We had Charlotte’s first birthday party! It was a crazy weekend, and so much fun. Eric’s parents and sister were in town staying in our apartment. Plus we threw a surprise party for my sister-in-law Britta, so I was being destroyed by working on the tardis cake off and on. Plus my other sister-in-law Reesy and I decided to throw ourselves the most epic first birthday party ever.
You will note that I did not claim it as Charlotte’s party. Let’s be honest, Charlotte won’t remember it. But we wanted to throw a fun party, so why the heck not? Reesy is an amazing graphic designer. She thought it would be fun to design everything for the party, and who am I to say no to stuff that would have cost a fortune if I had bought it? The day of the party was insane. I ran around like a crazy woman all morning, finishing up everything for Charlotte’s party and Britta’s as well. Our apartment is small, so we decided to have it at Reesy’s house, an hour away. We were about 10 minutes from arriving when I realized with a horrible gut wrench that I had forgotten the cupcakes. Kind of major for a birthday party. I started freaking out. Eric, being the amazing man that he is, offered to drive back to get them. (In retrospect, this is insane. We should have headed to the nearest bakery. I obviously wasn’t thinking.) About 15 minutes after he left, Charlotte needed a change and I realized that the diaper bag was still in the car with Eric. So Reesy ran to the store for diapers and wipes while I tried to force Charlotte to eat something (oh did I mention that she was sick with the flu?) Then I get a text from Eric that says: I made a sandwich and forgot the cupcakes. I’m turning around now. I totally thought he was joking. Nope. He made a sandwich. And forgot the cupcakes. And made it halfway back before he realized that he had forgotten the cupcakes. And that was when I finally started laughing instead of attempting to tear my hair out. These Almond Roca Bars are another classic from Eric’s family. They are addictive because they are so fast. They are literally done in 20 minutes. And they are sooooo good. I usually under bake them so that they stay soft for days. Yum. Happy birthday Charlotte! And happy sandwich, Eric! I hope that PB&J was worth the effort.
