The Birthday Girl's Cake

I asked Sweet T. if I could make my own birthday cake.  We've tried a few Gluten Free cakes but they've left a lot to be desired.  Mainly because they are GF and Dairy Free and it just doesn't work for us.

I broke out the awesome Kitchen Aid mixer, one of the generous wedding gifts from Mrs. B., and went to town on my first GF cake.

I made the recipe from scratch thanks to a friend who is also GF.  I was shooting for a Tiffany Box Blue but I don't quite have the whole color matching frosting thing down yet.  I'm learnng a little dab will do ya.  I screwed up the color so I made it a funky shade of purple.  (See below!)

I wimped out on making the cake from scratch and opted for this (ridiculously expensive) mix.  

And voila  here's a day after pic after we tried out the cake.  It was pretty tasty!  The plate is another amazing wedding present.  A cake plate from Tiffany & Co.  Do my friends know me or what?

33 candles on my birthday cake and I've never been happier.  Married to my very best friend, still high from our dream come true wedding, and trusting that this year will be full of suprises and blessings.  So very blessed. 

MHB Turns The Big 3-3

An awesome birthday today.  A new haircut (8 inches, be gone!) a gourmet dinner at In-N-Out Burger (protein style double double AND a neapolitan milkshake for a bday treat) AND a date night to watch The San Francisco Ballet. 

We were running late from my hair appt. to dinner to the Theatre so all I have are a few pics snapped on Timothy's BlackBerrry.  My hubby looked so handsome in his suit.  And I love how he sat through a 2 1/2 hour ballet because he knew that it is something that I would enjoy.  Oh the joys and sacrifices! LOL. 

So far 33 is treating me well. 



Happy Birthday to me!!!!

Timothy bought me tickets to the Zac Brown Band concert for my birthday.  (Along with the book, The Five Love Languages: The Secret to Love That Lasts).  Turns out he had to work.  (Think $3.99 all you can eat pizza buffet.  Kind of requires all hands on deck).

So one of my best girls, Carolyn, came down to be my date to the concert!

AND brought my favorite cookie (with extra frosting) and a pink Mike's Hard Lemonade.

 Yum-oh!

We wore our cowboy boots (because, really, how often can you sport those in Southern California?) and walked the long road to the Verizon Amphitheatre.

We got to our seats nice and early.  Unfortunately, being an outdoor theatre, there were plenty of people smoking some funny smelling green stuff.  YUCK!

The concert was AWESOME!

...And I know that Timothy would liked it too.  Especially when ZBB sang Whatever it is.  There will be plenty more concerts in our future.  

It was an interesting and rowdy crowd.



We love you Zac Brown Band.  Thanks for making my birthday a fun one!!!

I'll be in San Francisco for a work trip for my REAL birthday tomorrow.  Not a bad place to start my 32nd year.