Our hearts are full of love for my friends that hosted our going away party last night as well as for those in attendance. Over 100 people ate, drank, went swimming, played water polo/soccer and hung out in support of us, our children and our decision to move from Placentia, California – the OC – to Spokane, Washington. Nothing makes a party better than street tacos, beer, sangria, sodas, salads, dips and, my favorite part, cake. Thank you my dear friends, my six senoras, that hosted the party. I love you for your thoughtfulness, kindness, generosity and, most of all, your friendship.
I have to give a shout out to my friend made this Fiesta Cake for the occasion:
The bottom layer is an inside-out german chocolate cake with chocolate ganache. The second tier is sour cream almond with strawberry filling with buttercream frosting. The third tier is ooey-gooey chocolate with chocolate buttercream frosting. All wrapped in fondant and decorated to match our fiesta theme. Was it any good? I made the ultimate sacrifice and ate (not tried, ate) a slice of each. Which flavor was best? That is a tough, if not impossible call. I had to have a second slice of the sour cream almond just to confirm that all flavors are fabulous! How lucky am I to have leftovers in the fridge!! A huge thank you to my friend that made the cake.
As party favors, I gave each family a jar of homemade strawberry jam. For the kids, we gave addressed and stamped California postcards to send California love to the boys. Hopefully this will create a fun summer pen pal program and help keep everyone in touch.
Thank you my friends. You are not easy to leave.
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