Warning: this post contains bird(s)

..and is not for the weak of heart (like me... I hate birds. *shudders*) We went to Boyd Hill park on Sunday afternoon and walked all over the place. We even saw an alligator (about 2.5-3ft)! I'll only post one birdie picture because I don't want to turn this post into a horror show. This guy looked right at me when I called him:

The end. Haha not really stay tuned for my next post... different subject!

The Polynesian

Last Saturday Chris and I decided to go to Disney to see Toon Town and ride Snow White's Scary Adventures before they were closed forever. We went to our favorite "relax before the park" spot and took a few pictures.

New earrings up!

Phew! I've been a busy lady today. Since my feathers came in I've been working! I finished one piece that I started a few nights ago and put together 2 completely new pieces. For you're viewing pleasure:



All 3 are up in my shop on Etsy.

Huzzah! Guess what?!?

Yep. My feathers came in today! I'm still trying to get the photos I took this morning emailed out and it is taking forever. While Gmail is cooking I have time to show off my new materials.

Aren't the pretty? So much prettier in person. *sigh*



Hahaha I love teasing the cat. He was napping. I know, "quit yakking and get to work on those earrings!"

Slow feathers and fast cars...

I know I only ordered my new feathers on Sunday night, but I've been checking the mailbox like a mad-woman! I'm really excited and I'm hoping that once I get more things made they might get noticed. I also opened a shop at Storenvy. I don't have anything listed yet (waiting on my new feathers!) but you can find my shop at http://hellosundae.storenvy.com/.

These are just some of the pretties I ordered

On another note... have you ever had to jump out of a plane without feeling confident you could open your own chute? Well, I for one haven't but it's going to  feel like that Thursday morning. I've been learning digital photography at my own pace and my lovely boyfriend has been very patient teaching me. Every year he goes out and shoots the Honda Grand Prix in St. Petersburg, this year he was asked to cover the "construction kick-off" ground-breaking/ribbon cutting thingy. Since he works Mon-Fri, 8-5 he can't be there. Guess who has to fill in. Yep, me. I'm sure I'll be fine, I'm just used to having him behind me telling me, "Hey! change your shutter speed!" I'll probably feel better this evening once I know exactly what I'm supposed to do (besides hold a camera, look pretty and take pretty pictures). Ack!

Etsy shop opened!

I decided to go ahead and open a shop on Etsy.com. I've had an account for some time, but I wanted a different user name so I opened a second account. I've had all of my jewelry building stuff out for about a week now. I always make pieces and keep them for myself or give them away or...lose them. I've lost a lot of the bobbles the I've made. So I decided to start selling some things. Why not? I'm a full-time student and every little bit helps. So, back to making earrings and such! I'll post again whenever I have somethings up in the shop :)

Look for me at: http://www.etsy.com/shop/CupcakeBandita

Cats hate water. Ask me how I know.

I bathed all the animals with fur in the house today... ahahaha 2 of my 3 ferrets swim like otters in the bathtub and both of the cats hate my guts more and more each minute they are in the tub. The ferrets got their baths first and they dry pretty quick but I managed to snap pics of the drenched and angry kitties.

This is Cheetara, she went first...

This is Cinque, he went next. He's easier to rinse because he does not have a tail.



I really don't like bathing the cats. They make it so miserable! I really can't understand why domestic cats are such chickens and wild cats swim all day. I think this time was the first time I have EVER bathed an animal and walked away unscathed. No scratches, bruises or bruised tail bones (don't ask).