Party!!!

So today was a mix of cooking, baking, rolling, and reading…  The letters came first… Same ole same ole...  This time, nothing that interesting, just some conversations with her neighbor who moved to Australia.  I plan on reading some more tonight, so perhaps I will find some new information. 

After reading some early this morning, Maia and I walked to Tienda Inglesa to get the things we needed for the birthday party tonight.  My aunt Marianne loves sushi, so that is what I made.  Right after I got back I cooked the salmon (since I refused to eat it raw and the smoked one was REALLY expensive) and made a ton of rice.  After chopping the cucumber, I called my cousin Lucia to get the recipe for her famous chocolate cake, it is incredible!!!  I baked the cake, gave it a Dulce de Leche filling, covered it with a mix of chocolate and dulce de leche, and then I covered it with meringues… SO YUMMY! 

Final Product!

After that, we cleaned and I made the sushi, which turned out pretty well!

Me and this kitchen have become best friends!

Sushi!!!!

By then my aunt Marianne came and we had put balloons out, and the “picada” (a.k.a. cheese, olives, little sandwiches, and chips) on the table. 

While we waited for Lucia and Elena, we watched some gossip on poor Forlan and Zaira… He has even been accused of having another MAN.  Poor guy, whatever the reason for the breakup was, Argentina is sure it is his fault, and Zaira’s sister says “the truth will come out.”  Hahahaha it has provided us with some good laughs!

Birthday girl answering her many birthday messages!

After everyone arrived, we ordered Maia some pizza and enjoyed some fun!  We had two cakes, since Marianne bought herself a cake, which was my Oma’s favorite cake!

Aunt Elena (host)

 After lighting the candles once, we hit up the other cake and did it virtually with the parentals as well!  Now, its back to work!!!

Cake numero uno!

Cake numero dos! With a crowd in Oxford through Skype!