Empire State of Mind
Monday, July 25, 2011 at 1:00PM “In New York, concrete jungle where dreams are made of, there’s nothing you can’t do. Now you’re in New York, these streets will make you feel brand new, the lights will inspire you. Let’s hear it for New York, New York, New York”. - Lyrics by Alicia Keys
My husband and I recently decided to take our kids on a very last minute trip to New York City. They had never been to a city of that size before and we were excited to have them see and experience some of the BIG world outside of Indiana. We all LOVED it! The words above are some of the lyrics to Alicia Keys’ “Empire State of Mind”. They conjure up memories of the city and the pulsating life that exists there. It does make you feel like you can do anything you can dream up as you walk the streets. The millions of people all truly LIVING as they bike through Central Park, take in a Broadway show, revel in the lights of Times Square, admire in awe the Statue of Liberty and the freedom it represents. They stand in reverence at Ground Zero while remembering those who lost their lives there. They catch their favorite celebrities on the Today Show, Fox News, David Letterman Show, or Saturday Night Live. Or if you are amazingly lucky, like we were, you could even be in the same hotel where the President of the United States is attending a fundraiser. The security, Secret Service, and German Shepherd dogs let us know that we were in the presence of a very important VIP! Over dinner on our last night in the city, my family tried to convince me that they knew exactly what I should do in the next phase of my life (“My Next Step toward Getting a Life!”). They all want me to become the Indianapolis equivalent of Buddy, “The Cake Boss”! My husband and 3 boys even took a taxi over to Hoboken, NJ to go to “Carlo’s Bakery”….home of the Cake Boss. They intended to get me a T-shirt that said “Cake Boss” on it, but there was a 2-hour wait to get inside the bakery! Pretty amazing, but the cakes we have watched Buddy and his staff make on TV have been unbelievable! I have always made birthday cakes for all of my kids and enjoy making a cake that is extra special to them that particular year. Some of them have been relatively simple, and others have been very complicated. I LOVE the creativity that is involved and the details…I love details! But, while I appreciated their confidence in my cake decorating abilities, I wasn’t convinced that I could have my own bakery. I am not fast because the cake evolves as I go along and I continue to think of more and more “cool” things to do. I don’t think my business could survive if I only completed one or two cakes a day. Maybe someday I will have the time to devote to making fun cakes for others. But for now, I will just enjoy making elaborate cakes for my 4 biggest and most enthusiastic customers….. my kids!
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