Clearly i must be aging fast if it's taking me over a week to write about my bday. be sure to see the link to the photos below. they are pretty funny and if were one of the surprisingly many who showed up to, well, surprise me then you will enjoy them.
Stacy rolled into town on Friday (when I made my last post). We had our kick off business reception at the house and it went very well. Thank you to those who attended. If you did not attend and would like to know what I am referring to, send an email to: brandon@bgdcreative.com and reference "more info on PBR"
That evening we cruised down to Fred 62's with RIO, Jenni and Stacy's old roommate. Had a good time. IT WAS POURING DOWN RAIN! When I say POURING, I mean POURING!!!
Saturday morning Stacy and Robin took me to the San Antonio Winery for a lovely brunch and wine tasting. That place is so beautiful! Wine isn't too bad either. Of course I bought some...
That afternoon I was told that I can sit at home and await the next surprise or sit with a blind fold in the car. I decided to go with Robin to Solar's 1 year bday. This little girl is ALMOST as cute as baby Wyla, almost. We had a grand time munching on cucumber and cream cheese sandwiches and enjoying a lovely Australian red.
I got home at 6 pm. Had 90 minutes to get ready for dinner. Stacy called me from the car as she was pulling into the driveway (i need my garage opener back honey), and surprised me yet again. The trunk was full of luggage. Next thing I know, my friend Liz comes out to shout "SURPRISE!" I was so happy to see her. She moved to Nashville a couple of years ago and have only seen her a couple of times since then. She looks fabulous and it was truly a great surprise.
After that subsided we got dolled up for dinner at the Dresden, but not without cracking open a bottle. I just love that place. I can go there every night. The restaurant is great although on this particular evening the food was sub-par. Robin, Jenni, Stacy and Liz and I had a great time at dinner. We spent a lot of time talking about Liz's match.com dates over the years. It's a shame I never put my friend Erica in Newport and Liz together when she lived in Huntington Beach. What a loss. They are one in the same.
Anyway, slowly but surely (to my surprise), friends started showing up at the Dresden, just as we were finishing dinner! Imagine running into a lot of your friends like that. Well, SURPRISE! A party got started. We moved into the lounge to take in some Marty and Elaine. It was great to see so many people I hadn't seen in a long time. Everyone looked great, as did I. RIO dropped me off home at the end of the night and was safely snoring by 2:30.
Sunday morning (my actual birthday), Taku came and picked up Liz, Stacy and I and we had a fabulous brunch at the Edendale. Crabcakes benedict. I was happy as dinners there haven't proven worthy, except when we went for KLowe's a couple of weeks earlier. After brunch we went to see WICKED at the Pantages. Best show ever. I feel like I can say that as I go to the thearte and take in several events a month. I just loved it. After the show we went to the El Coyote. I threw one down for Pamela and Cheryl met us there for a couple of house margs.
It was then home again as we were a little tired. Taku came over to join Stacy and I in some sprinkles (say it like Jesse Bethune), cupcakes. We ate six out of seven. Shortly after that I was asleep on my usual makeshift bed (the sofa). Stacy followed suit and we were done for the night.
It really was a great bday. One of the best ever. I wished Taku would have been at the party Saturday night as I know he worked really hard with Stacy to plan it. But I hope he knows it was the best because of him.
I love you all and thank you for making getting older such an amazing time. Check out some of the pictures here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/76228047@N00/sets/72157602233391833. Once I get the others from the weekend I will try to get them up.
Enjoy and ciao for now!
b
