shake n' bake

I am baking 200+ cupcakes and a small cake top for a wedding on Friday. This is the first time that I've agreed to do such a thing...and I am trying to plan it out perfectly so that I can minimize stress/maximize efficiency. That's not an easy feat when you have 3 kids 4 and under in tow. Thankfully, I have family and friends who have volunteered to help me with the kids and other things. And it helps that the bride and groom are probably the most laid back engaged couple I have ever encountered. So, I am making frosting today and hopefully finishing decorating the giant cupcake tier. Wednesday I will make the cake top (I am a little nervous about this because I generally do not do cakes). Thursday Chad's mom will take the boys all day so that I can have an all day cupcake bake-a-thon/decorate-a-thon. Friday I will transport/set up everything in the afternoon for the evening reception. And Friday night I will drink a giant margarita relax.

I will try to take photos of the end creation, but my super talented friend Stephen Pflug will be doing the wedding photography and will also catch a few pics of the cupcakes/cake for me! Now...if I can just figure out how to fit in making dinner/cleaning house/running/sleeping/doing some much-needed yard work/getting some work done on my other editing/writing job then things will be perfect! I am fully expecting that at least 2 of these things will fall off the table...and I am determined that running will NOT be one of them. Sigh...Lord help me to juggle everything on my plate this week!