My Birthday

So first, let me say 'Thank You' to everyone who either called or emailed me with birthday wishes,.... ya'll are AWESOME!!

I did the majority of my celebrating yesterday, which was nice because then today I was able to just sleep in & lay around doing absolutely nothing with is another huge gift in itself, LOL.

Yesterday afternoon, I met up with my sister down in Albany, and she took me out to lunch at our (mine & her's) favorite restaurant, Novak's. It's a hungarian restaurant, and let me tell you, the food is always AMAZING. Honestly, I can only tell you what one dish in particular is like because it's our favorite, and we always order the same thing,... always, ALWAYS. The marinated cucumbers are really yummy, and the Turos Teszta is to die for!! Mmmmm..... We shared a bottle of Chiannti (scrumptious!) with lunch, and then followed up our meal with some Tiramisu (which simply put, is *heaven in your mouth*,.. although an italian dessert). Afterwards, we hit Starbucks for another fav,... Green Tea Soy Lattes. I have to say, that the afternoon spent with my sister yesterday was one of the best times I've shared with anyone in quite some time, and it meant a great deal. We had such an incredible time. We laughed, we cried, we laughed some more,... a PERFECT afternoon.

While I was gone, Scott & the girls decided to make me a birthday cake. The girls really wanted to, and Scott, well, he just plain got roped into being a good sport. I'm sure his preference would have been running to the nearest bakery, LOL. They all had a great time. None of them having approached making a cake before, they took it out a tad early, and the center sunk. I can just imagine the initial looks on their faces, but leave it to my kids to improvise though, just as I would have,... so, they cleverly frosted it to look like Crater Lake with green icing around the perimeter and blue in the center, and then used Leggo trees for additional effect. Courtney then had the bright idea to title it "Crater Cake". And I have to say,.. I really think it was my favorite birthday cake ever!! :)

My evening was wonderful, too. Scott & I drove up to Hillsboro and dropped off the girls with his parents so we could go out to dinner at our favorite (mine & his) restaurant,.. Nona Emelia's in Aloha. It's a very quaint, authentic, italian restaurante' with all the italian charm & atmosphere you could desire, and excellent food, too. There, I tend to alternate between dishes,... most often it's been the Fettechini Alfredo for me, but last night it was the Linguini al Pesto,...... and more Chiannti,......... delightful!

Afterwards, we saw a movie, but turns out it's not one either of us would recommend to ANYone.... "Hot Fuzz", and no, it's not a dirty movie. It's a european copper flick, and was supposed to be hilarious, however, I suppose one of our first mistakes was forgetting how very much european humor differs from what americans deem as funny. This film was a disaster at best, and a complete waste of both time & money. If you haven't had the misfortune of seeing it yet, take my advise, and don't.

All in all though, an EXCELLENT day.

Today was laid back & relaxed, and very much enjoyable, and this evening, Scott & I watched the film, Dejavue, and let me just say that the concept for this movie, from start to finish, was sheer genius, and one that kept us both guessing throughout..... a PHENOMINAL film!!!