Finally . . . the graduation!!!

Jeremy's graduation could not get here soon enough! He has had class 2 nights a week until about 9:30 for the past year and a half. It's made it a little challenging to spend time together, especially since he usually worked late those other week nights. And the last few weeks have seemed even worse- projects and group meetings, tests, etc.

But it's over and he did it and I'm proud to say that my husband worked and went to school and now, has his MBA!

Jeremy's parents, my parents, and Ethan & Sarah came to celebrate! We had a really wonderful time eating, playing games, eating, chatting, shopping, eating!

Jeremy's fan club (minus Ali, who we missed tremendously!)

Ethan, Sarah, me and J

The proud parents

For such an important occasion, we had to have a big, celebration dessert. I told Jeremy he could choose anything and he picked a chocolate cake with vanilla buttercream icing.

The cake tasted delicious, but I did have a little sliding icing problem. Luckily, that does not effect the taste- only the aesthetics! Oh well!

Chocolate Layer Cake

Ingredients:
1 1/2 cups semisweet chocolate morsels
½ cup butter, softened
1 (16 oz.) package light brown sugar
2 large eggs
2 cups all purpose flour
1 tsp. baking soda
½ teaspoon salt
1 (8 oz.) container sour cream
1 cup hot water
2 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Melt chocolate in a microwave safe bowl at HIGH 1 ½ minutes or until melted and smooth, stirring at 30 second intervals.

Beat butter and brown sugar at medium speed with an electric mixer until well blended (about 5 minutes). Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating just until blended after each addition. Add melted chocolate, beating just until blended.

Sift together flour, baking soda, and salt. Gradually add to chocolate mixture alternately with sour cream, beginning and ending with flour mixture. Beat at low speed until just blended after each addition. Gradually add 1 cup hot water in a slow, steady stream, beating at low speed just until blended. Stir in vanilla.

Spoon batter into 2 greased and floured 9 inch round, 2 inch deep pans.

Bake at 350 degrees for 40 to 45 minutes or until a wooden toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool pans on wire racks for 10 minutes. Remove from pans to wire racks, and let cool 1 hour or until completely cool.

Spread with frosting.

Jeremy got a new horn for his bike from Sarah and Ethan! : )

HAPPY GRADUATION, JEREMY!!!