I've played phone tag with Pat from the GF for over a week. Everyday, I waited for the phone to ring and planned what my order would be. Well. You know how it felt when you were 14 and got up the nerve to call a boy you like, and then were so overwhelmed when he answered that you didn't know what to say? Yeah, that was me, with Pat.
We established that I wanted two mini cakes, but I kind of felt like she was reading from a script and not keen on ideas/customization. Not that I was offering many ideas, mind you, because I was suddenly totally intimidated by her. I told her I'd like one with an Alice in Wonderland theme, with some toadstools and flowers, and the caterpillar. "No caterpillar," she claimed. Caterpillar could only be a 2D image (Wha? I've seen the caterpillar on mini cakes...hmmm). But, I was too overwhelmed to argue, so I was all giggly and said, "Um, okay. Sure". Then she announced it would cost $65. I said, "Um, okay. Sure", even though I was wondering how a few toadstools and flowers added up to $65. Then we moved on to the other cake, which was a pirate theme, and went much smoother. But even before we'd established what would be on it, she told me it would cost $45. (I kind of wondered if *I* wasn't the one supposed to be giving *her* the budget, but oh well.) Then suddenly, we were back to the Alice cake, and she said, "We could do a 2D image of the caterpillar or the Cheshire Cat within that $65, you know". I thought we were still talking about the pirate cake. It was that kind of conversation.
It's all fine; I didn't have images in my head of what the cakes MUST look like, so whatever it is will be fine, I'm sure. But I feel like such a loser; I was so tongue tied! Oh well, we leave in 10 days, and that was the last big thing on my to do list. The kids will be thrilled to have birthday cakes, no matter what they end up looking like!