The Riggs: Cakes in Texas

The last several weeks of my life have been rather unexpected. The first of the unexpected events started about a month and a half ago. I received a phone call from my mom with some exciting news. She was invited to have a table for her cakes at a ladies night out event that a local store does every year. They just asked her to donate 100 cupcakes and whatever else she made she could sell.

My mom was obviously excited about this opportunity. However, she was also a bit overwhelmed. It seemed she already had a wedding cake, a groom's cake and a shower cake booked that week. She knew she couldn't do it all and she didn't want to pass up this great opportunity. That was when she asked if I would be willing to come help her. Three weeks later I found myself on a plane heading for Texas.

My week in Texas flew by. My mom and I did a total of 6 cakes and over 200 cupcakes in that short amount of time. On our way to the airport my dad asked if I enjoyed my visit to Texas. I replied, "Oh that's where I've been. I wouldn't have known as I never left the house."

Sadly this was mostly true. My mom and I did manage a trip to Shreveport to do some shopping. Also, as payment for my work my mom took me to get my hair cut and colored, something I was in desperate need of just simply didn't have the money for. But other than that we were all business, up to our necks in frosting and fondant.

The event went well for my mom. It put both of us a bit out of our comfort zones as neither one of us is much of a salesperson. We're actually both fairly quiet. This experience forced us to be quite a bit more vocal than either of us is used to or very comfortable with. But we survived were doing pretty well as the night went on. We didn't sell as much as we hoped and planned. We chalked up the whole thing as a learning experience. Not to mention my mom gained a lot of advertising by being there and showing her work. (She received 4 calls the next day for cakes and she's been busy every week cranking out those cakes ever since.)

All in all I had a good week with my parents. It was nice to spend some time with them. It was also really nice to do some cake decorating. I haven't done any since my mom left and its something I really do love to do. It's a great way to be creative. Now if only I could fit all those tools in my suitcase when I go back for Christmas, then I'd be set. I'll leave you with pictures from the cakes my mom and I did that week.