Happy birthday to me — a jeweled headband, a pink one-shoulder top with an oversized fabric rose, and a fruit-topped chocolate cake wrapped in gold ribbon, held up like the trophy it was.

Holding a chocolate birthday cake topped with fresh fruit and wrapped in a gold ribbon, wearing a pink one-shoulder top with a large fabric rose and a jeweled headband, holding a glass of something bubbly

Some birthdays call for a big celebration, and some just call for a really good cake and a nice glass of something cold. This one leaned into the cake.

Also Today: Sneaking a Bite

The cake didn't last long once the camera stopped rolling — a grape pulled straight from the fruit topping, caught mid-bite.

Biting into a grape from the fruit-topped birthday cake, mid-laugh, wearing the same jeweled headband
No cake survives a photoshoot untouched

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