local TV appearance...

a lot has happened while i was gone...the biggest being a TV appearance i made on our local station here in the valley...WHSV TV3 contacted me about appearing on their Daybreak broadcast...they wanted to showcase some valley talent - proving that u don't have to go to NYC or Baltimore for a specialty cake ;0)

it was so insane! i was the most nervous i have EVER been...not sure what they'd ask me or how i'd fit my little "how-to's" into 2 minutes each (i went on twice, for 2 minutes each)...the show is on at the crack of dawn tho, so i kept telling myself that not many folks would be watching (even tho, i'd announced it the day before to my 1100+ Facebook fans ~lol~)...but the crew there is AWESOME! so fun & laid back - they really did help calm my nerves

i came in & set up as they were already broadcasting live...Sarah (1 of the news reporters) whispered for me to come in, & chatted with me a bit until they went to commercial...as soon as they did, i got such a warm welcome! they all got really excited about the cake i'd brought in...& immediately got their iPhones out to snap pics :0)

they insisted we take one together too...

after just a few minutes, they jumped back into position...Yuna & Tom at the main anchor desk (& the super cool camera man at his spot...i think his name was Andy)...

& Sarah at her station right by me...

i got busy setting up my cupcakes - getting them ready to go on the air...i went on first at 5:50am...i showed how to make cupcakes a little extra special for fall...



the best part was talking to the kiddos on the phone in between the 2 different spots...Curtis had gotten them up just in time...the girls mostly giggled & told me they liked the cake (i made it while they were asleep, so they were seeing it for the 1st time on TV)...Jaden said, "i think i must be dreaming!" ~lol~ they were so cute! Curtis said they even clapped when my segment finished & we went to commercial...awww, i love those punks! :0)

about 10 minutes before i was to go on again, i got back in position & began icing my little cake - getting ready for my next demo...i had a clear view of everything from my spot - & everyone could see me...it was cool to be in the center of it all as they were on the air...Sarah whispered to me again - commenting on how fast/well i iced the cake...& i noticed that Malorie does the weather in her flip flops ~lol~

the 2nd time i went on, it was about 6:20am...i showed how to smooth a cake using just a paper towel...



it really was a lot of fun...& the crew couldn't have been friendlier! i was super tired when i left...but went straight into the office afterward...i signed onto Facebook & found out that Yuna had already been busy posting photos...not only the ones of my cake & us together...but more that they set up & shot after i had left & they went off the air...i was so thrilled!

they've asked me to come back again...the next time at Christmas - i've already got lots of ideas about what to show them...then maybe even again during wedding season...i can't wait! :0)