Blake is old.

Just kidding.  He's not old.  He did, however, turn 25 this week.

People, the only way I could have made that cake more chocolatey would have been to cram Hershey bars in the top.  I used dark cocoa powder for the frosting.  Heaven!  Why haven't I made friends with dark cocoa before?  Seriously, changed my life.

I put a lot of thought and care into Blake's birthday present.  So much so that he came up with the idea and researched it himself.

Usually when I ask what he wants he shrugs.  If he wants it, he'll get it.

Not so this time.  Ever since he got his bike, he's been reluctant to shell out the dough for a bike stand.  It's well over a hundred bucks so I understand the hesitation.  Anyway, his birthday was a good excuse.

I had no idea Blake could do research.  Usually, I'm the one scouring review sites and Amazon.com for hours before we make a purchase, but when it comes to the bike, all bets are off.  He's a man obsessed.

Luckily, the one he wanted was in stock (and amazingly on sale), at a hardware store not far from where we live.

Happy Birthday Blake, may you easily lube your chain from now on.

Happy *insert occassion here*

Turned 23 on Saturday. First birthday out of N.Y. (except for the teensy-tiny exception of my birth in S. Korea).

Blake and I went to the movies on Friday and saw "Observe and Report." Before seeing it, I read some reviews. They were not kind. I won't get into details, but it had its low (very low) points and its high (very high) points. So, it was disgusting, disturbing and inappropriately hilarious. It takes the award for "random funny." Seriously. Lots of things you just don't see coming.

Anyway, Saturday I made myself a cake (devil's food with cream cheese chocolate icing) and for dinner, Blake grilled a steak to perfection. It was a great night... until I got sick. Spent the last hour or so of my birthday seriously ill. Oh well. I was okay when I woke up for Easter.

What did we do for the big event? Well... I took an allergy pill, made fried chicken, passed out from said-allergy pill and then we watched a movie. The last half of dinner up until the movie-watching is blackout. Happy Easter. Thanks, Benadryl.