They are extraordinary. Friendly. Helpful. Go out of their way to help you.... This was my experience today with a transplanted New Mexican.
I'm helping to host to a baby shower tomorrow and was given 2 tasks to manage: decoration and find/make a diaper cake. The primary of these being the diaper cake. At least in my opinion. (Everyone needs one, right?!)
One thing that should be noted about me is that I am fantastically effective in the art of procrastination. Although I've had a month to figure this out - if not more than that - I decided yesterday afternoon I should start thinking about this diaper cake thing. And today I decided to do something about it. The cake's appearance tomorrow is scheduled for 11am. Oy!
I called a few places (after 5pm, I might add - I wasn't kidding about the procrastination) to find that no one, NO ONE, was open or even had a cake in stock anyhow.... Ugh. I was coming to the conclusion that I was going to have to make this grandiose cake myself.
UNTIL! I called a small boutique in Santa Cruz, wonderful place that it is... A last-ditch effort, based on a note in a website saying that a diaper cake - making company shipped to this particular little boutique. A girl answers the phone, explains to me that she does, in fact, have 2 cakes in stock - a pretty yellow 3-tiered one, and a small blue one. As Charlotte is having a baby girl, the blue isn't appropriate, so I immediately ask the relevant questions regarding the yellow one - its perfect!
Unfortunately, she informs me that the store closes as 6pm (its already after 6 at this point, and I'm not even in Santa Cruz yet), and doesn't open tomorrow until 10am (when I'm supposed to be in Los Altos). Argh! I explain my situation and the fabulous person that this girl is, offers to come back in an hour to let me get this cake... *sigh of relief* She gave me her cell phone number (505!!!!), explains that its a New Mexico # (she's from Las Cruces), and to give me a call when I'm in the area so she can come do this for me. It makes me so happy to meet people in California that are from New Mexico. I love that!
So she made my day. I have the most beautiful Yellow Orchid Diaper Cake ever, in time for the shower, and all thanks to the New Mexico kindness.... I'm so happy! :)
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