Tonight is my first paying cupcake gig. Good friend and freakgirl.com regular Susie is living her dream and opening up a DIY craft shop with her sister. Tomorrow is the Grand Opening, and tonight is a party so we can all see the space and ooh and ahhh and understand why Susie has been stressed to the max for the past six months. I am so thrilled for her! If you are in the area, please stop by The Craft Lounge in Leonia, NJ tomorrow (Thursday) and check it out.

Anyhoo, Susie hired me to bake six dozen cupcakes for the event. All the cupcakes are baked (2 dozen each of chocolate, vanilla and key lime) and today I’m going to make three different batches of frosting and finish them off. Making frosting in hot, humid weather is always difficult, so I’m running our A/C on high today. I’m nervous! I want them to be perfect. Last night I actually had a nightmare that I screwed them up completely. Of course, that nightmare also featured a dead old woman and an appearance by Neil Patrick Harris (unrelated), so I’m not too worried that it will come true.