master plan...

okay, i talked to aunt d today about cousin b's wedding. it looks like i'm gonna be flying into raleigh on that thursday, december 14th. you guys know what december 14th is, right? it's dad's birthday! and it occurred to me today while on the phone with aunt d that i haven't been with dad on his birthday in, oh, THIRTEEN YEARS! how messed up is that? of course, none of you have been with me on my birthday in thirteen years, either, but so it goes...

oh god, wait a minute! i haven't been with ANY member of my immediate family for a birthday in thirteen years! now i feel really crummy!

nonetheless, i have a plan. i can't exactly bake a carrot cake and bring it with me on the plane, because cakes don't travel particularly well. but i can bake a whole bunch of carrot cupcakes and bring them in some sort of tupperware-esque container. so, that's what i'm gonna do. i'm going to make a bunch of carrot cupcakes and on the night of december 14th, we can all celebrate dad's 57th birthday together! with carrot cake, erm cupcakes!

sounds good, yes? don't tell dad. it will be a surprise.

xo,
emily