My 26th Birthday!

Basically my birthday was pretty mild. It came up really fast and I just didn't care all that much. The Saturday before Alyson came down and she, Loralee, David and I went to dinner at Cafe Med. Before that I was running late fixing my hair so Alyson came in and kept me company. Once I finished I went out into the kitchen and noticed this six pack of miniature diet cokes, with two bottles missing. I figured they were Tamara's because she has been known to buy them. Then I noticed to the right of that this gift package and that the two bottles were in there. Still thinking they were Tam's I wondered who she had gotten a gift from. Upon further inspection, there were to movies, candy, microwave popcorn all in this gorgeous bamboo bowl wrapped in cellophane. So cute! I thought. Loralee and Aly were in the kitchen as I proceeded to hug the gift and said, "This would be a perfect gift for me. Someone should get me this." To which Aly replied, "It is for you." Well, we all thought it was pretty funny. The gift was fabulous. It also came with two matching bowls. The two movies were (which kudos to Aly for finding movies that I didn't already own. Wait maybe there were three movies and one I did own but one out of three is not bad. And can you have sentences in parantheses within a sentence?) Sense & Sensibility, Fools Gold, and perhaps one other that I can't remember. Oh wait it was Far & Away, which I did own. I ended up returning Fools Gold and Far & Away to Target and got some fabulous jewelry and shorts.

After dinner Aly and I went to our usual haunt, The Off Broadway Theatre to see our favorite improv group Laughing Stock. None of our favorite actors were there but it was still pretty funny.

Monday, on my actual birthday I skipped out on work and slept in. It was heavenly. Then I went shopping, which Loralee scorned me for because I shouldn't be buying stuff for myself on my birthday but should tell other people what to buy for me. I just never know what I want until I see it. Though I really did want a yellow necklace to match my new shoes that I bought earlier that week, but all I could find was a cute green one at Target. Loralee had actually been all over town trying to find me something. I told her she could get me a yellow necklace, but she said, "I've already got your present and I am not going back out there to find you that." To which I was fine. So I got ready for dinner and a movie that was planned with a bunch of my girlfriends. The whole time I was getting dressed I really wished I had a yellow necklace to tie my whole outfit together but oh well I would find one later. Loralee presented me with her gift and it lo and behold it was the most perfect yellow necklace that matched perfectly with my shoes. I was so happy! Did you see that coming? I sure didn't.


Dinner was at Bajio and then a few of us went to the drive-in to watch Incredible Hulk.




It was pretty fun but the outside noises were really bothering me like noisy children and such. I don't remember the drive-in being like that but I probably stayed in my car. Anyway I loved the whole day. Loralee had baked and decorated a cake for me but we didn't get to eat it until the next day since it was so late when we got home.