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My sweet friend Traci (love my repeat customers!) asked me to create her darling daughter's (Fiona) 9th birthday cake!
Ms. Fiona also is getting ready to receive her blackbelt (kick it Fiona!) so a Taekwondo (not Karate as Traci educated me and btw hotmail detected that Taekwondo was not in their dictionary, but a possible substitute was "Wonderbra" ... really? Must be b/c they are kickin'? Not sure there but hilarious! Thanks Traci for the belly laugh!) cake was definitely in order!
This is what I love about creating cakes and cookies for all events, milestones and just because reasons. I feel like I get to be a part of the celebration in the design and creation. I never know what kind of creations my friends will ask for and I'm always up for the challenge ... that's the best part!
So Happy 9th Kickin' Taekwondo Blackbelt gettin' Birthday Fiona! May you continue to kick it forward and accomplish great things!
I love how good news travels around ... my friend Pam @ work asked me last week about doing a cake for her son's 16th birthday .... that weekend. Well, if you know me, I can't say no when it comes to my cakes because I would hate to miss out on helping to create a celebration and creating a new cake! I asked Pam how she knew I did cakes and my other friend, Brenda had swayed Pam from going to Costco (don't get me wrong, LOVE their cakes!) and calling me instead! Thank you girls!
While we're on the subject of 16th birthdays, I remember my 16th birthday like it was yesterday (yes that's a bit cliche' but it's true) for a couple of reasons.
The 1st reason was the surprise 16th birthday party my parents pulled off for me (who knew parents could be cool when you're 16 AND pull off a surprise party). My mom had secretly moved my clock back by an hour or so AND had managed to get a boat load of my friends over to the house BEFORE school to surprise me when I came downstairs. Of course my mom had all this awesome food & table set-up (like she always did for pretty much any meal) and everything was perfect.
The 2nd reason was getting my drivers license ... excited and nervous at the same time. I really remember this day like it was yesterday so bear with me on the details.
I'm in Typing 1 (yes with electric typewriters) and my mom comes to pick me up in the middle of class so everyone knows I'm going in for my drivers test. I'm sure my mom was coaching me the entire way because her whole life she never received a ticket and no I'm not kidding and yes, she liked to tell us that. So ... at the DMV (the old 18th Expressway location) .... it's old and gross in there and no one is nice. I take the test and pass. Check. Now for the drivers test.
Picture this ... I'm in a 2 door Oldsmobile Delta 88 ... light blue ... with crush velour seats. Nice. The drivers test guy goes through the safety checks and everything's going smoothly until we get to testing the horn ... really? A horn test? Well, I go to honk the horn and nothing. Okay, so it's broken ... let's get on with the test. The super cool 'Barney Fife'-like drivers test guy says, "No can do miss. Not with a broken horn." Again, really? Super. The worst part was not really getting to take my drivers test but going back to school where everyone was waiting (or so it felt) to see my drivers license. And to top it all off, I'm sure I'd had changed several times that morning to be sure my picture was perfect. Talk about embarrassing!
Talk about a day of surprises ... all in all, I survived and still had friends and had the pleasure of returning for my drivers test with our lovely wood paneled, diesel station wagon complete with an alarm ... and I passed.
Learning to handle the little letdowns along the way is always challenging but after I've gotten through it, it's really not that bad. I have my health, my family and blessed with more than I could ever imagine.
So Happy 16th Birthday Gus and may your life be full of 'sweet surprises' that continue to help you grow & be stronger! Bring on the surprises!
I felt so honored when my friend Kristy asked me to create a special cake in celebration of their sweet daughter Sophie's 1st Communion. I'm certainly not an expert on 1st Communion's but know they are very important and anytime our children can learn more about Christ and be closer to Him ... it is a good thing!
Both of my peepers, Hannah & Hank are just starting to ask questions about "the bread & the blood" (as they call it) and what it means to take that and what it means to be a Christian. Hannah was just asking me about being a Christian the other day and we talked about it and she was so sweet and said, "Mom, I think I'll wait a little bit." I love that she is really thinking about it and not just doing it just to do it. My sweet Hannah is very much a thinker and marches (or kicks to the soccer ball) to her own drum. My Hanker does the same thing for that matter!
I love that they are so curious and so wish I could share these things with my mom ... she would love knowing this and how her life and love for Christ played a part in their little lives. I'm so thankful that our peepers have my dad and his wife and Torie's parents to carry on that example and provide support where needed. I love that my parents and Torie's parents instilled such a good foundation of the importance of knowing Jesus and what that means.
So Happy 1st Communion Sweet Sophie! Your parents are laying a great foundation for you & your sister!
