#birthday gelato from Pupatella in Arlington, VA.

#birthday gelato from Pupatella in Arlington, VA.



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My Mom's Birthday Cake

Again, I am slow to post and what are the chances that I would have back to back blog posts about food? And cake at that?

Well, this was my Mom's birthday cake. Her birthday was a few weeks ago and we threw her a little surprise birthday party. It was cute.

The cake was awesome. I can't recall the name of the bakery in the Akron area, but the cake was delicious. There were two different custards inside, chocolate and vanilla with chocolate cake. I was not crazy about the frosting. I think it was just basic frosting and I like whipped cream frosting. Remember that for when my time rolls around.

I do like tasty treats and happy birthday cake falls into that category.

Birthday Bliss

So here is the rundown for how I spent my birthday:

• woke up to noisy neighbors
• officially woke up to NPR on the radio
• aerobic work out for about 25 minutes
• read USA Today
• ate wheat toast w/butter and peach jam for breakfast
• slight headache
• wore my Ann Taylor black shirt dress w/sandals
• took the top off of the Jeep (one of the day's highlights and cruising the town)
• ran to campus briefly
• brought a pair of $9 shorts @ Steve & Barry's (I hope they do not go out of biz)
• came home to a package from CARDS Magazine (I'm in the Aug o8 issue)
• took a short nap
• checked snail mail: another package (large) and birthday cards
• arranged an appt to sell clothes listed on Craigslist ($20)
• ate Wendy's :-( poor planning on my part
• went rollerblading on the city street - awesome (one of the day's highlights)
• edited and distributed the CleveEvents list (I am way too dedicated to that list)

The details: the large package came from my best bud Baer! Included a t-shirt, well, specifically an Orgeon Public Broadcasting (OPB) women's t-shirt. Lovely. Along w/some shortbread squares. Tasty. Some papers for card making. Crafty. and some other goodies.

Lots of emails, text messages, wall posts on Facebook and phone calls w/birthday wishes. Bliss indeed.

The celebration of life continues ... thanks for the love.

Another Farewell ...

Wow, that's just about all I can say right now. Sometimes I think that I can deal w/my emotions without an issue. But I am soooo sentimental. And that emotion gets the best of me.

My grandfather's first wife passed away and the funeral was today. I thought that I was okay, until the time came for the memorial service. And it is just a tough time all together. I am trying to get my head around the fact that my grandfather and his first wife died w/in three months of each other (and both of their birthdays were in June). I don't know that there is much to read into that ... I guess it is what it is.