All Hail April 25th

Its my birthday month. Yes, that is right, I get a whole month. One day is simply not enough. One week USED to be enough... but I believe, the older I get, the more time I am entitled to celebrate my life... and to force celebration upon others. And, how would I ever fit 7 cakes into ONE day? Last year, during my birthday month, I was granted with 7 separate, and very different birthday cakes, all presented with the appropriate song, of course.

Happy Birthday to me, yada yada.

Now let's eat some year-old cake...
The first was with my in-laws, celebrating at our home, the weekend BEFORE my birthday. Carvel ice cream cake, one of my all time favorites... the crunchies get me everytime.

The second was on my birthday eve while out with my former employer and a client at a high-brow, bottled-water-mandatory, place in Providence. After our 12 courses, they brought me a honking piece of chocolate cake with chocolate goop and chocolate frosting. Too bad I don't like chocolate. But the thought was sweet and I indulged for the sake of my 28th year.

The third was at my soccer game the day after my birthday. It has become a ritual for the core group of the team to celebrate each other's birthdays with a cake of some sort and the Dollar Store grab bag, full of surprise treasures such as lone hair elastics, glow sticks, loose candy, unwrapped lip gloss, hair nets, and other delectable treats. For my 28th, M made me a funfetti cake (super fun) and the entire team joined in song to toast to moi. Cheers!

The fourth was at my former office with my former team. Friendly's ice cream cake with a crap load of blue goop that turned my lips, tongue, and fingers blue. Awesome to be 28, in a professional atmosphere, covered in blue sugar... celebrating my birthday.

The fifth was during my Tennis Hoe and Golf Pro themed birthday bash. Mel brought a super duper huge Carvel ice cream cake for the 20 or so tennis hoes and golf pros. They all sang, I danced... we at cake.

The sixth was ALSO during my Tennis Hoe/Golf Pro birthday party. M made yet another cake for me... a chocolate chip cookie cake with white and black frosting! What did I do to deserve friends like this? The memory of the song, dance, and eating of this particular cake is very fuzzy (if at all...) but thanks to pictures (as "tipsy" as I was, I managed to take over 200 pictures - no joke!), I know that I enjoyed this one immensely (and found chocolate frosting EVERYWHERE in my house, the next day).

The seventh and final birthday cake was delivered a week after my actual birthday, while out to dinner with my family. Tiramisu. My FAVORITE. And what a way to end one of the most fabulous birthday months ever.

Two weeks to go until my 29th birthday. Friends - you've set the bar very high... how will you ever keep it up? Just kidding. I don't expect such a showing this year. ONE cake will suffice. Next year, I am going to need all the cake I can get... to get through the turnover into my 4th decade.

Happy almost birthday to me and all my friends... (me and Al Pacino will be celebrating together.)

Next week, I will pay tribute to my favorite Google returns for an April 25th search.