Sunday 6 October 2013

Cakes that travel again ... for a special surpirse 40th in Nambucca ....

Hello and welcome to public holiday Monday ... not sure what we are actually acknowledging today - doesn't matter ... just nice to have a day off!!!

Bit of a history lesson to start today's blog and this will lead in to the story behind the cake ...

February 1995 - I started a year long travel and tourism / secretary course with 29 other people. I remember walking into the room, looking around at everyone and tried to find a spare seat that wasn't too close down the front so I didn't seem to nerdy. (Only time I like the front anywhere is on the plane for obvious reasons)!!!

There were 8 of us that became a very tight unit. 2 x city people and 6 x country people. We were inseparable that year in the classroom, the Jet Club in Dee Why or cant believe I saying this ..... down at the Manly Leagues Club ... (sorry Team Whelan).

Danielle was from Wingham (near Taree, don't worry I had to pretend I knew where it was too) so she didn't have any family down in Sydney so for that year she became a much valued addition to our family. We started talking from that very first day and actually still haven't stopped. Even the night before Danielle's wedding and we were having a slumber party, Pearl who is Danielle's mother had to come in 4 times to tells us to shoosh now and it as time to go to sleep ... that didn't help the giggle factor!!!

Far out we all had some good laughs at Williams ... many days out, nights out, helping eachother through the homework, exams, work experiences, practising our new found admin skills in the College office (Tim and I having to be on reception together arguing over who was NOT going to answer the phone as we were petrified at all the calls building up) .....

Anyway, Danielle eventually met the love of her life after a little time ... enter Shawn Green. From the moment we all saw them together ... we knew that was it. Shawn has been bought up in the country too so they had the same beautiful values in life and they were just meant to be .. still are!!!

So moving on a few years Danielle calls me to say that she and Shawn are getting married and they would like me to be a bridesmaid .... not a worry, easiest decision I have ever made. Best day ever!!! Amazing wedding to be apart of ... didn't know bridesmaid duties included being lifted head first into an Otto bin as someone had lost the car keys though ....

Fast forward a couple of years when I had moved back to London and Danielle calls me to say she and Shawn are having a baby. LOVE IT!!! Then once Lucy drew her first breath on the 24 September 2003, I get another call asking if I would be Lucy's god mother .... I burst into tears and said of course!!!! Proudest day ever!!!

Which brings us to October 2013. Shawns surprise 40th b'day!!! Danielle (and the kids) organised a big party which Shawn had NO IDEA about until he walked into Nambucca Golf Club the other night and saw many of his friends there. Result!!!!

I said to Danielle that I would come up for the weekend and would love to do the cake for Shawn .... so have a look at following pics .... we had to try and hide the cake and work out where I would decorate so a few more stories were told to the unsuspecting Shawn.

As usual, taking far too much on the plane with me. I did manage to get a personal escort through and was first on the plane!!!


Meet the 1 x 14 inch square chocolate mud cake ... 


Carving out into a football (soccer) jersey


Chocolate ganache time ...


Blue fondant goes on ...


Cutting out the letters ... hoping they were all in there ...



Massive thank you to Nicky who lent her house (and her gorgeous kids) to help me ... was a real arts and craft afternoon .....


Nearly finished .. still needs a little bit though ...


Ahhh that's better .....


All set and ready to cut ... this is the part when I always look away ....



Many hours, many drinks and many good moves on the dance floor later ...


And the memory pics .... this was in December 1995 at the Williams Business College ball .... how fresh faced we look when the only decision we had to make in life was what time we were going out that night ....



Danielle and Shawns wedding day on the 31 March 2002. I was so caught up in the moment and concentrating on not falling apart and just getting down that aisle that I didn't hear Danielle asking me 3 times for a tissue 'Fi I need a tissue .. Fi!!! Fiona ... I need a tissue!!!  .... Cue Nan to come to the rescue!!!! 


05 October 2013 ... 18 years after we all met in the Williams Business College classroom ... the conversations and beverages are still flowing on .... (Personally I think we still look rather fresh faced!!!)










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