2009 February 08

I am stuffed! It has been a great birthday with great eats, but I think I am ready to get back on the healthy wagon tomorrow with a regular eating schedule and food choices.

For lunch we went to my Grandmother’s neck of the woods and ate at a cute little resteraunt near the water.

I figured since it was my birthday I would enjoy a Mimosa with my lunch. I definitely had a ‘Why Not?’ mentality today.

For lunch I ordered the Walnut and Blue Cheese Salad with Grilled Salmon on top.

The salad was wonderful. Along with the Walnuts and Blue Cheese, the salad had Pimentos, Capers, Tomato ,Cucumber and onions… Yum! I also had Raspberry Vinegaratte on the side for fork dipping.

Even though I tried to deny it, the waitress brought out Chocolate Mousse to celebrate my birthday.

I split the plate with the table.

After lunch we celebrated my birthday more with a wonderful Cupcake Cake my little brother’s girlfriend, Ashley, made me.

It was yummy Chocolate with Vanilla Icing.

I forgot to take a picture of my actual slice, but I did enjoy a sliver.

TIme got a way from me as I was saying good be to my family and I ended up not making it back to my apartment until after 5:00 and my birthday dinner started at 5:30! I rushed as fast as I could, but I ran into a dress diliemma and ended up applying my make up on the drive to the resteraunt. I hate to say it, but I was a tad late. Besides that dinner was wonderful.

I reserved the back patio at Seasons 52 for my birthday dinner. It was one of the best birthday dinners. I had an amazing mix of friends surrounding me that really made me feel special on my birthday.

Friends (from left to right): Shannan, Christie, Mitch, Matt, Jessica, Me, Kristien, Caitlin, Ryan, Lindsey, & ROss.

Caitlin and her Huz started me out with a great glass of Champagne from a Winery they visited on their honeymoon (How cool is that?)

It was was perfectly dry and bubbly, I loved it!

While the bubbles were going to my head, I opened my wonderful gifts.

It’s funny as I was opening the gifts of different Bars, Gummies, and Road ID Gift Certificate, my non-blogger friends were staring in curiosity and had me explain what each thing was. LOL Love you guys!

Thank you Caitlin, Lindsay and Ryan for my wonderful gifts!

Caitlin’s gift came with a bow that I proudly wore the rest of the night.

I decided to go all out on the main course for my Birthday Dinner and ordered the Grilled Rack of New Zealand Lamb – red bliss potatoes, asparagus, balsamic onions and Dijon sauce.

It was wonderful and so out of the ordinary for me. I enjoyed every bite.

When dessert came I’m pretty sure the table applauded.

I decided to go with the Red Velvet Cake and Raspberry Cannoli options.

They lit a candle and sang Happy Birthday. I think I am the only person in the world who loves having Happy Birthday sung to them!

It was a WONDERFUL birthday dinner!! I had my amazing friends from High School, who are still close after all these years and my amazing blogger friends on the other, who have opened up this wonderful new world to me. It was a great melding of my life.

Thank you everyone for all the wonderful birthday wishes. You guys are great and made my day feel so much more special!!

Now don’t forget tomorrow is another big day, at 11am the BLOGGING BAKE SALE begins!!!! GET EXCITED!!!!!

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Who hasn’t heard the stories of their birth a million times?

As many times I have heard them it never gets old. Here are some fun facts of the day of my birth 24 years ago.

My twin brother and I were actually due on Feb. 2nd!
My mom was 20 when she gave birth to us
I came of the womb via c-section exactly one minute before my twin bro
We were big twins… my twin bro was just over 7 pounds and I was just over 6
My parents swear I was born at 8:15 pm, but my birth certificate says 8:15 am
The original spelling of my name was Meghanne but the e as cut off on the birth certificate and my mom just kept it that way
We are the grand children and great grandchildren on my Mom’s side of the family. My Grandmas was only 36 when we were born!
We were born in the same hospital as my Dad had been 22 years earlier
Not only do I share a birthday with my twin brother, but I also share it with my cousin Debby, who is exactly 2 years older then me and still jokes how she spent her second birthday waiting at the hospital for us to be born

I could hear all of these stories over and over again and each year I swear I learn something new. Birthdays are just so fascinating!!

Birthdays through the years (well at least the years I have them on my computer!)

2005 – I turn 20 and pierce my nose!

2006 – I turn 21, Risky Business Waltz and Sky Diving!

2007 – I turn 22 and celebrate at Disney

2008 – I turn 23 and my family rents a cabin in Georgia for the weekend

2009 – I am now 24 and spent the week celebrating with my family in Colorado!

This morning I put on my running shoes for the first time in a week and set out for a birthday run. I started out slow, but I could tell my body was hating me for taking a week off, it was refusing to get into my running groove. After a mile my side was cramping and I had to stop and walk it out. I started again and went another mile until I reached my running groove. Oh I how I missed that groove! It wasn’t until mile 3 did I realize I forgot my Ipod… its funny it took me that long to realize I was running with out my ipod crutch. I just let my thought run wild and enjoyed the silence. I completed 5.12 miles, not bad considering its been over a week since my last run!

We had no fruit in the house this morning for my birthday breakfast! I managed to grin and bear it as I pulled this mix out for Birthday Scones.

I had this scone and then another one just a little smaller with no sugar added Apple Butter.

It was a great breakfast, but missing fruit!!

I’m still going back and forth on what to do for the rest of the day, but I do have a special dinner planned tonight with friends at Seasons 52 that I am looking forward too!

Oh yeah… HAPPY BIRTHDAY JOSH!!!! (Can’t forget it’s the twin bros birthday too!)

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