Hanks 25.5 Birthday Celebration!

As we headed to Wal-Mart on Friday night, Hank inquired about the contents of our grocery list. Hesitantly, I listed them off hoping he wouldn't catch on that I was making the cake of my choice for his celebration. Sure enough, he did. This led to a serious conversation about "what he wants" out of a 1/2 birthday. But I didn't really care, I just wanted to bake something. I asked what treat would REALLY excited him, to which he replied "German Chocolate Pie from Marie Calendars." I had never heard of such a pie. I asked at least 3 times, "do you mean Chocolate Satin?" as I recalled having it a few times at his family's house. He assured me it was called German Chocolate and after googling it and confirming its existence, I made it. Sort of. The only homemade ingredient in it was whipped cream--I really outdid myself. The masterpiece: A special thanks to the guests who came to show support on his special day and confirm that Hank has never eaten Marie Calendar's German Chocolate Pie, but rather Chocolate Satin. I should have stuck with my original, selfish plan.

Gotta love Hank. (My apologies for the spacing on the last few posts--SOMEONE sat on my keyboard and the Enter button no longer works!!! Does anyone know how to fix it???)