The Belated Birthday Post

I meant to post about this on the 17th...as I mean to do all things on time, but I figured I could capture the whole she-bang in one post.

My birthday day was really a good day. I started it by spending too much money under the guise of "oh its my birthday...happy day to me"...which is fun, but leaves a sour taste in my mouth. I did walk away with a new outfit for singing in Church today (James and I sang "Mary's Lullaby" for the Christmas program) and a spiffy new CTR ring, it was love at first sight:

So, my mood wasn't 100 %, but James saved the day and took the girls and I out to lunch at my fast-becoming-favorite restaurant, Hoffbrau Steaks. Yummy steak salad!Happy Birthday to me......they serve fried pickles as a appetizer!

Thanks to all who called, texted and....posted on facebook...looks like thats where all the cool kids are these days, I received over 25 birthday wishes (thank goodness for reminders, right?! lol). James was on the warpath to make sure I was not forgotten on my day...sending out an email to family with a reminder! Not that ya'll would have forgotten, right? lol

For the last month, I've reminded James that I wanted to go to the restaurant, Simply Fondue for my day. After reading up on reviews, we were planning on switching and going to The Melting Pot, since I had heard first hand that the cheese there was to die for. But then we thought about our night and what we wanted to do..... Simply was closer, so we kept our reservation there.
It turned out to be a really cool experience! We weren't blown away by the food, but it was yummy and we've never done anything close to this, so it was totally worth it.
Crappy pictures because my camera died, like always....but the gist of it is:
You get a plate of 8 meats, which you cook in a pot of oil, then a plethora of dip-its Ü. Aube would have been in heaven. But not a kid-friendly place in the least...since the middle of the table encases a stove top!

We ended the night, and my birthday week ;), with the movie, Seven Pounds. Which was wonderful, I highly recommend it...though beware of ultimate longness.

I must publicly apologize to James Ü the title of the movie, Seven Pounds...is NOT the weight of a heart, which I was very sure of at the time...but looking up, it seems a human heart weighs 8-11 ounces ;). The title refers to the Shakespearean pound-of-flesh metaphor, meaning a figurative debt that needs to be paid back. Seven pounds of flesh that the character gives away to seek redemption for an accident he was involved in, that resulted in the loss of seven lives.

How's that for a spoiler. Ü