The Statement Gift

Our doorbell has been ringing a lot in the past few weeks...e.g. I did a lot of online shopping this year. It was just so much easier than dragging one or two kids with me to various stores. So I've gotten very used to hearing the doorbell lately...and always usually ignoring it. In the late afternoon, I will get the mail and check the front door for any packages that were left by the friendly UPS or FedEx people during the day.

But yesterday... the UPS man was very insistent.

He rang the bell once.

Then he knocked.

Then he rang again.

I was getting a bit annoyed, but then finally I opened the door and he had this giant pink box in his hands with a big ol smile and said, "This one's a good one - and I didn't want to leave it outside."

Boy, was he right.

This is what the box looked like:

 Can you read that label on the side?

Georgetown Cupcake. OH. MY.

I've heard of this company many times. They've been featured on Food Network and many, many blogs. I also have a few friends who have actually eaten there and raved about how delicious their cupcakes were.

And anyone who knows me, knows I am completely obsessed with really like sweets, so my heart started racing a little bit when I realized that this giant pink box contained some of the most delectable confections in the U.S.

So... the hunt for the cupcakes began!

I opened the pink box and saw this:

A neatly wrapped foil/bubble wrap insulated envelope. Inside that was a giant ice pack.

Below that was yet another pink box. But this one was beautifully wrapped and contained a sweet note from our friends Chuck & Monta.

(I should have known it was from them - they are so creative with their gifts every year!)

Now the excitement was palpable as my mouth started to water and I gently unwrapped the black bow.

Oh boy...I finally got to the mother load!!!

12 of the most beautifully decorated cupcakes I've ever seen. Each one nestled into it's own compartment with a thick white stick coming out of the top to protect it from becoming smooshed.

This picture doesn't do it justice, but here's an up-close of one of them:

The instructions said to let them come to room temperature for at least 30 minutes before eating them, so I immediately took one out and set it on the counter for after lunch.

I thought it was Reese's Peanut Butter Cup because it had peanut butter flavored icing, but it turned out to be something with Butterfinger candy bar crushed into the icing.

I barely made it the full 30 minutes before devouring it!

It was SO. AMAZING.

I am not even joking. It was the best cupcake I've ever had in my entire life.

And I may have had one more that evening when the boys had their first tastes of these little gems.

(Payton chose the chocolate with chocolate frosting)

 This one was chocolate with a buttercream frosting. Unlike anything I've ever tasted.

 

 If you are ever looking to give a "statement gift" - you know, one that people will talk about to all their friends and remember the next year... you will not go wrong with Georgetown Cupcakes.

Okay, all of this talk about them has made me crave another one. I better go take one out and let it thaw for after lunch! And then I better hit the gym. :)

Thanks Chuck & Monta for such an amazing Christmas gift. We love you guys!!