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Cake!

I've been wanting to make this cake for awhile so I decided to bake it for my birthday. It's a white cake with blackberries and buttercream frosting. It was so good. I took it to work and my piggy coworkers ate it up in like 15 minutes!

It was supposed to be a 3-layer cake...........

But then this happened:

I was so mad! Aren't these silicone pans supposed to be nonstick?! Ya, the bottom burned and the cake stuck to the pan so the finished product was only 2 layers. Don't worry, Karl still chowed down on the burned, mutilated layer.

I also want to tell you how much I love this attachment:
It's the paddle attachment for my kitchen aid mixer but it has rubbery sides on it kind of like windshield wipers. You never have to wipe down the sides of the bowl! Best idea ever!

Wedding Recap.....The Ceremony

Lindsey & Brad were first down the aisle

Then Steph

Then we started our walk

Tyler, Karl & Brad waiting at the end of the very long aisle

I was on the verge of tears because I was excited, happy & nervous all at the same time so I made my Dad to tell me something funny. It's weird how that works, crying when you're happy? It doesn't make sense to me and especially because I'm not a cryer.

I'm trying not to think about all the people staring
at me because I do not like attention.

My dad giving his last daughter away

Still nervous, but a little relieved seeing Karl and his big smile.

Karl was just so..................calm, it was refreshing and made
me forget about all the people looking at us during the ceremony.

I think I remember Karl & I discussing our kiss, but it ended up being a bit more juicy than I thought we had planned!

Trying not to think about people staring at us

Stop staring at me schwaaan!

Ok, time to talk about it....

I can't, NOT talk about it any more!
I. AM. SO. MAD!
This is why.
I'm not going to get into it (too much) because I could go on and on, but I feel like I need to say something.
I was a Chi Omega at USU. I met my best friends there and it was THE funnest time of my life. Joining Chi Omega was one of the best decisions I've ever made. The Greek system ALWAYS gets a bad rap. It's too bad because the amount of good that comes from their fund-raising, volunteering, and overall participation at the university and in the community is amazing. Sigma Nu and Chi Omega are now gone at USU.
Do football teams or basketball teams/programs ever get pulled because some one on the team rapes or sexually assaults someone? Nope. How about when they are involved in selling and/or taking drugs? Nope. When they get in fights, are charged with assault, or when they participate in any illegal activity? Nope. Athletes are constantly in trouble with the law, but the whole team or program doesn't get punished for it.
Ok, but this really isn't about how Chi Omega should not have been closed (but it shouldn't have). Anywhoo, some people have been punished and that's fine (not that I agree with that either) but now they're suing the university? I guess we all knew it was coming because money makes everything ok, right? NO! THIS IS WRONG ! They have already successfully transferred the blame onto the other students, and that wasn't enough? This was an adult and he made the decisions that led to his untimely death. It's sad that the family cannot move on with their lives but instead blatantly refuse to accept the situation for what it is. Someone must be held accountable, someone must be to blame, right? The Starks family has lost all credibility in my book. Now it's just a matter of cashing in on their son's death and to me that's just as sad as the death itself. Even though I haven't agreed with the way any of this has played out, I still had some sympathy for the family. Not anymore, not after reading this: The couple is seeking an undisclosed amount of money to help them recoup medical and funeral costs. They also want money they believe their son was entitled to before his death. What money was he entitled to by the university before his death?