Since Christmas, I've sat awake at night waiting for Ben's birthday, planning what I would give him, how I would make it special. His birthday was yesterday, finally!!! So After much going back and forth trying to figure out whether to make cake or pie, I decided to make both. Maybe it was overkill, but it was completely worth it. I wanted to make Ben's first married birthday to be one to remember, to be special. I ended up having to make my own decorations out of computer paper, floss and wrapping paper tape so Ben wouldn't wonder why the budget was messed up this month, but I think it turned out pretty well. I enjoyed decorating and baking and putting his little "party" together. I can't wait to do it more often.
For dinner we had pomogranate margaritas and Pad Thai and for dessert we had chocolate coconut cream pie and carrot cake. Have I mentioned how much I love pinterest? I find the best recipes there.
I was super excited to make this cake! I haven't made one since we got married, so I haven't been able to use the super amazing cake stand that Kim and David got us for the wedding. I'm so mad that I hadn't used it until yesterday. It made decorating so easy! It turns on the base so you can decorate from all sides!!
I told Ben that his cake is starting to look like one an old man would have because the candles cover the whole surface! I can't believe we're almost halfway through our 20s already! When I met the 14 year old Ben 9 years ago I never thought this day would come so quickly.
After all was said and done, I think Ben had a pretty good birthday. I had the use of such little resources, and I hate to toot my own horn, but I'm pretty proud of what I accomplished. I hope this gives a little bit of insight into how much potential I have to plan more events in the future.
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