Kind of sounds like a little kid doesn't it? Actually it was what I was saying last night at the end of my birthday...I ain't got no cake!
I love cake. All things cake. And this new found focus on cupcakes...LOVE IT!
So yesterday on my birthday I was expecting a birthday cake from my mom. Our parents are home for the winter for the first time in almost 20 years. What a perfect time for her to make my birthday cake. I don't care how old you are...your mom is still your mom and part of the universal mom job description is maker of birthday cakes.
Okay maybe I made that part up BUT in my world that's what it looks like. :)
Anyway...no cake. I was at their house and got a very lovely card and a present but I kept waiting for the cake to come out. Alas no cake. I have to say I was like the little kid...saying in my car on the way home..."I ain't got no cake!"
Being an adult I did not say "Where is my cake?" and make her feel bad because clearly it was only my expectation...and I can write it here because she never reads my stuff. :) But with that said...I was still thinking about it when I woke up. *Remember one of my themes this year is focus! LOL!!!
Then over my coffee this morning...BOOM... I realized yet once again that no one but me is responsible for bringing joy and what I want into my life and that includes a birthday cake.
NO ONE.
When you place your wants in someone else's hands you are abdicating your responsibilty for your own happiness.
Duh...how did I miss that once again?
It's a great lesson to remember. Like an extra birthday present...one I will "use" this year as I go forward towards the year I am creating.
Now I must busy...I have eggs to crack and a fabulous cake to whip up!
Love it Great read, I have learned I have to make myself happy first and live life to the fullest.
Posted by: Genae | January 03, 2013 at 07:05 AM
Well, at least she didn't forget your birthday like mine did one year lol. (She still denies it).
It is kind of strange how there was no cake if it was something that she had always done before.
It is a good lesson in "If you want something done, you've got to do it yourself," though.
Posted by: Angie Schaffer-von Scheffelheim | January 03, 2013 at 07:18 AM
I hope your cake turned out well!
Posted by: Mary C. Weaver, CSCS | January 03, 2013 at 07:33 AM
Thanks! LOL... I am sure it will be fabulous with sprinkles! :)
Posted by: Jean Buschke | January 03, 2013 at 07:44 AM
Angie..it's funny for years I got her birthday wrong by ten days! Could not get it through my head that she was born on the 18th and not the 28th! Too, too funny!
Posted by: Jean Buschke | January 03, 2013 at 07:46 AM
Genae - Isn't amazing how we lose sight of that...making ourselves happy first?! Here's to remembering...
Posted by: Jean Buschke | January 03, 2013 at 07:49 AM
Great post! My next birthday I am now inspired to bake my own cake. :)
Posted by: Melissa | January 03, 2013 at 08:14 AM
The best part of making your own cake is that you can eat as much of the batter as you like before you bake it (my favorite!) and you can eat the icing while it's baking.
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