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Today, we had the opportunity and the joy to surprise a colleague of ours, Ashley Burget, who is a special person and a very good friend. She is most deserving of a blessing and special gift for her birthday (which isn’t really until July 5th, but today was her last day of work this week, so we had to do it today). So, we decided to make it a special surprise for her.

Ashley is a huge fan of The Wizard of Oz and the prequel musical Wicked. So we decided to have a cake made that was Wicked-themed. We worked with a local caterer who makes custom cakes to create something unique for Ashley. Then we created a special Wicked-themed birthday card that included a digitally created representation of Ashley as the lead character, Elfaba (who becomes the infamous Wicked Witch of the West in the end of the musical).

She was so excited and we were so excited, that I just had to share pictures that I took of the cake and of Ashley’s reaction.

The “Wicked” Birthday Cake with the “Wicked” Birthday Card Continued

I am a big Bon Jovi fan. I have been since the mid-1980s when their Slippery When Wet album topped the charts. They have so many great, iconic songs. But, I’m not the only fan in my household. The whole family loves Bon Jovi, including our teenage daughters. They are one of those handful of bands that truly seem timeless.

I love listening to the songs from those early albums because they bring back memories of my high school and college years. And I equally love their songs from their most recent albums. Their latest release is no exception, even if it is “country-fied” as some have described it. Bon Jovi’s Lost Highway is another masterful work of art. Continued