What?? No ELLO?? Are you still the CRAZY BAYKAH that I know and LOVE/HATE/LIKE?
YES. But, it's a HOLA now. You may have heard I have a new last name... a NEW BAKERY...and now a new blog.
Let's catch you up:
I got separated, divorced, met the LOVE of my life, sold my bakery, got married, and created my NEW bakery all in the last two years...
Let's answer your most obvious questions:
1) WTF? Are you insane?? Why did you give up RETRO??
-I didn't give up Retro. I SOLD Retro to my ex-husband. It lives, and I get small portions of profit from now until it's paid in full. It became painfully obvious that he and I could not work together any longer, so I decided to let it go. Which quite honestly, was one of the most painful decisions I have ever made. Retro was my baby. However, it had morphed into this business that I suddenly didn't recognize, and frankly, I didn't want to deal with anymore.
2) How are your girls?
-Abbi and Lucy are GREAT. Abbi is a Freshman at UNLV majoring in vocal performance. She has Disney dreams, and she is well on her way to working for Disney when she graduates. Lucy is now in 6th grade and is QUITE the singer herself. She is currently trying to juggle working at two bakeries, homework, and face-timing her friends.
3) Who is your new hubby?
-Richard Garcia is his name. He walked right into my life at the exact time I needed him, and he decided to let me build the bakery of my dreams while he stays ACTIVE DUTY in the U.S. Air Force for the next two years. He is a co-owner and VERY hands on, but his first commitment for the time being is the military. Good news? We love each other and are fully committed to our marriage and our business and my girls. The bad news? He got orders to move to Iowa. SO, Richard will be living in Iowa City teaching ROTC at the University of Iowa for the next two years starting in February. He will be able to come home at least once a month and (FINGERS CROSSED) each holiday.
FULL DISCLOSURE: I knew he was in the military when I met him, and I remember thinking "Kari. This will bite you eventually." But I kept seeing him....then loving him....then MARRYING him....and BITE. It's not even CLOSE to ideal. I'm scared as hell to be alone in this new bakery for most of each month, but IT IS WHAT IT IS. He is IN the military. This is what happens, and it is better than most military family's situations. So, I'm not bitter. I'm just sad that I won't see him every day, and now just typing those words it's becoming too real.....SOOOOOOOOOO
4) What is the new bakery called? And what does the name stand for?
-tsp. baking company is our new baby. It means TEASPOON. It's based on a couple of things...I ALWAYS lose my teaspoon when I bake, so I actually had tsp tattooed on me a while ago just because of THAT. It's also from my favorite scene of my FAVORITE Disney movie, Sleeping Beauty. The fairies are trying to bake a cake for Aurora without using magic, and Fauna can't figure out what a "TISP" is while reading the recipe.
At tsp. we serve ONLY mini cupcakes, cakes, cookies, and Lappert's ice cream (that you can make ICE CREAM SANDWICHES with). It has a couple of tables, a rainbow glitter floor....and a DISCO BALL. It's literally the EXACT bakery I always wanted: a fun, delicious, HAPPY place. I have a few secrets up my sleeve for the future...but that's what I have FOR NOW. I need to keep baking a little longer before I announce anything else.
5) Are you ok?
-Yes. I am GREAT. I have learned a LOT about myself in the past year. I learned that your mind can trick you into believing things IF YOU LET IT. I also learned that FEAR is just FEAR and nothing else (I read that somewhere). So, instead of burying myself in someone else's business and working for another person I decided to try it again....PUT IT ALL ON THE TABLE....START FROM SCRATCH. And here I am...standing in tsp. baking company...blogging to YOU...listening to my two employees talking about which cakes to bake next. ALL IS RIGHT WITH MY WORLD.
Any other questions? Comment...and I'll answer. I'm trying to blog more frequently now. The plan is once a week on Tuesday. It's time to get BACK INTO THE GAME. So, here I am...the CRAZY BAYKAH IS BACK.
tsp. baking company is NOW OPEN! You can see pics and fun at tsp. baking company on our facebook page or INSTAGRAM! I update all the time...and I WORK all the time. So, if you're in Vegas take a drive up north and come visit.
Until then...See you next Tuesday.
(if you get that joke we can be best friends forever)
xoxo,
Mrs. Kari Garcia
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