April is birthday month! Some things I did this month that I categorize as ‘I’m doing it because it’s my birthday’:

• Upgraded my crossfit membership so I could go to class 4x a week
• Said ‘Why not?’ When sis asked if I was coming out to run the Bolder Boulder
• Took a week off from work, and added another day
• Finally got a new phone
• Made myself a birthday cake

Now. That last one. I got this fancy cake mix from the fancy store. Based on the box, here’s what I was thinking my cake would look like:

I didn’t realize the trouble I was in until I attempted to invert these cakes. But, seriously. It’s me. I should have known that This wasn’t going to work out.


The thing is … It was a really great cake mx. Even if the cake didn’t look good, I couldn’t just toss it out. That’s when genius husband suggested using a glas to cookie cutter out a few smaller layers and creating a mini cake.

Great idea! So I started cutting out layers, then got a little cocky. Four layers later I realized I would not be able to frost the sucker. There was already plenty of frosting in between the layers. So, I shrugged my shoulders and called it a day.

I present to you … The chocolate cake outburst:

There is a part three to this story as well. I haven’t uploaded the photos, though. You’ll just have to stay tuned.