it was time for class and way too late to do anything afterward. All the weekend the boy had been telling me that he wasn’t going to go all out this year for Valentines Day, since he had just splurged on my ring so I wasn’t expecting anything. But being the sweetheart I feel in love with, I was surprised at work with a delivery of roses, chocolates and a cute little teddy bear and to make the day even better I was surprised that night with an amazing meal (he cooked himself) and chocolate covered strawberries. (I guess he is a keeper!!)

In class on Monday one of my classmates made the cutest little felt valentines (which of course I forgot to take a picture of). She made little felt hearts, pieces of bacon, eggs, butter and tacos. All in all I had a wonderful Valentines Day!!

In class were doing custards and mousses for the next couple of weeks and last night I got to try Crème Brulee for the first time.

OH MY BABY JESUS….that stuff was so amazing. Its like eating creamy vanilla with a crunchy crust on top…AMAZING!!!

 I still love culinary school despite the schedule and being exhausted 99% of my week. The only thing I dislike is how high school it can feel. It’s been a very long time since I’ve been in an environment where people are so childish, gossipy and get their feelings hurt so easily.

A lot of people are not focused on the big picture of learning culinary arts. They come to school to see who likes them and how many friends they can make. It can get quite old dealing with the nonsense and drama that can ensue during class time, but knowing how hard it was for me to be able to attend this school, helps me see past a lot of that. Also I got another scholarship a few weeks ago, I had applied for it last year and got called that I won it.  Things like that make it so worth it, along with knowing what I will achieve this upcoming November.  I am actually consider taking the culinary end of the program after this.  That program would focus on food overall...but its something I am still pondering.

Well I hope everyone had a wonderful Valentines Day, and I leave you with one of my favorite songs of the week.  A definite Valentines mushy song, its a little cheesy, but this is exactly how I feel about my LOVE!!

Valentines Day Wishes...

Happy Valentines Day!!

I hope everyone has a wonderful day, giving and receiving lots of LOVE!!

I HEART the 90's...

Valentines time is upon us and I got to thinking of my younger years, the days when “going out” included a weekend at the skating ring, texting was a handwritten note and sneaking late night phone calls was a common occurrence on a school night.

With the help of my sister we decided to create a dedication in memory of those days…

These songs bring back so many memories, its crazy!!!  I can remember skating backward (and I was like the MOST AMAZING SKATER), holding hands with my "boyfriend" the love of my life, the boy I was meant to spend the rest of that slow skate with (I had to keep my options open...LOL)



Oh my, this song was the Jam of all Jam's. I think everyone and their mama had this CD. (I know my Mama did...LOL)



Girls, Girls…remember this song tugging at your heart, helping you get through all the issues you and your man were going through. (Finding out he called another girl on the phone…OH NO HE DIDN’T)

Does this song make anyone else think of 90210...

Can I just say how much I wanted that dress, and I LOVED that she made it cool to be a CUTE nerdy girl in glasses.



OOh, watch out now, this song was dirty dirty!! (Actually not really,but when you were 14 this was scandalous)



OMG, this was the BEST SONG EVER!! (It kind still is..SHH)

There are so many more songs that I could add to this list, but it would go on and on....what songs take you on a romantic memory lane?

2011...

One thing I LOVE about blogging is being able to look back and see how you changed or grown as a person.

I clicked on my 2010 resolution posts to see what I had accomplished and I was stoked to see I had actually accomplished a ton of the resolutions/goals I had set up for myself, for 2010.  You can check it out here. 

For me this is a proud accomplishment, because I will be the first one to admit I can be a little flightly and get bored with things rather quickly.  So it amazes me that I have been able to maintain this blog for almost 3 years.  I think I have become a much better blogger and it has really helped me to find myself in the process. 


So here are my goals/resolutions for 2011...

1. Graduate Culinary school with HONORS!! (I’ve only been in school for a month, but it’s WAY harder than I expected to be, but I am working hard and have made it my mission to leave with those gold cords)

2. Plan an AMAZING wedding that is a true reflection of me and the wonderful man I am being blessed to marry. (Were trying to avoid getting wrapped up in all the unnecessary wedding crap and plan a day that makes us HAPPY, because in the end that’s what its truly all about)

3. Become more social. (I am pretty outgoing, but I have a tendency to talk myself out of doing things. I need to put myself out there more and make sure of the chapters of my life story are filled with great adventures).

4. Create my DREAM career. (I have realized that I NEVER NEVER want to work for anyone else again, (especially after my present job situation) I know I have the education and skills to create the perfect career for myself…which leads me to….

5. Make DOLLFACE DELIGHTS the most amazing company ever! ( I need to spend more time in growing my company, because it has the potential to MONSTER)

6. EMBRACE who I really am. ( So, what I am turning 30 and still love to wear Hello Kitty T-Shirts and wear colored hair extensions, I love that I have always been true to myself and need to stop caring what other people think about me)

7. Sign up for a Fitness class (I set a weight loss goal last year and FAILED, so I am going to take baby steps and find a fun class to join, wonder if they have a speed shopping…LOL)

8. Figure out how to use False Eyelashes. (I found out there is a guy in my class who does DRAG and I am so excited for him to give me make up tips and a complete DRAG MAKEOVER…WOO HOO!!)

9. Appreciate things more. ( I BITCH and MOAN a lot about my job and other things, but looking at the big picture I am pretty lucky, I have a great family, the most AMAZING boy, the cutest dog and the potential to make my dreams come true)

10. Stop being so tense!! (This one is major, I am a very Type A person and I get stressed out very easily ( My dentist actually told me he could tell I grind my teeth a lot). I can’t change everything and sometimes just need to go with the flow!)

I would love to know what your goals/resoultions are...if you post about them make sure to share the link in the comments so I can check them out!

(ALL PHOTOS FROM WEHEARTIT.com)