Life is Like a Box of Cupcakes

…you never know what deliciousness you’re gonna get.

Oh hi. Remember me? Long time no blog. How was your weekend? I had a fabulous one filled with good food and old friends. On Saturday, we had guests over at our house for a Peter’s Kitchen feast. My mom cooked up some of her favorite dishes, too.

The get together wasn’t really to celebrate my upcoming birthday, but it sorta worked out that way. Our guests just so happened to bring over cupcakes from the famous Georgetown Cupcake, even though they had no idea I’m growing 1 year older this week (eeps!).

Can you believe I’ve never had a Georgetown Cupcake before?! I’ve witnessed the long line at their store many times, but have never had the desire/patience to wait in it. I mean, the line runs out the door and around the block!

The last time I saw our guests, Evelyn, Kevin and their mom, was the summer after my freshmen year of high school! Our families took an Alaskan cruise together.

(Yes, I’m wearing flip flops in Alaska. Please ignore my awkward facial expression and turn your attention to Kevin’s pudgy little cheeks and his adorable bow tie.)

NOW look at these two munchkins 9 years later (!!!). One in college and one going to college this fall. OMGtimeflies.

While digging through the photos from our cruise, I found this gem of Kat Lobes and me at the dinner table. We look so young!

Anyways, back to the cupcakes, which this lovely lady brought over for dessert.

Flavors included (from left to right, top to bottom): Lava Fudge, Key Lime, Coconut, Chocolate Mint Crunch, Vanilla Birthday, Chocolate Ganache, Salted Caramel, Chocolate Birthday, PB Fudge, Vanilla, and Chocolate & Vanilla.

You see that one with an orange flower? It’s Lava Fudge. Their ONE gluten free cupcake. Except I didn’t realize this until I visited their website LATER. Sadly, that cupcake had already been demolished.

Rats!!!! I guess that means I have to go to the store…

I went with Salted Caramel. That one over there with the caramel drizzle. (See? Gluten still finds its way into my belly once in awhile).

Looking at the menu, if I ever go to the store I hope it’s on a Wednesday because they have Carrot, Chocolate Hazelnut AND Cookies ‘n’ Cream that day.

I got a sugar high just typing all that out.

HOMPH!!

Before cupcakes, we had dinner.

Appetizers included a herring salad with GF brown rice crackers brought over by Lo the Bro.

Adzuki bean soup with tapioca and rice balls made by mommy dearest.

Then Peter worked his magic in the kitchen.

On the menu:

Shrimp with red peppers and snow peas

Salmon w/ a sweet soy sauce

Asparagus

Ribeye with tomatoes and onions. Peter made this dish earlier in the week and I went to town on it (TO TOWN!). He improvised the sauce by combining soy sauce, Worcestershire and sugar (and some other ingredients). The flavor was reminiscent of Korean BBQ.

My mom made this savory rice cake stuffed with ground turkey, vegetables and an egg.

Dig in!

Did you notice my Duke Jersey? There was a Duke vs. UNC game, which we lost…badly. Womp womp. Bah humbug. It was a sad game. SO sad that I wasn’t even sad!

Really, it was that sad. We stunk. Moving on to the ACC Championships later this week.

Dessert. Ohhhh dessert.

Dessert could’ve been a meal in itself. My mom made this adzuki bean rice cake.

We enjoyed the above cupcakes and then later, a fruit tart (birthday cake) that Lo the Bro brought over. We were stuffed silly, but since this week is gonna be a little crazy, we figured we better sing happy birthday and make a birthday wish in case we don’t get around to it on the actual day.

I’ll save those photos for my birthday post later this week. Gotta enjoy the last 3 days of being 23 first.

Alrighty, it’s time to get this [birthday] week started.

Tell me: What birthday specials/freebies must I take advantage of this week?!