Hot Pink Bibles & Taylor Swift

Friday is my niece, Victoria's, birthday. She will join her cousin Chadee is the ranks of the "last single digits" or "the calm before the storm." Aka, she will be 9. It is sure to be a fun filled weekend - a cook out on Friday night and then we are going to Discovery Zone in Charlotte for a day of well, discovery. Or something. Anyway, there's an IMAX theater there and my husband seemed really pumped about it. I'm game.

Because I am a cool aunt who likes to give presents, I asked Tori what it was that she wanted for her birthday. I knew the first item on her list immediately - a hot pink Bible. Now, I must explain that her desire for a hot pink Bible is my fault. I bought Chadee this particular copy of God's word, complete with the hot pink cover (in crocodile print) back in the fall when Chadee got baptized. Evidently, Tori has been coveting it ever since. Because you can't really understand the Psalms unless you are color coordinated. I completely understand because I have been debating on whether or not to get a hot pink Bible myself.

Tori also requested a copy of the new Taylor Swift CD. I have no qualms with that and as soon as she mentioned it, I began singing "Love Story" and Tori chimed in. It was quite an ear piercing horrific duet. Seriously though, I think Miss Taylor Swift is cute as a bug and has yet to lower her morals and pull up her dress like so many of her contemporaries. At least, I haven't read about anything she's been accused of on perezhilton lately. So I don't mind my niece and step-daughter rocking out to songs they don't really understand, like, well "Love Story." I'm sure we'll all be rocking out to the entire CD on the way to Charlotte.

Oh, I do have to mention the cake, too. My SIL informed me that Tori wanted edible pearls on her cake like the ones I had on my wedding cake. I was momentarily confused...did she want me to order her an ACTUAL wedding cake? So I called Couture Cakes because Susan is my go to person for all things cake like and yummy (and she made our wedding cake) and tried to explain what it was that Tori wanted. And because she is a cake making genius, she understood and even told me that she had JUST gotten in rhinestone crowns that were NOT ONLY cake decorations, but were wearable. Um, yes please. I asked for the final total and almost swallowed my tongue when she told me that Tori's 9th birthday cake with edible pearls and crown would be $50. Oh good.

But hey, you can't have a hot pink Bible and Taylor Swift without a bejewled crown on your birthday cake, right? I think not. I am so looking forward to that cake.