Temple, Cupcakes & Lunch

So, today was the day for my gal pals and I to go to the temple. We go every other month as a group. Today was a smaller group, but still great! Kanoe, Donna and I trekked out early this morning and headed to the temple. 1st stop, drop off Sydney with Donna's parents. Next stop, the temple.

Next stop, Deseret Book near the temple to buy a few things. Donna managed to find quite a bit of stuff. I think some might be for Christmas gifts. Not so sure. Kanoe bought a very lovely calendar.

Next stop, Cupcake Royale in Seattle. We called Ben to get directions because both Donna and I failed to remember to print them! HAHA! We have heard lots about the fancy cupcakes all over the nation (especially in NY) and my friend's wife is a cupcake connossieur and recommended this place and another, so off we went! Each of us got 1/2 dozen to try. Here are the ones I chose: Starting from the top left they are: Eggnog, triple chocolate, orange creme. Then, bottom left: Coconut, Peppermint and Plain vanilla. You choose either chocolate or vanilla cake, then the frosting seems to be the flavored part. I ate the orange creme one and although the frosting was tastey, I noticed the cake was a bit dry and I was dying for some milk or something to drink! Ben ate the triple chocolate and said he tasted some coffee in it. I did tell him that they were placed next to the mocha ones, so the flavor could've rubbed off on it and this place is also a coffee shop, so that's another explanation. He said it just tasted like chocolate cake, nothing special.

Next stop: Trophy Cupcakes in Seattle. This place was a little more challenging to find because the street was N on one side of the freeway and NE on the other side of the freeway and we didn't have that tiny detail, so we drove around for probably 20 minutes before we stopped at UW and asked these people. We said, "Are there any cupcake places around here?" This guys says, "Are you talking about the erotic bakery?" WE ALL DIED LAUGHING! Then he said, "It's actually pretty good", so we decided that next time, we'll stop for a booby cake. HAHAHA! No, for real, we were laughing pretty good over it. He then told us about the whole N and NE thing and off we went and found it. This place was more fancy and the cupcakes, although smaller, seemed to be fancier. They have cupcakes for certain days of the week, so Donna couldn't get her coveted toasted marshmallow s'mores one, because they are only on Sun and Mon. Another day, Donna! So, we all got 1/2 dozen again, but these were a little more pricey. So, here's the ones that I got. Again, starting in the upper left side, moving across and then the lower left moving across: Hummingbird (Has banana, pineapple and something else), Vanilla cake with vanilla frosting, coconut (coconut cake, frosting and coconut on top), triple threat (choco cake, choco frosting and choco sprinkles all over the top), vanilla cake with choco frosting, vanilla cake with lemon frosting. So, I tried the vanilla cake w/ vanilla frosting. The frosting was VERY thick and the cake was more dense than the other place. It was more moist, but very rich! I couldn't finish it, so I put the rest back for tomorrow. The frosting tasted like it had a hint of lemon in it as well. So far, not overly impressed. I can make cupcakes just as good or better. I guess we'll see with the other ones!

After we hit the cupcake places, it was off to Azteca for lunch. We were all starved and wanted something besides cupcakes! We all enjoyed a very inexpensive lunch, which I didn't know they had!

Next stop: Pick-up Sydney from Donna's parents house.

Then, back to Donna's where I grabbed my car and dropped off Kanoe at home. Then, off to my mom's I went to get Keven and then I came home! Ben and Keven headed to judo and I took a much needed power nap. Probably about 1/2 hour long, but worth it. Ben and Keven returned home with great news that Keven had done VERY well at judo and his sensei said he could be ready for the tournament in January, but we'll have to pay by next week, which I don't know if we'll have the money for it. Guess we'll see. He said he didn't get in any trouble at all this week for goofing off with the other kids and that everyone but him had to keep doing pushups for not focusing. I reminded him that when he actually focuses, he can do a lot! I'm so proud that he's doing so well and will be testing for his yellow belt next Tuesday. YEAH KEVEN! He's really enjoying it and is getting so much better each week!

So, that's all. Will post more as the cupcakes start disappearing from the boxes and our finds. So far, they aren't worth my trip back to Seattle and the price they are! I am sure my sister, Audra, is salivating over the pics of the cupcakes! HAHA!