BOISE i really really...

BOISE, i really, really......

LOVE YOU. 

who ever thought those words would be coming out of this mouth of mine. im so happy to be back and be home for the week. i arrived on wednesday and will be leaving (sadly and regretfully) next thursday morning. but i couldn't be happier to be back in this place. maybe the entire reason of moving to arizona was so that i could actually appreciate the beautifulness in the city i once despised. long story short, i never want to leave. i wish i could stay here and get a cute house in the north end. soon enough though. this trip has been the best thing i could have ever hoped for right now. so happy to be home!

i believe i could be happy here

do you see all of these black and white photos i just found? do you kno who could be happy here for the rest of her life? well the correct answer is not your friend judy, or your friend bill. NOPE! the answer is me. i have wanted to live here since i was four or five. it would be magical, splendid, infinitely wonderful. do i need more adjectives to describe it? possibly. but i think you're catching my drift.

i love new york city  more than any other place on this planet. i do believe i could be happy here for the rest of my life.

sprinkles sprinkles sprinkles sprinkles sprinkles

besides the fact that i have now eaten about four or five sprinkles cupcakes, i have something so very amazing that i want to share with you, but pictures first :) in these photos you will see a peanut butter chip cupcake, a red velvet cupcake, a vanilla cupcake with milk chocolate frosting, a strawberry cupcake (made with fresh strawberry puree), and a chocolate marshmallow cupcake. i ate the peanut butter chip one and the chocolate marshmallow ones. NOT ALL ON THE SAME DAY don't worry :)

just a little sprinkles lesson for you, you, and most of all you: 

sprinkles is the first cupcake bakery that basically started the cupcake revolution (as i like to call it). they use all natural ingredients, no preservatives, and it just makes everything taste that much better. you can also feel a little better eating the amazing delicatessens as well because you know that you're not putting anything processed into your body. all of these cupcakes are made each day, and its really neat because the leftover cupcakes at sprinkles at the end of the day are donated to homeless shelters, police stations, fire stations, etc., in order to give back to the community. isn't that neat? it always makes me feel better with each bite knowing all of that.

also the most popular cupcake at sprinkles is a red velvet. the second most popular: black and white :) my personal favorite for right now however is the chocolate marshmallow. for those of you who don't like a lot of frosting i would recommend that one or the cinnamon sugar. the cinnamon sugar cupcake is a cinnamon cupcake. after its baked they brush the top with butter and roll it in cinnamon sugar. the chocolate marshmallow cupcake is a dark chocolate cake with sprinkles' homemade marshmallow filling. its topped with a chocolate ganache (instead of a cream cheese or buttercream frosting). THEY'RE AMAZING. anyways, they're opening a new store in new york city in may and the most recent one to open up was in washington dc. you can visit they're website or download they're cute little app for your iphone or whatever else you can download it for, to see all the flavors they have and they're locations.

alright so here are the pictures :) enjoy! oh also, the one picture of the dad and the son...how cute is that? they came in together and bought a cupcake and they shared it outside. sorry if you didn't want your photo taken mister father and son, but it was such a cute, precious moment that i just HAD to capture it.

ps my news will be at the bottom so don't skip over it!!!

heres the news:

I AM NOW A CUPCAKE ASSOCIATE AT SPRINKLES !!!!!!!! BEST BIRTHDAY PRESENT EVER TO FIND THAT OUT TODAY !!!!!!!!! I AM SOOO HAPPY AND SOOOO EXCITED. 

happy birthday to meeeee :)

well done you lovely restaurant you.

today i would like to write this little letter to a restaurant in old  town scottsdale called R&R. so here it goes:

dear R&R,

i hope you know how very fabulous you are. i ate some of your animal fries while i was there and they were wonderful. you know, the ones with sweet potatoes fries and regular fries as well and then you have pulled pork and cheese on top of them. mmm. you definitely have earned first place in best fries ever. i also had sangria for the first time while i was there. that was delicious! the fruit in it made it taste ever so lovely. after i enjoyed both of those i ate one of your hamburgers with a side salad and ranch dressing on top. hello heaven. on top of my salad you had these cute carrots too. why were they cute? well they were curly like spaghetti noodles and i could twist it around my fork. simple things like that make me just so happy. your burger was so great. its my favorite food in the world, so let me tell you that when i tell you it was a good burger, it was truly a good burger. so all in all i had a wonderful experience there. it was my first time eating there and i definitely would recommend you to anybody and everybody. please be expecting me back.

yours truly,
kaileigh elizabeth

little apartment !!

so i got an apartment here in tempe. i have so many things i want to do with it. its cute and perfect for me. my kitchen has an opening in the wall by the sink so you can see into the living room. i have a walk in closet. i also have a huge hallway closet (you know just in case i cant fit all my clothes/shoes into my regular closet. for now i just keep my art supplies in there. i have a nice patio too. its lovely. ALSO guess what? we are allowed to paint. i am so excited to actually get some money and paint my place. i have a lot of ideas for it.

you know what else i am excited about? im excited to do some projects and crafts. ive already come up with a few ideas for things that i can make and do and create and i am just so happy and ecstatic. i will definitely be sharing those with you as soon as i start making them.

but for now, i hope you can kind of see what my apartment looks like. the pictures arent the best quality, but i dont have a camera yet. ive been using my little iphone which works for now but once i get a camera, obviously i will be uploading those pictures for your curiosity satisfaction. oh and i dont have a lot of furniture...basically i have a bed. dont judge. :) in the last photo you will see two cats on the stairs of my apartment. there are about six of these cats and they just run around and wait for you to give them food. they're adorable. i haven't given them food though. im afraid theyre going to have rabies or something. they probably dont butttt you never know!

dear 2011, what have i been doing?

well to answer that...there's been a whole lot i've been doing i feel like. but then again, most of the time i feel like i have been doing a whole lot of nothing. at least i can say that i have two jobs now again. i work at the daycare center during the day and on the weekends (sometimes weekdays) i work at the bistro downtown.

i just got moved over to the bistro (main street bistro that is!) for weekends and can i just tell you my life has instantly become so much better? i am so happy over there! i love every single person i work with and i get to dress more of my style. im not saying that wearing cocktail dresses every weekend wasn't my style...that was fun. at bistro though, i get to play around with what im wearing a little more and i get to be more casual. so if you're ever out and about come see me :]

as for whats new...well i'll make a list !

1. my best friend sabra moved in with me for the month. that has been so much fun.

2. i think i may go visit vegas in april for my birthday.

3. i have watched season 1-3 of its always sunny in philadelphia and i am currently saving up to get seasons 5 and 6.

4. i still don't have a boyfriend but what else is new.

5. i have only received 5 parking tickets in 2011!

6. i worked out once this year. this sounds like nothing BUT for me...its a big deal.

7. i may have figured out what i will be doing with myself next year.

8. i finally starting thinking seriously about what i want to do with my life...i think i finally figured it out.

9. thats really all i can think of :]

anyways. whats new with everyone else? is everyone sticking to their resolutions? i'll be honest...i haven't stuck with mine at all. :/ buttttt tomorrow is always a new day which is why im going to start being healthy tomorrow! im so excited to feel good inside and out, physically and mentally. Being healthy will really help me with that. my cousin annie gave me some great advice on eating well so i can have a better body, a healthier body, and i can feel one hundred percent more confident. i can't wait to start. now i just gotta stick to it.

i hope everyone has been doing fabulously :]

ps here's some photos i found that i just happen to randomly really like ! [especially the alexander mcqueen dress!!!!]

cupcaking evening

in addition to getting kingston last night, christine and i also got ingredients to make cupcakes. we made chocolate cupcakes with vanilla buttercream frosting. i got the recipe from the martha stewart cupcake cookbook i have but of course, there are some adjustments to be made to it. ill be trying a different chocolate cupcake recipe next time and seeing which i like better.

before i made them i was a little nervous that they wouldn't turn out how i wanted but as i started putting everything together i started to just become happier and happier. i focused a lot on the frosting because i wanted it to look perfect. im going to have to adjust that recipe a teency bit though and also play with different ways of frosting the cupcake. im not one to just spread it around however i want it. i like it nice and neat and cute!

after i baked them,  let them cool, and frosted them, i wrapped them up and made a cute note for it so that i could deliver it to my friends sabra, nicol, jace, and bardi. i really hope they do like them!!! i asked for their honest opinions so we shall see. if anyone ever wants cupcakes i'd be more than happy to make them for you.

xoox