Minutes from 2nd Team Sprinkles Meeting 6/30/09

Members Present: Anna, Genevieive, Pat, Pat (plus 3 daughters, sorry can't remember their names but they were fabulous photogaphers), Max, Denise, James, Danielle, Teresa, Christine, Stacy, Heather, Valerie (plus 2 sons Tanner and Marshall), Serena, Tamara, Sheila, Sherry, David, Linda, Jeff, LRatner ( I apologize if I left anyone off)

Official Business: Co Presidents Genevieve and Anna welcomed members

1. New positions

Pat and Sheila: Co secretaries

Danielle: photographer

Tamara: demographer for future locations

2. Pat handed out various cupcake buttons to all who attended.  Examples of buttons included: Real Men Eat Cupcakes, Cupcake Girl, There is not such thing as too many cupcakes, Powered by Cupcakes, Cupcake Girl, Peace Love Cupcakes

Four Real Men Eat Cupcakes are still available for team members, post a note on the comment wall to reserve one

3. Team Shirts

Front will say Powered by Cupcakes, Back will say Team Sprinkles.  Yet to be decided between a tank or a short sleeve.  Teresa will check with a friend (or was it a relative) who is employed in that industry.  Color most likely blue.

4. Pat Johnson brought cake balls from the Cake Ball Company. Comments from members included:

Linda "I preferred the cake ball over the cupcake, the cake ball was smaller and moister"

Sheila "the cake ball was very round and smoothly iced"

Genevieve " did not like the lemon cakeball (was not very lemonyand had a weird consistency) but thought the brownie cakeball was delicious"

Christine "the cake ball was less messy and easier to eat"

Shannon "like the coating"

Cake Balls can be purchased from the Cake Ball Company, cakeballs.com, 214-559-5788, 10230 Northwest Hwy (near Ferndale), 6-piece box $16, 12-piece box $27, Flavors include German Chocolate, Brownie, Red Velvet, Birthday Cake, Wedding Cake, Chocolate toffee, Chocolate sake and other seasonal flavors

5. Reviews of new Lemon Blueberry limited edition cupcake

Pat "loved it, might edge out Red Velvet in the Top 3"

Shannon "delicious!! Lemon coconut still comes in first for my favorite non chocolate variety but the lemon blueberry is a very strong second. Too bad it's limited time only."

Genevieve thought orange was delicious 

Other news items...

Valerie considered all the racenation advice on hair length and showed off her new, very cute, short hair

Christine brought samples of Luna Sport Recovery Drink, chocolate flavor.  She runs with a Luna running group and often gets free samples

July 10th the Key Lime cupcake returns for a short period of time

Roxanne, the high princess of Classen and renegade Sprinkler showed up late with a cup of Marble Slab ice cream

Ideas for future activities include; 

A winter run near Sprinkles to look at Christmas lights culminating in a cupcake. It was noted that Sprinkles serves a mean cup of hot chocolate

Road trips to cupcake eateries, suggestions included; Amy's in Austin, Cupcake couture in San Antonio and Rockwall Cake Factory in Rockwall

Ensuring cupcakes are available at all official DRC parties

Starting a run at Mockingbird Station and ending up at Society Bakery

Next meeting will be Friday July 24th at 6pm to coincide with the arrival of the cherry cupcake.  Items on the agenda will include a juggling demonstration by Max and Denise

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