In which I wish Chris many happy returns
It's Chris' 36th birthday! I am very excited to make special plans for him, and since I have the day sorta off, I've got time to do what I want. Of course I'm not going to post this until late today, since I don't wish to reveal surprises.
It has been decided that we will dine tonight at Cinzetti's, the Italian buffet north across town. I have decided to get Chris a cake, and need to do some errands to make that happen. I also want to purchase for him some magic lessons, and so a trip over to the west side is in order. Of course, I don't get out of the house until later than I had planned, and so the afternoon became a race against time.
I called Child's early this morning, and discovered that I had missed the window for getting a custom cake. They did say that they could get me some fondant playing cards, and that they would arrive after 1:30 today. I needed to get out to the magic store by about 2:00 to speak with Craig, the owner. So I headed west first.
Craig recommended several DVDs that would be good for Chris, and I settled on the Royal Road to Card Magic, which has only been out for a couple of weeks. I was also looking for a little magic wand or bunny for the cake. There was a carton of little magic wands near the register, and I picked on up on Craig's recommendation. He said, "every magician needs one of those." Besides, it would fit on the cake. Chris was already set up in Craig's computer as a client, but not a magician. We rectified this oversight, in the process getting a discount on Chris' birthday gift. On the pass through Target to the parking lot, I picked up birthday wrapping and cards, and then headed south to Child's.
I go there at about 3:00, which wasn't early enough after all. They advised me that I should go over to the main store, at Monaco and Evans if I really wanted those cards. So, over to the east
side. I walked in, told them what I wanted and the designer said, "sure, I'll print those out." Hmmm, this was getting interesting.
He sat down at the computer, and moved pictures of the cards over into the print area. He loaded a sheet of fondant into the printer from a foil packet, and printed the cards. Having already picked out the chocolate-filled-with-chocolate cake, the designer then cut out the "cards" and arranged them on the cake with a flourishing magic wand. I had to inquire - yes, he will scan in and print out anything! I have to say that I was totally impressed.
I loaded the cake in the car, and zoomed home. I wanted to "dress" for dinner, but first had to get the wrapping paper and goods to be wrapped up to the bedroom. Chris had the good grace not to follow me upstairs. I got his stuff wrapped and Mother wrapped her gifts, and then I got dressed. Of course I was targeted for "dressing up", when she was not. Oh well.
Dinner was good; as usual at Cinzetti's, I didn't have enough room to try more than my favorites. Chris was delighted with his cake, and I hope he will find the DVD useful. I had a lot of fun creating a special birthday for him, and I hope this birthday will be memorable for him.
It has been decided that we will dine tonight at Cinzetti's, the Italian buffet north across town. I have decided to get Chris a cake, and need to do some errands to make that happen. I also want to purchase for him some magic lessons, and so a trip over to the west side is in order. Of course, I don't get out of the house until later than I had planned, and so the afternoon became a race against time.
I called Child's early this morning, and discovered that I had missed the window for getting a custom cake. They did say that they could get me some fondant playing cards, and that they would arrive after 1:30 today. I needed to get out to the magic store by about 2:00 to speak with Craig, the owner. So I headed west first.
Craig recommended several DVDs that would be good for Chris, and I settled on the Royal Road to Card Magic, which has only been out for a couple of weeks. I was also looking for a little magic wand or bunny for the cake. There was a carton of little magic wands near the register, and I picked on up on Craig's recommendation. He said, "every magician needs one of those." Besides, it would fit on the cake. Chris was already set up in Craig's computer as a client, but not a magician. We rectified this oversight, in the process getting a discount on Chris' birthday gift. On the pass through Target to the parking lot, I picked up birthday wrapping and cards, and then headed south to Child's.
I go there at about 3:00, which wasn't early enough after all. They advised me that I should go over to the main store, at Monaco and Evans if I really wanted those cards. So, over to the east
side. I walked in, told them what I wanted and the designer said, "sure, I'll print those out." Hmmm, this was getting interesting.He sat down at the computer, and moved pictures of the cards over into the print area. He loaded a sheet of fondant into the printer from a foil packet, and printed the cards. Having already picked out the chocolate-filled-with-chocolate cake, the designer then cut out the "cards" and arranged them on the cake with a flourishing magic wand. I had to inquire - yes, he will scan in and print out anything! I have to say that I was totally impressed.
I loaded the cake in the car, and zoomed home. I wanted to "dress" for dinner, but first had to get the wrapping paper and goods to be wrapped up to the bedroom. Chris had the good grace not to follow me upstairs. I got his stuff wrapped and Mother wrapped her gifts, and then I got dressed. Of course I was targeted for "dressing up", when she was not. Oh well.
Dinner was good; as usual at Cinzetti's, I didn't have enough room to try more than my favorites. Chris was delighted with his cake, and I hope he will find the DVD useful. I had a lot of fun creating a special birthday for him, and I hope this birthday will be memorable for him.
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