Today is my birthday, but I got started celebrating a little early. Last night, Dan and I went to the home of our dear friends Sam and Shanelle, where we were treated to one of Shanelle's gourmet meals. The woman made appetizers, salads, an entree, a side and rolls just for us. And she has two kids under the age of three who she put to bed before we got there! As if all that weren't enough, Shanelle made this two-layer chocolate with butter cream filling cake with pink roses on it just for me! Admire it:

Here is a photo of Wonder Woman Shanelle.

And this is me trying to cut the cake without making its layers collapse. Sam, Shanelle's husband, who is pictured here, and Dan, my husband, who is taking the photo, were no help at all.

We now have the remains of the cake in our kitchen, and Dan and I are taking turns eating it straight out of the Tupperware container we brought it home in. Some of us (I'm not naming names) are not even using a fork. But it's OK, because it's my birthday. Right?