Cupcakes for Haiti, Blue_Fjords and Anonymous

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Everyone who knows me knows I wanted (yes, past tense) some of blue_fjords's Famous Blue Cupcakes. Red Velvet, vegan, lovingly hand-crafted, oh yeah. She auctioned them on the auction for Haiti and I was outbid gloriously by several people. I cried into my hanky, then decided to make an offer myself for dog biscuits, which happily went for a very-generous $30.00. They will soon be winging their way to the winner.

Just a little while ago, Tony, the mail guy, brought me a box. I said, "What is that? I didn't order anything." Wracked my brain--did I do some late-night online shopping I'd forgotten about? Kick self if I had as I am watching every dime at the moment (house tax time, bah). Then he said, "It's from DC!"

"BLUE!" I screamed, and sure enough, to my excited and yeah, misty-eyes, it was indeed from her.

He waited to see what it was (smart man, turns out) though I suspected and, heart racing madly, with 'oh well, who cares about the diet today' going through my mind, I opened the box and sure enough! These gorgeous delicious hand-made beautiful cupcakes were tucked inside, lovingly wrapped in brown wax paper. That's some fancy wax paper there.



Taken with camera phone, so apologies for that.

To top it all off, it appears some wonderful, generous, kind and awesome soul named Anonymous donated to Haiti with the request these go to me. That was the kindest, sweetest thing in the world to do, and as I ate mine, my heart went out to all the Haitians who, to hold such a thing now in their hands, would be the most miraculous thing in the world. I am very fortunate to have what I do, to have friends like Blue, like you, Anonymous, and everyone here. I truly am. Thank you, so very much.

(I shared the cupcakes with the boys--they all went for the chocolate peanut butter ones, leaving the red velvets for me. Whee! Two of the peanut butter ones left that I will give to my son, and there are two little mystery ones, too.)

Comments

[amand-r.livejournal.com]

OMG CUPPY CAKES!

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Oh Mandr, I am spoiled to the point of complete rottenness. The red velvet is so incredible! MMMMM!!!!

I keep thinking it is Friday because getting cupcakes makes it feel like it!

[amand-r.livejournal.com]

Haahahahha then it is the best hump day ever! I had a donut!

I didn't have the red velvet. I don't think I've ever had red velvet anything.

[kel-reiley.livejournal.com]

RED VELVET IS DELICIOUS!
(when it's cake, don't eat actual velvet that is red)

[amand-r.livejournal.com]

THAT IS A VERY IMPORTANT POINTER.

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I would so send one to you but that'd be silly. I am sure you will encounter Blue and her magical cupcakes again soon!!

[amand-r.livejournal.com]

I WILL. WE SHOULD WRITE A CHILDREN'S BOOK ABOUT BLUE AND HER MAGICAL CUPCAKES.

[kel-reiley.livejournal.com]

YOU SHOULD! IT COULD BE AN EPIC CUPCAKE-Y ADVENTURE!

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You can create a way cool cover for the book with your creative coolness!

[kel-reiley.livejournal.com]

oh! i could certainly try!

[paragraphs.livejournal.com]

LOL what a grand idea! Your kid can be the tester. ;)

(i keep thinking 'magical mushrooms' cupcakes for some reason...hmmm, what DOES she put in these?)

[amand-r.livejournal.com]

CRACK. SHE'S FROM DC; IT'S EASY TO GET.

[kel-reiley.livejournal.com]

i thought so

[paragraphs.livejournal.com]

Omg come over, I have a bunch. Eat one with me! :)

[kel-reiley.livejournal.com]

sure! just give me 22 hours to get there

[paragraphs.livejournal.com]

I'll be waiting! YOu should be in time for the weekend.

[valancy-joy.livejournal.com]

SWEET SWEETS SWEETIES!!!!

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VERY VERY VERY!!!

[amproof.livejournal.com]

BUT DID TONY GET ONE??

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Of course he died! ALL the boys wanted the chocolate peanut butter. LOL. And all of them LOVED them! "Vegan? NO WAY!"

[amproof.livejournal.com]

Oh! Tony is the mail guy at your work. I thought you meant he was the mail man at your home. I was picturing you getting package at home and then taking them into the guys at work. :)

Vegan is delicious!

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And he DID, not DIED (typo there!)

Yes, they came to work. :)

They are awesome. DENSE. HEAVY. WOW.

[http://users.livejournal.com/_leafy/]

Ooh, cupcakes! Yummy!

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Very Oh. Happy cupcake day!

[kel-reiley.livejournal.com]

YUM! and that is an awesome story of cupcakes and giving - it's like christmas or something :)

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Oh it made it such a happy (dazed) afternoon. My body i reeling still just from eating one. LOL.

[electro-club.livejournal.com]

I'd kill to have a taste of Blue's famous cupcakes. She should open a shop or something. With international delivery system, of course. :D

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I will eat one in your honor tomorrow, Electro!

[electro-club.livejournal.com]

Haha! xD Thank you! Think of me as the cupcake melts in your mouth.

... :(

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Think of you as yummy?

[electro-club.livejournal.com]

Think of me as a poor girl without a cupcake. :(

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I just ate it in your honor, just this second. :)

[blue-fjords.livejournal.com]

Am so thrilled you like them! Thank you so, so much for your kind words. I &hearts you, C! As does Anon. You deserve cupcakes every day!!!!!

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Anon is the most amazing person in the world twinned with you! :) Love you lots Blue! I left them at work so I wouldn't attack them when I got home. One a day. Probably lol for breakfast--I about passed out all afternoon! Been awhile since I've had sugar. SO AWESOME!!!!

[sartorias.livejournal.com]

I love a gift that does double good!