Andrew's Birthday

For anyone who doesn't know... Andrew's birthday and mine  have a little something in common.  They both fall the day after a holiday (mine's the day after Christmas, Andrew's is the day after Valentine's Day).  This year, Andrew actually took the initiative to get me a birthday cake... a plus, but he didn't do a very good job at directing them on decorating my cake.  I know, it shouldn't really matter, but after having your birthday the day after a major holiday for so many years must pay it's toll.  I got a very beautiful, Christmasy cake complete with red and green icing, snow, and poinsettias.  After being told that it didn't matter what it looked like because the words "Happy Birthday" were on the cake, I decided we would test that theory for Andrew's birthday. 

I called the local bakery and asked for a cake to be picked up on v-day.  The woman asked me if I wanted a heart-shaped cake, and I decided I couldn't pass it up.  I told her the story and asked her to write "Happy Birthday Andrew" and to decorate it "over the top Valentine's Day."  I think she wrote the entire story on the order form.  I couldn't wait to see it.  I think it could have been a little more over the top, but it was still pretty good.  What do you think?

In the end, Andrew didn't seem to mind the combined v-day/birthday cake, but I think he was just putting on a good show.  Either way, the cake tasted great... I would offer you a piece, but I just don't know what happened to the rest of it... surely we couldn't have eaten the rest of it already?  I must admit that I'm a little scared to see what happens for my birthday next year.