Golden Birthday| 23

I had a wonderful Golden Birthday this year celebrated over the weekend. First, was a Saturday morning brunch with some lovely ladies. I was bummed that a lot of my friends couldn't make it, but I'm glad that it ended up being smaller because it was more intimate and we were able to fit all at one table. The most important part was that we were able to split our huge bottle of champagne equally and have mimosas, which are my drink of choice.

Later that night, Paul surprised me by picking me up and taking me out to dinner. He also brought me an orchid (which is smart because I hate how flowers die so quickly, usually I'm the cause) which usually last six months or longer. It is so beautiful and HUGE!

The night before he also took me to the Portland Zoolights. I unfortunately only got one picture of the excursion because I am an idiot and always forget to take pictures. I love this picture of Paul because he's wearing his dorky Elmer Fudd hat and looks adorable on the train ride around the zoo.

After dinner, a whole group of people went out for drinks and dancing, but of course I did not take pictures. The next morning one of my High School girls (Sabrina) made me a birthday cake and we had it for breakfast. We ate most of it before I remembered to get a picture.

After the breakfast cake, Ashley called me to meet her, her boyfriend Michael, and Paul for a late lunch of Mexican food. Afterwards, we got an ice cream cake, champagne and went home to open presents and have a relaxing evening with my family. We watched Home Alone 1 & 2 on the projector screen,

Had champagne & popcorn, and

Then took a family picture with ugly sweaters and footie pajamas.

I normally hate that my birthday is around Christmas, but there is something wonderful about having all the decorations up and the beautiful tree as party of my birthday decor.