Re: Birthday Cake

My birthday was Wednesday. That’s right. I had a pretty fabulous birthday. All kinds of things went into making it awesome, including some great presents, lots of drinks, good times with my friends, and lunch that was yum with coworkers. One of the best parts, though, was the delicious cake from Duke’s Bakery. The amount of tastiness this cake possessed is beyond description. Just wow. It was white cake. With chocolate frosting. It said “Happy birthday, Colleen” on it. How does it get any better than that?? Anyway, for the last 2 hours of work today, all I could think about was going home and having a slice of delicious leftover birthday cake. When I got here? NO CAKE. The cake was gone. Somebody ate my effing cake. I looked everywhere, thinking to myself “certainly nobody would eat the last piece of my birthday cake! How could anyone ruin my life by doing this?” I can guarantee this is true because Kim was on the phone with me at the time and had to hear me question the audacity of the cake-eater approximately 7 to 12 times. Who would do that? I knew my niece and nephew were here today. I love those kids, but the thought of my last piece of cake just having the icing licked from the surface and then thrown away like a pile of coffee grounds made me sad in a way that I don’t even like to think about. I looked in the oven, the microwave, every single cabinet, every nook and cranny of the fridge AND freezer. I even looked in the breadbox. FINALLY my mom saved the day when she told me the last piece of cake was hidden in a tupperware container which was hidden in a bowl which was hidden on the top shelf of the cabinet all the way at the end of the counter. Like nesting dolls with the best surprise ever when you get to the last one! Somehow the search made the cake taste even that much better. I also got tickets today to see Radiohead. There aren’t many stories with endings as happy as this. And so, to illustrate the joy this story’s end brings me, I leave you with possibly the most wonderful birthday image ever created, which Josh made for me on my very special day. It’s even better than cake!