Happy Birthday!!!

We had the cake a day early because on Birthday Night we went to see Billy Collins read his poetry at the Hillstead Museum Sunken Garden Poetry Festival. So it was really more of a two-day birthday extravaganza if you ask me!

The Cake:

Once you get up to a certain age, the candles just don't fit on the cake anymore. But that doesn't mean you can't make the most out of it!


Devil's food cake with vanilla buttercream frosting covered with dark chocolate shavings. I think we both knew that cake wouldn't last very long.....



The Festivities:

Here's the birthday boy at the Sunken Garden Poetry Festival and our view of Billy Collins. We had great seats! It was an outdoor event and the rain clouds started to roll in at one point, but they held off. It ended up being a beautiful night and (hopefully!) a very happy birthday.