Unfortunately, she had to work the afternoon shift at her job. So we sent her off to work while I spent the afternoon taking care of some true birthday stuff - like cake baking.
This is my first double layer cake I have ever baked. I bought two boxes of Pillsbury Classic Yellow cake and two containers of frosting, both chocolate and vanilla. I baked each cake, allowing both to cool. I frosted the middle with chocolate, placed the second tier, then frosted the entire thing in vanilla. I saved a bit of the chocolate for some artistry on top as you can see. It came out a bit lopsided, but overall, it looked terrific and tasted even better.
Mari returned home from work with a gift from her co-workers. We ate a bit, then changed to head out for the evening, aiming ourselves towards Seattle.
We headed over to the house of Mariana's friend Mariela where we met her new boyfriend Dirk, and shared some cheese and cracker plates, olives, speads and wines over some good conversation.
Afterwards, we headed down to Ipanema, where everyone was off work and waiting to see Mariana. We drank champagne, cut the cake, and had some drinks with friends.
Mariana had a wonderful time. She got presents, cakes, friends, and drinks. What else could she ask for. Happy 34th year to Mariana, hope it brings her some beautiful times.
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