I've been trying to get a US Savings Bond for a bat mitzvah present all week long. It took five trips, three to one bank, two to another, and I succeeded. In the middle of all that, I bought a brownie at whole foods. So my remaining money for the month is $37.75.
Often I will cook or bake things for presents and I had promised to bring a cheesecake to the bat mitzvah for the Sunday brunch. However, the ingredients for said cheesecake are expensive and I knew that they would eat up the majority of my remaining funds. What to do? I did what all poor artists do: find a patron.
"Sweetheart, if I make a cheesecake for Peri's bat mitzvah, will you pay for the ingredients as your part of the present?"
"Uh, I guess. How much would it be?"
"Probably eighteen or twenty dollars."
He agreed. It turned out that I low-balled the estimate a bit, though I didn't do that intentionally. The ingredients for the Chocolate Zebra Cheesecake cost $25.50 at my local Fred Meyer. And that was with the chocolate on sale for $1.99 per bar, down from $2.79. Expensive? Yes. But incredibly rich and worth it? Indeed.
I love it! A patron. Sorry I missed your b-day. I didn't miss it per say, I just didn't get my act together in time. S
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