The Woody's, Est. 6-21-08: Happy 28th Birthday Kurt!

Kurt turned 28 today! Not sure how happy he is about that, but life just happens that way, doesn't it? We had a small get-together at our house for he and Kyle's birthday today, because after all, they both turned 28! We had burgers, chips, potato salad, dips, stuffed jalapenos, and ice cream cake. It was mostly family and some friends that came to celebrate their birthday with us. I told Kurt that this weekend was HIS weekend and we could do whatever it was that he wanted to do. On Friday night he watched his favorite tv channel (discovery, history, etc...) and I baked his birthday cake. About the cake...Mamoo (my Dad's Mom) has this recipe for a jelly roll cake that is filled with ice cream. When we were in Beaumont for Labor Day weekend, she suggested I make it for Kurt's birthday, because I had been talking about wanting to make a cake. She made it seem like such an easy process. On Friday I probably consulted her by phone at least 4 times during the course of the mixing, sifting, baking, and ice cream filling just to make sure I was doing it right. After I did the first cake, the second one wasn't so bad. They turned out great, and I must say I was pretty proud of myself for my first attempt at that cake!

Since Friday night was pretty uneventful, on Saturday night we rode out to Kurt's dove lease, and we sat on the back of his truck watching birds and laughing at Cash taunting the cows in the pasture. It was really nice to just hang out - the 3 of us - our own little family. Kurt and I just talked about life, laughed hysterically at Cash and often each other, which is just what we needed to do. We got home and he wanted to eat Mexican food, so we headed to a local favorite - Lupe Tortilla. Before we were seated, Kurt was standing with his back to me looking at pictures on the wall of the restaurant, and I whispered to the hostess that it was his birthday...well, practically. So we sat down and had dinner, and then they came out with THE SOMBRERO! I wish I had my camera and could have taken a picture of the look on Kurt's face. He kinda wanted to wring my neck, but when I started grinning, all he could do was laugh even harder. It was great, but I can tell you all now that I've got it coming! We had a great weekend, and I hope that Kurt and Kyle had a great 28th birthday. I'm pretty lucky to have such a great husband, and after the cakes turned out so well, he agreed to keep me around for a while too... Happy Birthday Kurt!

Kurt said he had to get a picture of the cake baking process. He said he'd never seen so many dirty dishes from one recipe...What can I say? It was a labor of love.