Birthday Celebration: Chicago Weekend Getaway

Chicago Getaway: A very special birthday celebrations with my in-laws.

Sweet Hello Everyone :)

First post of the month and couldn't be more happier and excited. Indeed, I missed blogging and missed you all dearly. I was just little busy in past few weeks (I think its a good excuse to have.. wink:) Since, I started this blog (5 years ago) I always do a blog post about my birthday celebration and this year is no exception. It's better late than never right? As you may remembered my birthday celebration last year. Get that excitement coming!! because I'm taking you with me and together we are going to unfold fun birthday celebration with family plus unforgettable Chicago trip with my in-laws.Grab your favorite drink and lets make a toss for awesome birthday 2017 and for memorable experience.

I feel so grateful and super lucky to have such a wonderful family who spoiled me not only on my birthday but everyday. It just felt amazing that my hubby and kids took me to Red Velvet Cafe for the first time. I ordered 4 cupcakes and Mango Bubble Tea for drink. It was so good!

Then, we head out to Bonifacio (Modern Filipino Restaurant) for scrumptious dinner experience. I ordered my ultimate favorite Filipino dish which is Lechon Kawali.. It was so tasty! I really feel like I'm home. Other food that my family ordered were Lumpia Shanghai, Spaghetti and Fried Chicken and Sisig Taco for hubby. Overall food experience at Bonifacio was amazing!

Aside from delicious Lechon Kawali that I ordered. I also got very refreshing drink which I totally forgot the name, kinda taste like lemonade level up because of alcohol content (wink).  Lastly, how about Special Halo-Halo for dessert? Can we all scream!!!! for Halo-Halo? I'm just super excited to have Halo-Halo again. Its been almost two years since the last time I had one,and it was back on our 2015 Outerbanks, NC trip It was indeed such a sweet birthday treat for me. 

.. That's not ALL... Let me welcome you to our Girls Weekend Birthday Getaway at Chicago.....

You heard it right! I'm taking you to Chicago where we celebrated our birthday's together with my beloved in-laws. We flew and stayed at Luxurious Waldorf Astoria, Chicago. The place was amazing, relaxing, and fancy. Then, we head out for dinner at Tavern on Rush. The food was so good and the serving was huge. It was really fun night!

We started early the next day for our Spa & Massage Appointment which is located in the hotel. It was best ever experience! Spa + Sauna = Relaxation.

After a very relaxing experience at Spa, we head out to explore Chicago at its BEST. We eat brunch and stroll around. It was so FUN! The people, the surroundings, noises, the big buildings. 

We, then head out for authentic Italian dinner experience at Volare Ristorante Italiano. I was really good! As you may remembered my Instagram post of the food that I ordered I'm such a huge seafood lover.  Can you tell? wink   

Time goes fast when your having fun and it was our last day at Chicago. But, before we head home we explore the place to the fullest. We hit the bridge that overlooked the big buildings of Chicago and it was beautiful. We walked, took a lot of pictures, and subway experience. Indeed, unforgettable birthday experience. I can sit on the couch and talked about our Chicago trip all day..and forever (hahaha) But, it's about time to take my kids to school. I hope you have fun reading my blog today and learn new things to experience. 

I will see you next time for more fun and exciting post. Have a great day everyone! Stay gorgeous and don't forget to wear that big SMILE! :)

P.S. I would like to say Thank You to my beloved family for being the BEST. To my wonderful in-laws who invited me to celebrate really fabulous birthday experience. To my cousin Lorlyn- salamat kayo sa gift Dai. To my family and friends who greeted me offline and online. Thank you so much for sweet greetings, being so generous, and wonderful. I love you all!

xoxox- Melgie

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My Birthday Bash Celebration 2016

My Birthday Celebration Escapade!:)

Sweet Greetings Everyone!

  

You guess it right! Its my birthday bash celebration (excitement overload!)  Since, I started blogging  (4 years ago) I always do a blog post about my birthday celebration ...little late this year though :) As you may all remembered my (last year's birthday). So, this year is no difference. Get that excitement coming because I am taking you with me on my birthday bash birthday escapades. Join me as we celebrate this awesome birthday celebration, where we can experience delicious food recipe, birthday ideas, and all fun stuff. 

Lets start the birthday festivities, shall we? Cheers for another year better! (wink)

..............Celebration with Friends...............

- It so much fun when you have your great friends on your birthday. Devouring delicious Filipino food, wonderful company, glorious gifts, and all fun stuff. My friends made delicious food which are all my favorites, like roasted chicken, eggplant salad, menudo, ginataan na may isda, fish paksiw, spanish bread. Yum! and of course Rose made me a birthday cake (three layered cake) 

.............Birthday Dinner Date with Hubby and Kids........

Hubby know me BEST! He treat me to my favorite steakhouse in celebration of my birthday. I ordered all my favorite drink which is Mango Passion Rita. Followed by Loaded Bake Potato Soup 

(so good!) and the main course which is Steak and Sweet Baked Potato. I also got a free ice cream courtesy from steakhouse (wohoo!) Perfect way to finished up our delicious dinner.

Thank you to my hubby and kids for such a nice birthday treat and for generous birthday gift. (wink)

 ............Join Birthday Celebration with my In-laws..........

Lastly- A join birthday celebration with my beloved in-laws. We had chicken noodles, mashed potatoes, corn, peas, and bread. It was best meal ever! Delicious indeed. Also, my mother in-law made me a chocolate cake with white icing. Scrumptious!

I would like to thank you my in-laws for being so generous, loving and just simply wonderful. I LOVE you all!:)

....... SPA Escape and Lunch with In-laws.....
As part of our join birthday celebration (my sister in-law Tacy) treat us to wonderful SPA Escape and Lunch. We we out (all four of us) with my sister in-law Tacy & Kindra, Mom in-law Cheri and Me. for such amazing SPA escape and followed by scrumptious lunch. I enjoyed my facial experience!
It was great spending time with my wonderful in-laws. Just fantastic day.:)

 

My birthday was surely a very special and unforgettable. Its something that I will cherished for the rest of my life. I would like to say big Thank You to my lovely family and friends who greeted my via offline and online and making my birthday extra special. I'm truly blessed to be surrounded by wonderful and amazing people in the world. I LOVE you all!:)

And that's how I celebrated my 28th birthday! :)

I'll see you in few days for more fun blog post. Stay wonderful everyone! Don't forget to SMILE :)

xoxoxo- Melgie 

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Tryazon: Summer Birthday Party

Celebrating Reyna's 6th Birthday

Virtual Hug Everyone!
I'm super excited to share with you how fun and amazing my week had been. Oh yes! full of fun memories that forever be treasured in my heart. We celebrated our 7th wedding anniversary Saturday, followed by my daughter's 6th birthday celebration Sunday. It was a blast! As my daughter enjoyed all the summer birthday party goodies that we got for free from Tryazon. Yippeee! Another awesome party sampling opportunity that I'm so grateful to be part of, and able to share this experience with my family and friends feel so great.

 So what is Tryazon? "Tryazon is the newest way to try out innovative products. Host a party and get free stuff!"  This is my second time to host a party from Tryazon and It felt amazing! As you may all remembered my first post HERE. All the great products they offer to try out are pretty impressive and its FREE. Yes! you heard it right- totally free. All you have to do is SIGN UP. Just simply apply for sampling party that interest you, get selected, received the product for free and host the party. Then, share the experience with your family and friends and enjoy.Super easy right? I think so too!:)


I'm super excited to share what's inside my Tryazon Summer Birthday Party Kit! Join me as we discover what's inside. :)

Tryazon: Summer Birthday Party Kit Includes: 

Happy Birthday! Game from NortStar
Cupcake Creations Cupcake Papers
Cupcake Creations Assorted Cupcake Papers- for game winners
Fun extras including a Happy Birthday Banner, party steamers and noisemakers
Exclusive coupons for my family and friends
Party Host Guide- to help plan and carry out the best party!

Thank you Tryazon for this awesome #summerbirthday party kit!

Getting all the products mention above for free felt so great! and it gives me motivation to make my daughter's 6th birthday party an unforgettable one. I'm inviting you- to join me as we unfold Reyna's 6th Birthday celebration.

-Starting off with Party Decor then CAKES and Cupcakes-

I used Morocco/Lavender and Pink Paisley Cupcake Creations Baking cups as requested by birthday celebrant. The best thing about Cupcake Creations baking cups are "No Muffin Pans Needed" grease proof, easy peel, bakery quality, extra strong natural paper and it fits standard baking tins. As you may noticed that I didn't used muffin pans to make this perfect cupcakes.

Now that we have a perfect cupcakes for the guest, let's move on to the food. Yum!

-Easy Party Food Ideas-

Tips: Always prepared your party food menu ahead of time for relaxing and fun party experience.

We had Lumpia Shanghai, Pansit, Pork Barbecue, Rice, Cheesy Potato, Chip and Dips. Yum! Also we truly enjoyed cake, cupcakes, cookies and ice cream at the end.

 After we had our amazing meal, then we head off and play Happy Birthday Game- it gets the kids and adult laughing as soon as they open the box. It's about surprising each other with great gifts. 

How to Play? It's super easy! Distribute 5 cards to the players.  Then, everybody gives you a gifts from their hand. You pick the BEST and the WORST birthday gift card and whoever card get pick get a point. Whoever get the first 5 point WIN! 

A perfect summer birthday party indeed! My daughter loved every minute of it. As a Mom, seeing my daughter smiling and happy is best thing ever. The whole experience is so FUN! I hope it inspires you on your next party events. I'll see you in few days for more fun recipe ideas. Stay gorgeous everyone!

Thank you so much to my beloved family and friends for being so generous and loving as always. I love you all! Also, big Thank You to Tryazon for such an amazing summer birthday party kit that my family and friends enjoyed.

xoxox- Melgie 

Disclosure: I received this awesome Summer Birthday Party Kit for free courtesy from Tryazon to try out. Opinion is 100 percent mine. Thank you! #tryazon, #summerbirthday #northstar

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Homemade Sunshine Skillet Recipe

Super Easy Breakfast Recipe and Hubby's Birthday Celebration

Hello Everyone!

 How are you doing today? I know you guys are excited because  the weekends is here. Yippee! I am excited too- I have to spend and enjoy this beautiful weather with my family. To make this weekend a perfect one. What about a super easy and fun recipe to try this week? Yup! I think your kids will love to help you peel the potatoes, or even sprinkles the cheese on top of  your delicious Homemade Sunshine Skillet. Yes!sounds like fun right? I can't wait to get started and I think you too!!
But before we start cooking! I'll just want to share with you, how I ended up making my own version of Bob Evans famous "Sunshine Skillet" Yes! We eat out 3-4 weeks ago at Bob Evans, and we fall in-love with their Sunshine Skillet. So, when my hubby celebrated his birthday not too long ago. I decided to make my homemade version of Sunshine Skillet. Let me tell you! It was fantastic breakfast. Although, the gravy is not that perfect as Bob Evans but its pretty close. Yum!
Getting back to that excitement! Let's make this Sunshine Skillet right now. Don't forget to have fun and explore this new recipe.

Check out the recipe below.:)

* This recipe is good for 2 serving only. Adjust the quantity of the ingredients for larger crowd. Also you can add your favorite vegetables into the mix if you want. :)

Homemade Sunshine Skillet Recipe:

Ingredients:
3-4 medium size potatoes- cut into cubes
8 oz sausage
Cheddar Shredded Cheese
4 beaten eggs
1 pack gravy mix
salt and Pepper- to taste
2 tsp butter
1-2 tsp cooking oil

Directions:
1.) Cooked the potatoes and sausage in separate skillet. Once it cooked and turn golden brown. Set aside.
2.) Make the gravy according to the package instructions. Which a super easy process! I promise:) Once the gravy is done. Turn the heat into LOW to make sure that its hot.
3.) Time to make the eggs. In medium size skillet, add little butter. Add the 2 beaten eggs and let it cook through both side. Once both side are cooked, transfer it to the serving bowl. (Repeat the process#3 for the other bowl)
4.) Once the cooked eggs is on the bowl, you can now add the cooked sausage and potatoes. File them up!! then pour the gravy on top. Then, sprinkle with lot of cheddar shredder cheese.
5.) Enjoy your Homemade Sunshine Skillet Bowl with your family. Yum! #perfectbreakfast

Aside from perfect breakfast that I made for the whole family. I also made a yellow cake with chocolate icing for my hubby. It's kinda like a tradition here to have a delicious cake on birthday's and hubby is no exception.  We surely did enjoyed and had a blast on hubby's birthday. The birthday celebration at my in-laws house is GREAT! It was so much fun hanging out with family eating good food and just enjoying everyone's company.

I hope this recipe inspires you to cook a simple yet thoughtful breakfast for your family. I'll see you in few days for more fun and delicious recipe. Grab some plate and have some of this yellow cake with chocolate icing. I promise you its so GOOD! Stay sweet and gorgeous everyone. Enjoy the weekends!!:)

xoxox- Melgie

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Birthday Bash Celebration

My Birthday Celebration! :)

Hello Everyone!

When I started blogging (3 years ago) Its kinda like a tradition that I posted my birthday celebration every year. As you may all remembered my 26th birthday and 25th birthday. So, this year is no different, As I am super excited to share with you all how my birthday went. I'm also be sharing some delicious recipes and ideas that you might want to try on your special day.

 Let's raise our glass and Cheers for another year older (hahaha) Come on! Let's start the birthday food fest!

....Celebration with Lovely Friends....

My birthday celebration started when my friends came over to my house and surprise ME with this delicious food and everything FESTIVE! I have too many pictures on food, that I just selected few to share here on my blog ( foodie lover!) We had Fish Paksiw, Fried Red Snapper, Bolinao, Chicken Adobo, Beef Steak, Binangkal, Cassava Cake, Lemon Pudding, Pansit Bihon & Chocolate Chip Cookies ( takaw ko talaga! hahaha)

I'm so amazed and surprised when my friend Rose made me a tower of delicious cupcake and Red Velvet Cake- it was scrumptious! I can't even believe that I still have room for dessert after pigging out those food mention above. (wink!)

We dance, sing and talked for hours. It was so much FUN!

 .... Dinner Night Out....

My kids gave me a birthday card and hubby as always is super sweet! Saturday, we went out for Double Birthday Dinner Date with my friend Cherry and her hubby @ Old Bag of Nails. I ordered Blackened Cod Fillet with Wild Rice and Broccoli, Hubby got Buffalo Wrap which I think its pretty good. My friend Cherry got Burger ( It was gigantic!) and Matt ( Cherry's hubby) for Fish and Fries. The dinner was pretty good! Then, we continued the celebration and decided to go BOWLING all night!

..... Triple Birthday Celebration with my beloved family....

 I celebrated my birthday with my beloved sister in-law (Kindra) and my mother in-law (Cheri)-It was so fun, festive and amazing! We had the legendary stuff shells ( oh yeah! its scrumptious) Salad, corn and rolls. My mother in-law (Cheri ) made me a chocolate cake with white icing ( which is my favorite. Yum!) and super fun and cute cupcakes. Kindra had yellow cake with chocolate icing and Mom Cheri had a German Chocolate cake. Just imagine yourself surrounded with this sweet treat, not to mention chocolate mint ice cream is within reach.:)

....Fabulous Birthday Gift...

"Best gift ever is my family and my friends whose always there for me. Thank you all for making my birthday GREAT and FUN as always" I love you all!..:)

I can't put into words how thankful I am for having great family and friends and for making my birthday an extra special one, for being so generous as always, for making my birthday as fun as it can be. To all who greeted me offline and online " Thank You" and Cheers!
I hope you enjoy the recipe that I posted here and I'll see you in few days for more fun foodie escapades and recipes. Have great day!

- Sweet Birthday Shoutout to my cousin Lorlyn- Happy Birthday Dai, wishing you all the best in life. Miss you!

xoxox- Melgie

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Glorious Outerbanks Vacation 2014

Outerbanks Vacation Escapades

Hello Everyone!

I'm officially back from my great week vacation with my loving family...and Guess what? I'm missed you all! It's been pretty fast month for me, I felt like, I started to felt that vacation mode and the next thing I know, It's time for us to go back. Time went so fast when your having fun, "ika nga" But, Hey! I'm bringing those sweet, unforgettable and fun memories with me and I'm beyond excited to share it with you:)  Are you excited? Come on, hold my hand and join me, As, I uncovered my everyday fun food escapades, great beach adventures and my relaxing moments at Outerbanks.

Here we go!..wink:)

Outerbanks is the place where I can relax and enjoy every moment of it. Actually, I remembered blogging about my last year Outerbanks vacation.:) So, Anyways, Let's start the adventures by driving more than 11 hours. Yup! I know its exhausting thinking about it, but it was fun. We packed snacks and drinks with us and the movie LEGO is great entertainment for everyone. I actually, enjoyed it. " Everything is Awesome!!!"fast forward- We finally arrived at Windjammer the place where we always stay. Everything you can think of that perfect place for vacation, close access to the beach, gift shops, restaurants, indoor pool and hot tub.. and more.

Sunday- We went to the beach and then to the pool. Then we ate out in celebration of Granny's 75th birthday at The Dunes restaurant. The restaurant is amazing, very pleasant ambiance and so relaxing. I really enjoyed my food which is Blackened Mahi-Mahi with tropical salsa topping, Dunes Rice and summer veggies on the side. The dessert is scrumptious! I can't stop going back for more bite and more and more.. until its gone! I have a chocolate mouse cake with whip cream... I should stop! I'm drooling right now hahaha.

 As part of this awesome vacation is our family dinner together. The deal was, one family member should volunteer to make dinner for everyone. Which is pretty cool you think? I think so too. Anyways on our second and third day is pretty much hanging out on the beach and in the pool area. 

Monday- Granny made us meatloaf, mashed potato and green beans. It's really good!

Tuesday- Tacy ( my sister in-law) made us crabcake and corn- I can't get enough of it. It just that good!:)

 -We also explore the Tangler outlet and Wings for some shopping galore! It was really fun..promise!

 Wednesday- It's Quinn's birthday ( my niece/ Tacy's daughter ) The whole family went out for Dophin Watch Tour! I'm so excited! I never seen dolphin up close and I think its really fun experience for my kids too, seeing the dolphin and riding a boat. I surely was right, my kids loved it. Too bad we didn't see dolphin that day but the tour is amazing.  I enjoyed just looking the scenic views and the smell of fresh sea water.

The Dinner was Pizza and of course CAKE! It was unforgettable...

Thursday- If there's like " Beach Day" kinda day, This is the day! We pretty much just being at the beach all day long. My kids loved playing with the sand, we made some cute a.k.a "sand castle". I get to experienced to be buried alive on the sand and so my kids.

Sunbathing- check!

Picnic at the beach- check!

Relaxing- check!! check and more! It was so much!! and I made Beef and Broccoli for dinner! wohoo!! and can't be complete without my chocolate fudge brownie with lemon icing for dessert. Its kinda strange that chocolate and lemon together but it works...wink!:)

 Friday- Our last day at Outerbanks and we are making most out of it. Started off by taking a long walk at the beach with my kids, hitting the beach early and explore every minute exploring the place. My Mother in-law ( Cheri) made salad, baked beans, baked chicken, potatoes and tater tots and ice cream for dessert. Then, we head off to Jockey's Ridge.. how amazing! My kids have full of energy just running up and down at giant sand dunes. We also watched the beautiful sunset..and went out for souvenir shopping.

 We drove Friday night and got home Saturday afternoon.Vacation with family is priceless and a moment to be treasured for the rest of my life. I hope you enjoy reading my vacation escapades and when you get a chance to be at Outerbanks you surely know what to expect. I hope you have great week everyone! and I'll see you in few days...

xoxox- Melgie

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Special Double Celebration

Reyna's Birthday Celebration

Sweet Day to all you :)
It's been a pretty laid back week for me. We spent most of our time outside enjoying the warm weather. As expected the kids is loving every minute of it which make this summer so much fun. As, I promise from previous post that I'll be posting my daughter's 5th birthday celebration and Father's Day, here it is! I know its kinda late, BUT its not to late to get some birthday ideas and recipes that you might want to try on your next birthday celebration.
Anyways, We did celebrate Reyna's birthday with few of my friends. It was so much! I made them a Strawberry jello ( refer to the pictures above ) macaroni salad espesyal, chocolate crinkles, boiled pork and my friends bring some delicious dish as well to share.
After an awesome get together with my friends. We (Hubby, Me and Garyn) also treat Reyna to her favorite restaurant Red Robin for delicious burgers, pizza and fries dinner. It was scrumptious!!

After 3 days, we celebrated our 6th wedding anniversary. Then, next day we celebrated Reyna's birthday party and Father's Day with my family. It was a blast and fun day being with my family.
Here's a glimpse of Reyna's birthday celebration and Father's Day.:)

FOOD:  The birthday celebrant requested the dish on her birthday. Starting off with  Lumpia Shanghai, Sauteed green beans, Pancit bihon,  Beef Caldereta. My mother in-law made us some delicious deviled eggs, cheesy baked potato and hotdogs. My sister in-law brought some scrumptious wings for everyone to enjoy.
 Yum! Can't get enough of this food.:)

CAKE
As per request by birthday celebrant, chocolate cake with strawberry icing and sprinkles. The process of icing the cake is super easy and I love it. We decided at the last minute to get another cake from the store in addition to the one that I made and it works just perfect!
We paired the cake with vanilla and strawberry ice cream-the best way to end our delicious meal.

Father's Day

My kids made their Daddy a card ( I did order the card online for free- wink!) which makes it more awesome and bought his favorite chocolate bars. Then, The Sommer's ( hubby's sister and brother in-law) gave this delicious picnic basket filled with sweet goodies, cheeses and spreads, peanuts, popcorn, candies, chocolates, sausage and a bottle of red wine. Everything is just delicious! a perfect Father's Day gift and my hubby is loving it.

- That's how we celebrated Reyna's birthday and Father's Day. I hope you find some interesting recipes that you might want to try on your next party/ get together. I would suggest try to bake your kiddies his birthday cake or cupcakes, I'll promise you! It it so much FUN to make them. Share me your Father's Day escapade and your favorite food to have on your birthday.
Until next time everyone! Keep browsing some delicious recipe here on my blog... See you around:)

P.S- Thank you so much to family and friends who always make Reyna's birthday an special one, for being so generous as always. I love you!:)

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Aqua Blue Cake

 Celebrating Hubby's Birthday 

 Hello Everyone! I'm excited to celebrate and share with you what I make for my hubby's birthday. Yup! Today is hes birthday and I made him an Aqua Blue Cake! Its so colorful, sweet and very festive cake I would say, I insisted to make him a cake, and my kiddies love the idea of the aqua blue and sprinkles overload ( hahaha) My kids enjoyed the whole process especially the icing of the cake.

The cake is yellow cake base which is my hubby's favorite, smothered with aqua blue vanilla icing. I used 2 round 9 inches pan which perfect fit for my cake holder. I made the cake yesterday, supposed to be a surprised but how can I hide the cake who covered the whole part of the refrigerator.. (hahah) I'm also making his favorite breakfast meal, which is hash-brown, eggs and bacon. YUM! I also get my hubby little something that he might like, a card and hes favorite candy. Just some sweet thoughtful thoughts on his birthday. ( wink) We are also going to attend a wedding today! Yup! It's my hubby's cousin's wedding. I'm excited! and ready to roll hahaha. (wohoo!excited much)

I'm going to enjoyed our family breakfast. I hope you enjoy your weekends guys! and be inspired with this Aqua Blue Cake. Below is the simplest instruction making this cake.

Ingredients

2 tub of store bought icing- Aqua Blue Vanilla and white vanilla

1 box of  yellow cake mix

Food coloring- Green and Orange

Cake stand- to hold the cake

Sprinkles- optional

Pipping Bag / Sandwich Baggie / pipping tips- I used star tip for pipping on the side of the cake

Baking pan

Non-stick spray

Directions:

1.) Bake the cake according to the package instructions. Cool it completely before transferring it to the cake holder. Slice the top of the cake to flatten it out. 

2.) Put little icing on the cake before stacking the other cake. Covered everything with thin icing. Refrigerate for 30 minutes and then apply second layer of icing.

3.) Make sure the everything look smooth. Decorate the cake, Write the Happy Birthday and then pipe the top side of the cake and on the bottom to make it look pretty.

4.) Done! sprinkles the cake and add your personal touches and make it look delicious.

I'm sure my hubby and kiddies will enjoyed eating this cake today! with ice cream on the side? YUM! can't complain. So let me eat some cake and get ready for the wedding. I'm excited! See you in few days for more awesome recipes. Enjoy your weekends everyone:)

P.S.  

Happy Birthday, Sweetie. I love you so much:)

xoxox- Wifey

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