Happy Tea Party Tuesday
I had planned on posting something totally
different this week.
The post was ready to go and at the last minute
I changed my mind.
For good reason.
I had an amazing experience this weekend,
and wanted to share it with my
favorite people.
As many of you may know, I fight a
battle with brain cancer every day and I plan to win.
My course has been stable up until
2 years ago when I experienced a recurrence.
I underwent radiation treatment and
I am currently on maintenance
chemotherapy called Temodar.
The reason this matters is that this past weekend my
husband and I participated in the annual fundraising Gala
for the American Brain Tumor Association
held here in Minneapolis, called
The woman who started this annual event
is an amazing gal by the name of
Joelle Syverson.
She is an inspiring brain tumor patient.
She wanted to raise awareness and money for
brain tumor research but in a way that brought levity
to an often very serious and depressing diagnosis.
So each year at the "Humor" Gala a different
comedian is highlighted and presents a routine during dinner.
What a great idea....laughter is truly the best medicine.
To date, her efforts have raised over 1 million dollars.
In pasts years I volunteered with the silent auction
but this year I offered a donation to the silent auction:
THE CUPCAKE CLUB!
I was offering one dozen beautifully decorated cupcakes to be delivered each month to the lucky highest bidder.
About 3 weeks before the Gala, the event coordinator emailed and told me that my CUPCAKE CLUB was being ELEVATED to the
LIVE AUCTION!!!
GLUP!
Apparently they were inspired by my story and thought others
would be inspired too.
I was humbled. My little cupcakes...
LIVE auction...
Now, let me give you a little idea of the other items in
the live auction...there were some doozies....
1. Private Jet to Chicago and $1000 dollars spending money
2. Big Sky Montana Ski Trip (airline, condo, ski tickets)
3. All expenses paid trip to Napa Valley with Wine Tasting
You get the idea.
GLUP.
CUPCAKE CLUB!
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| Cupcakes on the jumbo-tron and me....gigant-o me there in the corner...AAAACCCCCKKKK!!! |
I told James that he better dig DEEP into his
pockets and bid up those cupcakes if no one else did!
Well...no worries.
He didn't have too.
In fact many, many other people found them to be appealing
and my little CUPCAKE CLUB sold for the final price of...
$1200.00
Thank you Matt & Kristen Thurber
OMG!
Baking a difference.
You see...a year ago I was just getting ready to
begin chemotherapy with Temodar.
I was scared and angry and fighting it every step of the way.
I found an outlet for my worry, frustration and anger
through baking and eventually blogging.
By way of blogging I began
to rekindle my love and passion for TEA PARTIES!!
And so I created a virtual Cupcake Shop & Tea Room
online here at Sweetology.
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| Cupcake in lovely teacup with embossed fondant fondant cake stand, macarons and rose!! |
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You see anything is possible if you dare to dream.
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| Thank you for loving me the way I am |
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| You are my inspiration! |
This week I offer not a recipe but a Quote:
"As you go the way of life, you will see a great chasm.
Jump.
It's not as wide as you think"
~ Joseph Campbell
Don't be afraid to take a chance.
A chance on love.
A chance on friendship
A chance on a dream
A chance to say hello
A chance to say goodbye
A chance to have one more chance.
Looking forward to what you are bringing for tea this week and
just remember, it can be anything you want to share!
Have a great week friends and don't forget to mingle with others!
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