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The Big Shebang

We made it!

I had my last Print Sale


I did my last painting, and here's something neat --those paint brushes were given to me in high school, and I have preferred them ever since. 


For our graduation party, I made the infamous cake we make for everything Art. A hazelnut, coconut creme frosting cake. It's all gluten-free too!


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Recipe:

Overnight chill two cans of coconut fat. 

Pre-heat oven to 350°F

In a Blender: 1 cup chopped hazelnuts, 8 eggs, 1 1/4 cup sugar. 
Add 4 tbl potato starch, 3 tea baking powder.

Pour in greased and floured two 8" rounds.

Bake 15-20 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean.

Coconut Creme: Drain liquid from fat solids. Whip and slowly add 1 1/2 cups sugar, and 4 tea vanilla extract. 

Keep Chill! 
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All of our family came out, and we couldn't have had a better time. Lance and my mom came out first, and we did our favorite hike up Menan Butte. It was fun because we got rained on, and the wind was fierce! As mom described it, it was a real "western outdoors experience!" I can't wait until the pictures come back from Lance's iPhone. 

We rented out the clubhouse because our apartment is small. Grilled chicken, fresh fruit, and pin-the-tassel-on-the-graduate were all part of the fun and games ;)

We toured my BFA as well because no one had seen it yet! 

I told Austin I wish they could hang each page of his research paper up on the wall like a gallery haha! 






Austin was kind to come to my commencement (we just did that because the whole graduation is waaaay too long) because he said he only cares about getting his law degree. If you know us, we are trouble when we sit next to each other. Luckily we had a cohort up there with us that joined in on laughs later on. It was a blast. They even used a quote from me!




My Grandpa took all the grad photos! He's awesome :) 

Since everything has ended, we've found ourselves with so much time on our hands! It's weird! Even during the breaks we have always worked, or found things that needed to be done. The only thing we have to do is pack! (Of course I still have EITC and Austin a bit of work) but this time around.... we really have a break!

So.... between now and August when we start again, I've been taking on a few projects!
Austin's been reading lots (of course, he's an Eng. Lit. B.A.) and enjoying being awake and alive to the world haha! (Poor guy had some laaaate nights.)

Yay for cheap fabric finds! Shirts, infinity scarves, and pocket skirts!




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