<p>My daughter is turning 18 during o-week and I was thinking we should do something, but I don't know what. Maybe order a cake (or other baked goods) and have it delivered to her group? Does anyone have advice on this? </p>
<p>She's psyched to be turning 18 there, but I have no idea if anyone around her will even know it's her birthday.</p>
<p>a cake for her group would be awesome.
even better if shes in my group. :D</p>
<p>OP, you can order a cake from the Rice Student Coffeehouse.
[Rice</a> Coffeehouse](<a href=“Rice Coffeehouse”>Rice Coffeehouse)
They will deliver it to her dorm for a minimal extra charge. I did this for S on his birthday last spring and he really enjoyed sharing it with his friends.</p>
<p>A great bakery less than a mile from Rice is Dessert Gallery (at their Kirby location). [Dessert</a> Gallery Bakery and Cafe: Cookies, Cakes, Pies, Gifts, Sandwiches, Wraps, in Houston Texas](<a href=“http://www.dessertgallery.com/]Dessert”>http://www.dessertgallery.com/) I’m not sure if they deliver, but you can call and check. I see on their website that they ship items UPS, but they might also deliver close by. Their cakes are fabulous!</p>
<p>Edit: it looks like they do deliver locally by messenger service (for a price) and they also offer candles and mylar balloons to be ordered with the cake!</p>
<p>If you can, order a large cake and have it delivered to her college during lunch. Talk to the O-Week coordinators if you’re at all concerned about timing.</p>
<p>chocolate bar!</p>
<p>and OP - you advisers will know. They memorize pretty much everything on that form, so I wouldnt be surprised if they plan something small. (in your oweek group). Still sending a cake is a good idea</p>
<p>I ordered from Dessert Gallery for S’s birthday once, too. They did deliver and their red velvet cake was amazing (but pricey)!</p>
<p>If I were in her place, that would be really annoying and embarrassing.
Just saying…</p>
<p>why would a cake showing up be embarrassing?</p>
<p>cake = good. Thats like a universal truth</p>
<p>I think as poor college students, we would appreciate the cake. Is she in Lovett by any chance :D?</p>
<p>I can see Logician’s point, as some people really don’t enjoy being the center of attention; however, I would hope OP knows enough about their daughter to know whether she would appreciate the gesture.</p>
<p>Thanks so much for all of your input and advice. I’m going to look into both the Dessert Gallery and the Rice Coffeehouse, and I have an email into someone (a coordinator?) about the delivery timing.</p>
<p>Our daughter will be in McMurtry. She is definitely not one to seek attention, and will probably turn red with embarrassment, but at least she will not be mortified. I also think she would feel a bit sad and disappointed if we didn’t do something like this. My hope is that it’ll be something that her whole group can enjoy. </p>
<p>(A chocolate bar sounds right up her alley, but I envision a melted gooey mess at this time of year…) Thanks again, y’all!</p>
<p>OP - Chocolate bar has really good cakes too. Id recommend looking at it.</p>
<p>there was a birthday that was celebrated during our o-week if I remember correctly and it was quite enjoyable</p>
<p>I think he was referring to the store called The Chocolate Bar in Rice Village. [Welcome</a> to The Chocolate Bar](<a href=“http://www.theoriginalchocolatebar.com/]Welcome”>http://www.theoriginalchocolatebar.com/)</p>
<p>In any event, as a parent, you have every right to embarrass your child by sending them a cake on their birthday! I know that my kids would have been disappointed if I hadn’t. And no one else will think anything other than … “Yay! Cake!”</p>
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<p>yep. didnt even pick up on the misunderstanding. hahaha 
my bad.</p>
<p>and blackeyedsusan is totally correct</p>
<p>cake = good
more cake = better
provider of cake = hero</p>
<p>@Antarius: Roommate forms don’t have birthdays on them, I’m pretty sure. I remember we raised a fuss about that two years ago when I coordinated.</p>
<p>mebbe the adviser fbook stalked em? </p>
<p>Its all hazy right now. been a while</p>
<p>They used to have birthdays on them, but when it went electronic I think birthdays were taken off the form, since Rice gets that information otherwise, and it’s not really relevant for picking roommates. I still think it should be on there, though, so that advisors know when birthdays are.</p>
<p>the forms are electronic now? </p>
<p>I was always at o-week, just never looked at the roommate forms</p>
<p>Yeah, as far as I know the birthday is still not on the forms. That said, the coordinators have access to that info and will probably inform the advisors if one of their freshmen has a birthday during the week.</p>