baked alaska.

once upon a time i had the ingenious idea to try my hand at baked alaska. and not just baked alaska, but individual-sized baked alaska with sparklers in them for our fancy dinner party. 

it went swimmingly. 

angel food cake, chocolate ice cream, freeze it, cover in meringue, freeze again, bake for 2 minutes to brown the meringue, add some raspberry syrup, stick a sparkler in it, snap some pictures quickly before it melts too much, and VOILA! 

individual baked alaskas. 

(not my favorite tasting dessert, but only because i don't like meringue. otherwise it was great!)

my legit reaction to putting the sparkler in the cake:

why do i do this to myself?

new years crafts.

i know it's boring to read posts about the holidays after the holidays are long past, but i've been without a computer and super busy anyways, so i'm only just now getting to it. i'll keep it brief, i promise. :)

glitter dinner party crafts:

happy new year banner.

for auld lang syne banner.

almost midnight clocks.

glitter-dipped goblets.

ornament and garland centerpieces.

glitter napkin holders.

glitter chinese food container party favors (filled with hershey's kisses.)

glitter mustaches (later attached to sticks.)

styrofoam glitter bubble letters and behind the scenes of the photo booth.

if you want tutorials of anything let me know, because i have the pictures if people really want them!

and in the meantime, this is how much jaimei and i cared about this dinner party:



enough to fill her entire car with stuff and carry it all in in one trip.
worth it.

for auld lang syne.

you guys.

YOU GUYS.

our party was perfection in every way. 

i'm now thoroughly convinced that there is no better way to ring in the new year than with a glitter-themed dinner party and photo booth. 

i have a separate post planned for the decorations (and tutorials if anyone wants them), and one entirely about the baked alaska that i created for dessert, but for now, here are some of my favorite pictures from the photo booth:

new year's eve: mormon style

also, of course ashley and jennie wore their moms' prom dresses.

the mayor and his wife wanted to stop by. that's how cool our parties are.

common theme of peplum going on that night.

my two bests.

countdown!

this lady leaves for the mission field in a week!

thug life.

nuff said.

glitter mustaches, almost-midnight clocks, and purple bubble letters were all made by jaimei and i, and there are more crafts to come in my next post!