Today is my husband Mike's birthday and since cash is not in great abundance, I had to be a little creative with my gift for him. I surprised him by taking a day off to do whatever he wanted to do. I just hoped he wanted to get a business license. I thought it would be really cool to have the official start of our business be the same day as his birth.
As a goofy gift I created a cookie just for Mike...the "Nutty For Mike Cookie". Last night it made its debut. Mike loves peanut butter and chocolate so this cookie was jammed packed with all his favorites. To my base dough I added a little of a lot of ingredients - semi-sweet chocolate chips, chopped Dark Chocolate Reese's Peanut Butter Cups, Reese's Pieces, Reese's Peanut Butter Chips, chopped peanut brittle and chopped cocktail peanuts. It was definitely over the top, but Mike loved it.
Mike likes to sleep in, so sleep in we did on his special day. Then we headed over to Mimi's Cafe for a late breakfast with Mike's Free Breakfast Coupon in hand. Back home we went for business research and played dueling lap tops for the rest of the morning. The information on starting a business was overwhelming. Do we get the license first, then the FEID number? Do we create a LLC or Sole Proprietorship? Do we register with the city, state or IRS first? Uug! Even though we had done plenty of research before, when we were actually ready to act...we froze. I think the license will have to wait a few more days.
The rest of the afternoon was spent running errands and shopping for things we cannot afford. It was fun to have the ultimate gift of time together with no plans. On the way home I took Mike by A Chateau Kitchen to show him why I was in love. The door was locked, but we peeked in the window. As we turned to head home, the door opened and out stepped Cathy to see if we needed help. Boy do we! She let us come in for a tour and although I did not think it possible, I left even more excited than before. Cathy owns Cathy's Cajun Cuisines that specializes in gourmet jams, jellies, preserves, relishes and pickled veggies. She features her products at Lake Mary Farmer's Market, Maitland Farmer's Market and on line at www.CathysCajunCuisine.com. Cathy answered my questions, explained the co-op concept and allayed my fears. It was pure magic.
When we got home, I baked Mike's extremely ugly, but cute birthday cake. His request was chocolate cake with chocolate frosting. I took it over the top with Reese's Pieces gone wild and chunks of Dark Chocolate Reese's Peanut Butter Cups.
Dinner was Dexter's with a Restaurant.Com gift certificate. After dinner came cake and ice cream. Mike had the look of ultimate satisfaction on his face as I sang him Happy Birthday and the look of ultimate over indulgence as he shoveled in the last bite of cake. We had enjoyed a rare day together and it was pure bliss.
Happy Birthday Mike! I am nutty for you.
Many hugs,
Kathy
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