Well, my birthday went on without a glitch. It was wonderful. Mr. K was amazing- he made a big deal of my birthday and was just like a kid. Baby J was also cute- made me this huge card and then gave me some very cool perfumes that have been on my list for a while. It was so cute. I woke up and was told to head to the spa and be there by 9am. Mr. took J to school- that was a treat in itself.
I had an awesome facial (turned down a massage because I had 100 things to do related to this stupid bathroom remodel project), awesome dinner, and awesome time with my kid picking out light fixtures (life does go on and I need my bathroom back PRONTO).
Mr. has figured out that I LOVE nothing more than shopping on my own, solo, without him or kids in tow, so I got some moohla to go shopping and spent my entire day until it was time to pick up my girl, at the mall. I shopped at JCrew, Banana, Limited and Sephora. I couldn't believe how fast I burned through my gift certificate 'cause usually, when I have money to spend, I can't find a thing but yesterday was a different bowl o' wax. Great sales, great buys (bought 4 pairs of bermuda shorts, 8 tops, 1 dress, and the entire facial line from Caudalie; a French line entirely organic and according to my facial lady, the best thing for your face because it has no mineral oils. You see, I bought the Shiseido sunscreen for the face thinking well, it HAS to be good right? No. Apparently you cannot sweat when you wear this because my entire forehead broke out (I wear a hat when I play tennis) like I never have before. Apparently it has some mineral oil which blocks the pores hence the breakouts- and I because I've only had this sporadic 'condition' since I gave birth (thanks Kid), I'm still kinda new at this and learning as I go along.
The only disappointment which was really no big deal was that I made a huge hoopla out of getting these cupcakes from this local place that opened up. It was a shitload of money for 2 dozen cupcakes which was the minimum order for a 'special' order (shitload being $49).
They looked cute but honestly I could have done the same thing. The disappointment was when I took a bite- it tasted EXACTLY like the .99 box mix from the grocery store. I was buying into the idea of them being a special cupcake when they just tasted blah. Generic. Nothing special. It was a bummer only because I have been saving my sweet tooth indulgence until yesterday and looking forward to eating some cake and then blah. I LOVE cake. LOVE LOVE LOVE it so I decided last night to start working on my family recipe cake- and make all cakes for us, friends and family from now on (as long as they let me). I've made it a few times and the last time I made them, everyone wanted to know how they were made- the recipe is THAT good. I just have to take cake decorating classes because for some reason I can't work that frosting thing too well and the cakes end up looking like a 5 year old decorated them.
So my disappointment turned into a new ambition (hopefully one that will stick). Can't wait to figure out if I can decorate a cupcake or not- you will soon find out.
PS- And Sarah, as I've already told you- I hope your mom comes through this with flying colors. And anyone out there, if you believe on anything please pray for Sarah and her mom who are going through a rough time right now. :(
