We had a party for Tamara and Bill. Tamara is the daughter of our good friends who moved to Australia. Tamara stayed with us for a year when she was a senior. So we have a special attachment to her. Tamara and Bill got married in Illinois December 23rd when they visited Bill's parents. Since Tamara and Bill's parents do not live here we thought we would gather their friends and celebrate. That perfect date was February 13th and we had a Valentine's theme.

Our gift to Tamara and Bill was the cake. My friend Helen makes cakes occasionally and I asked her to make one for us. I bought the ingredients and gave her a gift card to a store that every artist wants. Hobby Lobby. Little did I realize that so much goes into making a wedding cake but we had fun planning and getting things for it. Helen's electricity went out twice forcing her to bake part of the cake at her daughter's house. Thank you Christy! The cake had a filling with Bavarian Cream. It tasted awesome! Thanks again Helen.