Well, the party went...fairly well.
It was interesting to say the least.
Like an idiot, I decided to do a three tiered cake. Keep in mind I have never made a cake for people to actually see in my entire life. The middle one took FOREVER to cook, so when I checked it for the last time (with a spaghetti noodle because I am never prepared) it broke off in there...who will be the lucky winner?? Only kidding, I ended up finding it once the stinking side of the cake fell off because it stuck to the pan... It was also as dry as a crouton.
I bought sky blue coloring for the icing since that is where the care bears hang out...in the sky. However, once I mixed the butter shortening, and the butter, the icing was green. Apparently yellow butter +blue coloring = green icing. So, it was more like the care bears hanging out in the swamp. Oh, and I didn't have enough icing for all three cakes so I made a split second decision to stack them, then ice them...aka half of all the cakes (with the exception of the smallest one) were only half iced. I won't even go into detail about what a disaster it was when I tried to ice them and keep them from being destroyed. All I have to say is thank GOD my mom used to decorate cakes for a living because I called her the instant things were going awry!!!
I was able to make one large rainbow tissue ball, two little ones, and some mediocre puff things that I came up with to make it look like I spent a lot of time decorating, instead of fiddling with the damn cake for so long. Then I noticed that I didn't get a happy birthday sign!!! I have to give credit to one of my good gal pals for picking one up for me. I also noticed that I didn't get enough plates and cups!!! AAAAAAHHHHH!!
So I make an emergency call to my sister to stop for me. She just happened to be driving by a party store, yay!!! Then I got a phone call from my friend saying she was on the way...OH CRAP, ALREADY!!! I hurried up and grabbed all of the trash off the counter and threw it in the laundry room, made the punch (rainbow sherbert, 7up, and V8 fruit medley), and got the tableware ready!!!
Soon everyone started showing up. It was kind of awkward because I have never thrown a birthday party before. I have to admit, I kept asking one of my good friends what I was supposed to do next. After walking around like someone without a clue, I was told to start the presents. My daughter didn't get the concept just yet, and continued to play with balloons instead of open them. She loved all of her toys from all of her great friends.
Next was the ever popular 'happy birthday' song. I wasn't sure how she was going to react to a crowd of people staring at her singing. She took it better than expected!! She clapped and laughed the entire time...I have a feeling she will be quite the ham someday. A social butterfly to say the least. She had an absolute blast and it made all of the crazy moments I had that day worth it.
A year ago today is when we brought her home from the hospital. It was a beautiful day. I was swollen like a water buffalo from head to toe, my blood pressure was extremely high, and I started my journey into postpartum depression. I have come a long way. I went for two months struggling to bond with her, to having a bond so strong it can't be broken. She absolutely is the most amazing person I have ever met and I love her to the very core of my soul.
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