I Dropped the Cake

I can't believe it.

I dropped the cake.

I spent ten minutes going over cake sizes, cake flavours, cake colours, potential allergens, vegan options (sorry guys, we went with the dairy after all) and most importantly, how to maximize the amount of chocolate that went into the cake for our summer picnic.

I ordered the cake one week prior to the picnic, so that each of the coloured flowers I requested (which were supposed to complement our new corporate logo) would precisely match our promotional material.

I admit it, I went a little overboard.

Unfortunately, so did the cake.

I can't win. I really can't. I protected that cake all the way from the bakery back to my suburban home, and to the outermost reaches of the lower mainland. Over multiple bridges and tunnels, through summer sunshine and the lunging attacks of my toddling child.

When we got to the park, I purposefully loaded the cake last on my second trip of goodies, even though that meant an extra trip across a bee-infested grass field between the car and the picnic tables.

I didn't think the cake would go anywhere. But then I went over a sizable hole in the lawn. And the cake went overboard.

"Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!" I screamed in horror. "The caaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaake!"

I landed with a less-than-dainty thud. Fortunately, it stayed safely inside the box and was therefore still good to eat. UNFORTUNATELY, the box was now upside down, the flowers were destroyed, and the icing looked like it had been attacked by a pack of ravenous supermodels who had just been fired after a bikini photo shoot.

Everyone says don't cry over spilled milk, but I honestly felt like bawling over smooshed cake. Little Man cheered me up, of course "Mmmm. Cake! Yooks good, Momma!"

We had an awesome picnic anyways.... 27 people attended, tons of kids, and some great interest from both experienced and prospective adoptive parents. We had a wonderful afternoon, and no one seemed to notice the smooshed cake....

Thank you to everyone who came out this weekend! I hope you enjoyed yourselves and made some connections in your local community. And even though the cake fell flat on its face, I think we landed on our feet.