february is birthday extravaganza with our foreign friends here! danielle turned 28 on the 19th, jarred turns 29 on the 23rd, and lindsey turns 23 on the 25th. so sunday night we all went out for italian. danielle is the master cake-maker over here, but since it was her birthday, her husband josh and i (as jarred's wife) stepped in to make the desserts. josh made a strawberry cheesecake. and i made a chocolate cake (thanks, laura, for bringing the mix from trader joe's) with chocolate ganache filling, and almond-flavored frosting. since all 3 birthday-ers are tar heels, jarred suggested an old well cake. i thought that meant just the old well until jarred printed off a picture with trees and bushes and said you couldn't have the old well without them. and since my birkman art score of 3 out of 100 validates my lack of natural talent, jarred helped me decorate his own birthday cake. and i think he did a pretty incredible job :)
