Today was a hectic day. I got up bright and early and had to get the dishes done so that I could work on this.
Yes, that's right. I finally made this delicious looking Kit Kat M&M Cake, and used the Hershey's Perfectly Perfect Chocolate Cake recipe, with the Perfectly Perfect Chocolate Frosting to go with it. It was rich, but oh so lovely. It was a big hit at our.... family gathering, reunion, get-together...
Yes, a Fitzherbert family gathering. The purpose of this big do was because some of our relatives were home from out west. My dad's brother and his family live out in British Colombia, and Dad's sister and her family live in Alberta. So, the brother, his wife, and their daughter are home for vacation, and the sister, a friend of hers, the sister's daughter, a friend of hers, and the daughter's two children are home from Alberta. It was quite interesting. We also had a lovely cousin up from New Hampshire. He surprised everyone by coming up. We just love him so much. We also had a few surprise locals show up, including my dad's youngest sister, but there are just times when one needs to put aside hurt feelings, and do what's right for the sake of the community, and I think that's what happened. It was really heart warming. I love my family, and it was nice to catch up with them all, some of which I haven't seen since Grampie's funeral. Now, we can look back on a good time to remember out last get-together.
So, yes... I made this cake I've been wanting to make, my sister made a lovely Turtle Cheesecake thingee, and wow, there was so much food, it was just really hard to even try all of it. The highlight of the meal had to have been the BBQ'd salmon, though, and the delicious macaroni salad, from a girl who doesn't usually like macaroni anything!
Here are some photos of the gang.
Yes, a Fitzherbert family gathering. The purpose of this big do was because some of our relatives were home from out west. My dad's brother and his family live out in British Colombia, and Dad's sister and her family live in Alberta. So, the brother, his wife, and their daughter are home for vacation, and the sister, a friend of hers, the sister's daughter, a friend of hers, and the daughter's two children are home from Alberta. It was quite interesting. We also had a lovely cousin up from New Hampshire. He surprised everyone by coming up. We just love him so much. We also had a few surprise locals show up, including my dad's youngest sister, but there are just times when one needs to put aside hurt feelings, and do what's right for the sake of the community, and I think that's what happened. It was really heart warming. I love my family, and it was nice to catch up with them all, some of which I haven't seen since Grampie's funeral. Now, we can look back on a good time to remember out last get-together.
So, yes... I made this cake I've been wanting to make, my sister made a lovely Turtle Cheesecake thingee, and wow, there was so much food, it was just really hard to even try all of it. The highlight of the meal had to have been the BBQ'd salmon, though, and the delicious macaroni salad, from a girl who doesn't usually like macaroni anything!
Here are some photos of the gang.
Grammy getting some puppy lovin'.
My beautiful cousins, Tina and Britney.
We love Richard!
Most of the whole clan!
What's left of the cake.
So, that was it. We had lots of people in, which I think was more truly a testament to how well loved my grandmother is, and for that I'm very glad. She is a sweet woman, and deserves the best. I don't know how soon we'll all be able to get together again, but hopefully we'll have just as happy circumstances as we had today, with beautiful weather and delicious food again!
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