Such a Great Day

About a week ago, I noticed these in the yard:




That usually means my birthday is right around the corner. I love these spider lilies. I never know where they will pop up and they are so pretty.

About two weeks ago, Mom treated us to a fabulous pedicure, sort of for her birthday. Early for me, late for my sister, and right on time for her. The biggest gift for her was spending time with her girls.

This is what was waiting for me at work today:
Pictures of 1977 Couture at the top of the stairs, and new decorating. The girls are famous for photoshopping heads onto bodies, and the most-used body in Donatella Versace. Several delivery people that I have never even seen before wished me a happy birthday, AND everyone in the building knows how old I am.




And yes, that's silly string. Everywhere.

The girls also treated me to lunch at Newk's. It's a new-ish cafe downtown. I had a very tasty Pesto Chicken sandwich with goat cheese. Most definitely will be going back there. Later in the afternoon, yet another surprise with coke and root beer floats!

After lunch, a beautiful bouquet was delivered from Liza with a note that said, "You're not 31, you're 18 with 13 years experience!" There are also some really cool green beads in the place of ribbon. Perfect for my new hobby!

For dinner, Hubs took me to Firebirds, ooh la la. I ordered a glass of Honig Sauvignon Blanc. Lots of oak on the nose, but a very easy wine to drink. For dinner, I ordered the (enthusiastically recommended) Cilantro-Grilled Chicken Breast. Oh. My. Goodness! So good. And with the wine, it was even better. The spices in the tomato jack cheese sauce went perfectly with the oak in the wine. Then, we ordered this:
It was a piece of pure vanilla, creme brulle cheesecake with fresh berries and raspberry sauce. They even put a little candle in it! It looks like a mess on the plate, but it was oh-so-tasty.

Afer dinner, we walked over to the giant outdoor store and picked up the rest of my birthday present from Hubs. A speedometer and under-saddle bag for my new bike.

I had many well wishes and a really great day, and just wanted to say thanks to everybody!