When you get married, suddenly your birthDAY becomes more like a birthWEEK! Festivities for my birthday started this weekend. On Saturday my friends got their turn to celebrate with me. Bob and I met up with Shelby, Tyson and their baby Kynzi, Sarah, Chelsea, Jeanine, Renee, Anya and Corrin at Faustina downtown. Chelsea and I were the most punctual of the group so we were able to save the table while we waited for everyone else to trickle in. It didn't help that an accident on the freeway caused backed up traffic for most of my guests. Luckily the food was delicious and more than made up for our late start! I tried their goat cheese appetizers, which were delicious! As well as their bacon wrapped dates and... GASP I gathered enough nerve to try calamari! It was kind of like chicken but slimier. Not exactly something I will be scarfing down in the future but nothing to gag on either which was surprising! Dinner for me was Chicken Marsala, which was good but not great. The drinks and desserts were to die for though, and our server was AMAZING!
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| Goat cheese apps |
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| Me and Chelsea |
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| Shelby, Kynzi and Tyson |
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| My dinner |
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| Corrin, Sarah and Anya |
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| Bob's lasagna |
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| Renee and Jeanine |
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| Blueberry Souffle |
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| Standing with Renee |
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| My bestie Sarah |
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| The whole dinner group |
After dinner Shelby and Tyson had to go so they could put Kynzi to bed. Bob wasn't so sure about being the only guy at the after dinner party so he asked if I would rather make the night a girls night and he would come pick me up when we were done. My girlies had my back though and told him not to worry, they would take me home instead. Then it was off to Inferno to dance the rest of the night away. I was pleasantly surprised at the fact that the men at this club more or less left my group alone. I think they could tell we didn't come to meet anyone, just having a girls night. Unfortunately as last call grew closer, the desperate men started closing in on us which made everyone a bit uncomfortable so it was time to leave! After saying our goodbyes and piling into our cars (where we were thankfully finally able to take our shoes off!) it was time to head home to our cozy beds!
Sunday was my family's turn to celebrate with me. I went to my parents where my dad had fired up the BBQ to make everyone some yummy burgers. After scarfing down dinner, it was time to open presents. I got lots of good stuff. I got Despicable Me 2, and The Lone Ranger DVDs, a nice stainless steel garbage can for the kitchen I hope to have soon, some desperately needed new jeans and some cute Betty Boop socks! After opening my presents, I was surprised to find out Bob and I were the only ones who had seen The Lone Ranger, so we put it on for the family to watch. Everyone seemed to enjoy it. There were giggles all around, and Rachel, Savannah and I made a fun little dance to the theme song which we did until our arms grew tired and Kelsey hid her face from her boyfriend Jordan in embarrassment! While the movie was coming to a close my dad got cake and ice cream prepared for everyone. I blew all the candles out in one breath (that's 24 candles in case you didn't know) so my wish will be coming true this year! Hooray! After dessert and some more fun and games with my family, it was time to call it a night. Thanks for spoiling me rotten! Love you guys!
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| Savannah's gift |
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| My Betty Boop socks |
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| Kelsey's turn |
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| Despicable Me 2 |
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| Rachel's turn |
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| The Lone Ranger |
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| Mom's turn |
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| She insisted on hitting me with it first |
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| Luckily it was soft, it was just pants! |
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| My new pants |
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| My dad's gift wasn't as soft... |
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| It's my new garbage can! |
I still have celebrations with my husband, his family and my coworkers to look forward to this week! I think it's safe to say I am spoiled, and I'm surrounded by a wonderful group of people that I'm lucky enough to call my family and my friends. Stay tuned for Part 2 of my 24th birthday extravaganza!
