older and wiser
Today is Chris's birthday, and his cupcakes cleaned up nicely. I think that I ought to have waited for the frosting to warm up a wee bit more, but I'm still happy with how they turned out. Both he and Madeline gave them positive reviews this morning.
I've been around for six of Chris's birthdays, and I think it's neat that only half of them have been in Calgary. We were in Jasper, Alberta in 2000, in New York City for 2001 (we ate undercooked pasta in some restaurant in Little Italy where some gangster was shot, and then had a weird dessert experience at Le Cirque with diners posing for photos with the waitstaff), and now we're spending this birthday in St. John's. Bring on the pan-fried cod ...
The funniest story that I have about Chris and his birthday would be from 2003. I remember asking him over the phone one day at work what he'd like for his birthday. "A Stillwater Spa gift certificate!" he replied. I thought that was a little odd, but Chris is a renaissance man of sorts, so I gladly picked one of those up for him. I was a little confused when I proudly proffered the gift certicate on his actual birthday a week later, only to see a mystified expression on his face. Turns out that he only joking about wanting a spa gift certificate ...
Happy Birthday to Chris! Happy Cupcakes for breakfast day! Happy Friday!
- cupcakes look great,
-I didn't know that you have been to Le Cirque? Another reason to be jay-louse of you,
-spa certificates are always a good choice. As we age, the need for chemical peels surface. (not for you, you have a great complexion anyhow.)
Posted by: julie | October 28, 2006 at 03:19 AM
The cupcakes turned out great Laura. I think I remember when you bought the gift certificate for Chris to the spa. Anyways, it cracked me up reading it again.
Posted by: Terri | November 07, 2006 at 09:29 AM