Happy Birthday Matt!

Matt's birthday was last Friday, and now he is over the hill, old! Just kidding! Matt's 23 now, and I'm pretty sure he doesn't feel any different, but we still had a great celebration! On Matt's birthday night, we had parents and siblings (along with nieces and nephews) come over for cake and ice cream. Previously, I had asked Matt what kind of birthday cake he wanted this year, and OF COURSE he had to ask for an ice cream cake! Being lactosintolorant, I had never tasted an ice cream cake, let alone MADE one! I told Matt that an ice cream cake was out of the question, and to pick something easier. Little did he know, I was going to make him what he wanted anyways. I had made it a goal to successfully make this masterpiece, and I did a lot of research on it! After learning several different kinds of ice cream cakes there were, and different ways to make them, I kind of just took bits and pieces from all of them, and created my very own ice cream cake recipe (if you can even call it a recipe) This cake took me THREE days to make! I have NEVER put that much effort into something that we were planning on eating. But it was well worth it! With a little bit of help and company from my mother-in-law, Lee, I was able to accomplish this great task! The cake is a double chocolate fudge cake, with vanilla ice cream with strawberry swirls inside. The dark rim around the bottom is Oreo cookie crumbles, and then of course it had the frosting and strawberries on top! The lid wouldn't fit over the cake after I added the strawberries, but I did decorate the platter and lid as well. WELL, the cake was a HUGE hit! I was really worried that it wouldn't taste very good. It looked good, but that is a different story! But, boy, was it yummy!

After the party was over, some friends of ours hung around and played games together. It was a fun evening with family and friends, and I hope it was a great Birthday for Matt!

The next day, Matt and I decided to spend it together. We haven't seen much of each other lately due to school, work, homework, and everything else going on in life. So we slept in, and then I made breakfast in bed for Matt. I got this cute idea to make numbered pancakes from Heidi, a friend of mine. I think it will be a birthday tradition in our family. I really think it is a cute idea. Thanks Heidi for the tradition!
The rest of the day, Matt and I just lounged around the house and had a "vacation" at home. It was REALLY nice to be able to relax and spend time together without any interruptions. Happy Birthday honey! I love you!