Bday Weekend

My three-day birthday weekend is over =( But I had fun and that is obvious because I am now on the path to getting sick. It started with the throat and seems to be getting worse. The insane heat isn't helping!

So Friday hubby took me on a shopping spree which was fun =) I had tried on some pants that I bought last summer and all of them are too big now since my butt and hips have disappeared (I miss them). But, alas, the stomach is still there so I got some new wardrobe additions =) Stores that took my money: Express, Forever 21, Delia's.

At night we went out to dinner with the family at my favorite mexican restaurant - Cancun Charlie's. I was serenaded by their mariachi band (sooooniaa oh soooniaa) - haha that was great. It was also great to see their mouths open when hubby said I was 25. Whoohoo!
































Saturday we were supposed to go to a wedding and reception but made it in time for the cocktail hour. The place was gorgeous - oh how I love rich people getting married! The centerpieces were absolutely gorgeous and the lighting was delicious. I wish mood lighting had been more popular around my wedding. It makes such a huge difference. I cried at the reception when the bride's father spoke and then choked up (his eldest daughter of 3 was the bride). Reminded me of my daddy.















Sunday we made our way to nyc and got there in time to see Wicked. It was good - the sets and costumes were amazing and we had great seats - seeing the facial expressions of the actors so clearly is great. I didn't like the story itself as much as I loved Mamma Mia but it was worth seeing for the sets and presentation.














After Wicked, we went over to the Sepia Mutiny meetup at La Lanterna which was great. It's fun meeting new people who know little to nothing about you =) I got to see Anna again which is always a joy and got to put a face to the mysterious Ennis =)

We went to dinner at Andavi which was very yummy. The bruschetta was probably the best I've ever had and bruschetta is my favorite food! Unfortunately, they lost points because they didn't have a souffle chocolate cake for dessert which is a must at every italian restaurant. We stayed at the Sheraton in midtown and were pleasantly upgraded to a nicer room - probably due to the fact that we checked in late at night and were probably the only non-tourists there.

Sunday we wanted to have brunch at Danal but when we showed up it was closed. Bastards. Hubby found another place in the West Village that was yummy though so all is good and Danal will be saved for another occasion.

Then we headed over to Hoboken, NJ for a picnic/BBQ with a bunch of other Sikh folks. It was thrown in honor of the may birthday girls. I got to cut a second cake =) We were there for the rest of the day and left around 9pm. Good food, good people, good view. Didn't get home until 10:30 and then wound up just crashing.











Overall a busy weekend that flew by way too quickly. We need more of these 3 day thingamajiggers =)