Birthday Time!

Let the countdown begin. It's been Brad's birthday for a few minutes now! Guess what? I have the challenge of keeping my husband from our garage all day. I also now have the challenge of keeping him from reading this blog post too. He can't know his gift is hiding out in the garage.

I had quite the experience today getting his main gift and getting it in the garage since it is too large to conceal in our home. It's too large to wrap either. First time I've ever given someone a gift I couldn't wrap first. The boys and I went out to the garage and "decorated" the gift just minutes before Brad arrived home. Actually we didn't get back before Brad got home, there I was quickly ditching my decorating items in the coat closet before he saw what was in my hand. He then questioned why I was just barely getting in with the boys. I told him nothing. He then turned to Simon for answers. It was nearly dinnertime, no chance Simon was going to tell him anything and risk getting in trouble before being fed. LOL!

I'm currently working on his "birthday" cake. I made a cake for his party but now it's time for the "birthday" cake. It may sound crazy to most, but I can't handle my husband not having a brand new cake for his actual birthday. Yes, I'm crazy like that! I started the 2 cake system and Brad now does the same thing for my birthday. We have a cake or a cake-like dessert at our get-together with family/friends then on our actual birthday when it's only the 2 of us(I mean the 5 of us, sorry furries), a new cake is cut into. Who wants 2 or 3 day old cake on their birthday? Sorry that's my feelings. I have a serious problem this year with the cakes. The chocolate bundt cake I made for Brad's birthday he has placed in his top 3 cakes I have ever made. That's how much he loved it! Now I have a serious challenge for this birthday cake to live up to the hype of the party day cake. You may be wondering what we do with all this cake? Two cakes! The majority of the first cake used at the party is given away. However, a lot of that cake gets eaten due to serving up slices to people. Then I make sure people take some of it home. As for the "birthday" cake, depending on what it is, may get taken to work with Brad after we are tired of cake. If his birthday cake ends up being a homemade ice cream cake, that's a little difficult to give away. Due to the melting factor! But ice cream cake keeps a long time. Plus the likelihood of Brad allowing me to give away ice cream cake is almost out of the question. He is a ice cream connoisseur. His biggest dessert weakness for sure!

So wish me luck! All day tomorrow trying to keep Brad away from our garage unit. My plan is that I'll mention going to the garage to get something as soon as we arrive home from dinner. The gift is all set up for the big reveal. It's in plain sight! I can hardly wait for him to see it! 

Hello vacation, Brad loves taking a vacation around his birthday. We started a vacation week today. We are simply hanging out here in the Dallas area. No plans to go out of town. We have 3 furries to take care of so that's quite difficult to leave. Besides it's fun having a staycation, being able to be at home yet not having the pressure of the typical daily routine. Greatness!