since last week …and last weekend …and this week… [haha] have been so crazy busy, i’m way behind and haven’t been able to share the events of my actual birthday. it was the little things that made that day such a good one, but i absolutely would not want to forget what a happy, happy birthday it was.
as somewhat of a side note, the first wonderful thing about it was that the test on my birthday was postponed a week; i found out the monday before and was elated. my professor had simply asked the class, “any objections to having the test on wednesday, the 22nd?” and a girl had raised her hand and said she didn’t want to have it then, so we took a vote, and as it turned out, no one wanted to have the test that day. so we voted to have it a week later. i didn’t know it was such a democratic system or i might have suggested the date change sooner! either way, definitely a good thing!
as for the rest of the day:
{an assortment of food magazines to look at…always a hit with me. thank you mom & dad!}
{gorgeous tulips from my dear friend angela}
{the best carrot cake ever, made by my mother}
{a birthday garland}
{so many birthday cards! you know how i love them.}
that night, my friend kyle and I went to Messina Hof for chocolate night, which they have every wednesday night. we’d never been before, but we had a blast. we tried all different wines, plus chocolate-covered bacon and chocolate-covered fried pickles! i’d been wanting to try chocolate-covered bacon since that seems to be the “in” thing right now, but i wasn’t sure about the chocolate-covered pickles. they both turned out to be really good though!
{a little collage kyle had posted from our night at the winery}
after our little chocolate adventure, kyle had to study for a test (he was such a sweetheart for spending as much time with me as he did knowing he had a test the next day!). my friends thomas, rebecca, and zach came over to celebrate, and we ended up going to the tap for a few drinks. it was a fun way to end the day!
{thomas & me…i don’t know why my legs look this freakishly tan in this picture. they’re not tan in real life.}
{me & becca}
it was a perfect day.
on a final note, i had a birthday dinner at la bodega (one of my favorites!) on friday because my friend angela was coming in town from houston to celebrate, and then we all went out to northgate afterwards. here’s a picture of the crowd all together:
{kyle; katlyn; lauren’s boyfriend arnold; lauren; me; angela; thomas; and zach}
thank you to all my friends and family who made my birthday so special!