friday was my dear friend katie’s 25th birthday. she has many a nickname, koot the shrimp being the latest (and possibly best…thanks to scott, katie’s brother-in-law) yet.
katie and i have a pretty special friendship. we met the summer i moved to eureka, nevada (or the middle of nowhere), we were both 14 and both very dorky. we trudged through high school together and college–which means we’ve shared two graduations (at the same schools even!) and a lot of other stuff in between…good, bad, ugly, but always friends. incidentally, i’ve forged a very close friendship with her sisters: brooke (my bestie…lame, but i said it) and bailey. if i had sisters, these girls would be it. i’m also pretty close to their amazing mom, who was our english/drama/yearbook/journalism teacher…and who was pretty much my mentor throughout high school and who continues to push me today. their dad is amazing too! and he was our PE/math(all math that i took in high school was with him)/health teacher/basketball coach. i couldn’t ask to be friends with a better family.
so, here’s to you kootie bootie and 11 years of well-earned friendship…happy 25 and i hope we’re still holdin’ sh*t down tight like a hairnet in 11 more years…and 11 more years after that…and so on.
the cake was originally supposed to be lots of pretty purple swirls of frosting…but i thought it looked like medusa, or a jelly fish. brooke called it the monster cake…and she’s right 🙂
<3
(Thanks a bunch cindy-kins! It was the best-est birthday yet!!)
You cake sounds fantastic…love all the flavors.
I wish I could say that I have a friend like that. Unfortunately, I’m not very good at getting close to people especially women. Might have something to do with six brothers. I bond much better with guys.
~ingrid
What a gorgeous cake! Happy bday, Katie!! I’m loving all of the flavors you’ve got going on. What an ode to spring berries 🙂 (And lemon.) By the way, it’s not a real party unless your pictures are somewhat “blurred” from the drinking!
MMMMM…the cake looks fabulous, Cindy! Yummie!
What a pretty purple! It sounds delicious.
I enjoyed the monster cake a lot. I especially enjoyed the lemon filling. yay for delicious cakes!
what a good looking cake and how great to have a friend like that! here’s to koot the shrimp and monster cake!
the cake sounds most most most amazing cindy! my gawd! i wish i could have a slice of that now! would probably cheer me up q abit:)
love it!
What a lucky friend! That cake looks incredible. I would be tempted to put my face in it but that’s just me 🙂
Beautiful cake…and this from a confirmed chocoholic. Love the berries!