just cause it's pretty.

I struggled with the cakes falling in the middle, so my cake layers weren't very even, but still pretty. I just had to post a picture of what the inside looked like.

Ohh... and it was really good. Next time you want a yummy red velvet cake, Bobby Flay knows how to do it! :)

T-15 hours until a Thanksgiving Celebration!

Is anyone else so excited for Thanksgiving?

I am!

Today I made Spinach Dip, Cranberry Sauce and a Red Velvet cake. Mmm...

Tomorrow I am making Roasted Carrots. Yum.

Can't wait.

Well things have been moving along here in the DK household.
I have been sick, sick for at least 2+ weeks. It has been terrible. I haven't felt like doing anything. At. All. I am finally starting to feel better today and I am hoping by tomorrow I will be closer to healthy. So not a fan of being sick.

I have been subbing quit a bit. I have been helping out at the Middle School. It's 6th grade math and I love it. Sadly, I don't think they will be needing me anymore so that is too bad. I really enjoyed being there with the students. I would love to go get my teaching degree and teach middle school or high school math. Maybe someday. Probably not. ha ha.

If you haven't heard, my awesome brother is engaged to the cutest girl ever. Katie. We love her.

So excited for them!

Last week they came over and made a Pre-Thanksgiving dinner for us (including deep fried turkey). It was yummy. Afterwards we went to New Moon. Loved it. My parents came with us too. Great night! (although i think my dad may disagree a little).

We laughed at the first picture, so we had to try for a second. :)

Oh my! Can I just tell you, I absolutely love Glee. Best show ever.

A few weeks ago we went to Logan for Zach and Danyl's Wedding. It was a great weekend! On the way home we stopped in Ogden and visited Dustyn's grandmother. She is so sweet and so sharp! She can remember everything. It's fun to visit her and hear her stories. I wish we lived closer to her so we could spend more time with her.

We also saw some pretty sweet clouds in Logan! This is one of the Walmarts there. At first glance I thought it was a mall. :)

Well I think that is all for today.
I hope you all have a fantastic Thanksgiving.

Stuffed head? No titles are coming to my stuffed head.

Being sick stinks.

Really, it does.

I thought I was getting better today, it seems I might have been wrong. School might be long tomorrow. Pooh.

I was so excited to blog this month and I have so many posts swimming in my head but once my head started stuffing up all my ambition disappeared. But rest assured there are some posts coming soon... as soon as I feel up to it.

I'll leave you with a picture that we took in Logan. I thought it was quite funny.
Have you ever seen a handicapped parking sign in the shape of Utah?

What happens...

when my dad takes Barbie hunting...

Way too funny.

i wish we were able to be there this year...

wear orange and walk for adoption.

I need you...

to send me your pass-along cards!

Dustyn has a adoption board in his classroom where we hang pass-along cards. All of the cards we currently have have all been placed with a baby recently (although we haven't taken them down, we need a few couples that are available now). That means we need your cards.

I love handing out pass-along cards!

Send me an email at dustynkamieATgmailDOTcom and I will send you my address.

If you would like some of ours, let me know.

Truly an Adoption Advocate

You know Lindsey from the r house, right?

(Photo credit: Kim Orlandini Photography)
If you don't, you need to.
She is a.m.a.z.i.n.g.
If you are in the adoption process, considering adoption, or just want to be an adoption advocate, she is the one to learn from.
Her blog is amazing. So many wonderful and motivational posts on adoption.
Oh... and don't forget to read the amazing story of how their family came to be.

For National Adoption Month, Mrs. R (aka Lindsey) did an interview for womenshealth.gov. You can go HERE to read it. Totally worth the read.

Make sure you check out r house couture for all your adoption jewelry needs. So cute. I need all of them.

Congrats to Dustyn!

Dustyn made it into this juried Art Show at the Springville Museum of Art! If you are in the area of Springville during now and Dec 27, stop in and see his painting. It really is an amazing one. So proud of him.

24TH ANNUAL SPIRITUAL AND RELIGIOUS ART OF UTAH

31 October - 27 December 2009 Congratulations to the artists who have been accepted into the 24th Annual Spiritual and Religious Show! Click on the link below to download the complete list of works selected for exhibition. These works will be on display in the Museum's main floor galleries through December 27. If your work was not accepted into the show, you are welcome to pick it up anytime during the Museum's regular hours. A list of Award Winners in the exhibition, as well as image highlights, will be posted soon.

Works included in the 24th Annual Spiritual and Religious Show

I am a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints!

My cute niece was baptized on Saturday.
It was a neat experience and we were glad we were able to be a part of it.

For CamRee's birthday, Dustyn and I took her to the Manti Temple and had a photo shoot in her baptism dress. The pictures turned out so cute. Here are a few. There are quite a few more, but Dustyn has been super busy and hasn't got to them all.

We are so proud of you CamRee.

We love you.

November is National Adoption Month!

Can you believe it's November again? Oh how I love this time of year!

It's National Adoption Month!

I am going to do my best to blog everyday... although I can't promise anything. ;)

I am also going to get all the pass-along cards that I promised sent out. I'm so sorry for the delay... but they are coming soon! If you would like a few of our pass-along cards, please send your address to dustynkamieATgmailDOTcom. I will get them sent out asap. :) (i even already bought the stamps!)

To start off the month, we are going to have a Q & A session.

Go ahead and ask any question that you have about adoption. Our adoption, adoption in general, open adoption... anything really. I will do my best to answer the questions. If you are nervous to add your name, go ahead and make your question anonymous. I will answer your questions in about a week or so.

Happy Adoption Month!

a welcomed surprise!

Remember this post?

We pulled out our cards tonight to play some hand and foot and found a surprise in the tin. Obviously it's been over a year since we have played hand and foot... or skip-bo for that matter.