DAY 10

Day 10 I am now into the double digits and in possesion of a boatload of chocolate! Dark, Milk, Semi-sweet and white...new baskets and platters. Valentine decorations, ribbons and confetti! I have 2 new clients and I can't wait to put their gifts together***it's like a case of hurry up and wait, all dressed up and no place to go, BUT I also have to say it is my FAVORITE time~the anticipation, for me, is always better than the actual event.Picturing the ways different things can be put together, then they take on a life of their own. It is a form of art, I suppose, to build something with your hands, something that you love so much and then have to let go~you know the old saying~if you love something set it free...well it is the same for me when I complete an order for someone. I have heard that Duff from Ace of Cakes does not cut his cakes~I can totally understand that kind of logic! I don't usually get to see the person I am making a gift basket for, I see the loved one that has ordered it. Yes, of course they are appreciative, sometimes very complementary even~BUT I miss the joy on the recievers face, they are the one that is getting a nice gift, but they are also getting to see how much somebody cares for them, my transfer of my beloved baby to the client misses the very real emotion of person actually recieving the gift.It is based on that joyous feeling that I create every order. Every part of an order from start to finish is made with the reciever in mind~the thought that maybe someday THEY will say it was the best gift they ever got, or the most romantic,or the most delicious meal they ever ate. I want to create good food AND good memories, how wonderful to think I could be somebody's memory!