Let my birthday begin!!

It is that time of year....it's my birthday! I will be 28 years old on August 17 and I'm SO excited for it! It usually ends up being about a week of celebrating since I have dinner with both sides of the family and usually do something with my friends.

Wednesday afternoon we went to Don Pablo's with my family for yummy fajitas! Then we went back to my parents' house for my favorite, yellow bunt cake with chocolate frosting!

Yesterday we went to Il Gatto in Uptown with Bobby's family for dinner. It was pretty good. The booth was pretty snug and we all ordered hot food, so we were way overheated during dinner. They have a decent Happy Hour menu and the HH goes until 7, which you don't see a lot, but was nice because we met at 6 and still got to enjoy the specials. It's mostly Italian food. Bobby and his sister had pasta and they both seemed to enjoy it. I had Italian Fish and Chips which were yummy, but HEAVY on the chips!

Today I spent the afternoon with Ryan in downtown Stillwater. We had lunch at the Freighthouse restaurant which was yummy. The sweet potato fries are delish! We stopped at Tremblay's Sweet Shop and picked up some truffles. While there we saw a stack of brochures titled "Stop Diabetes"....oxymoron?? Then we drove up to Anoka to check out Lillian's, which is my favorite boutique! I had a birthday coupon so we both got a new pair of sunglasses, I got some earrings and Ryan got on of those key chains that hangs over the side of your purse.

Tonight we're meeting a small group of friends near our house for drinks and yummy food! Happy Birthday to me!

A Non-Guilty Pleasure

Ok, I love ice cream. In fact, I've been known to say it's my favorite food. Well, sometimes, too much of a good thing isn't all that good. I've been trying really hard to adopt a healthy lifestyle and get more exercise. Bobby and I really enjoy yogurt and have tried putting just a regular tub of yogurt in the freezer and it was SOLID, couldn't even enjoy it frozen. We also enjoy Yoplait Whips yogurt. I saw on a commercial that they suggest putting this kind in the freezer, so I tried it! Oh my goodness, SO good! It's a personal size, so it's just the right amount of calories and it really is the right amount of sweet. They have the fruit flavors, strawberry, raspberry and others. They also make a chocolate flavor, plain or with fruit flavoring. I've got to say, I am SO glad this works so well because I have a sweet tooth after dinner almost daily, I just don't have to feel so bad about it now!

Wait...summer is almost over?!?!

I looked at the calendar this morning and couldn't believe it's already August 9th! I'm not complaining because that means I'm officially off for 3 weeks. I say 3 weeks because I'm determined to get a job that starts with the school year. I have sent out several applications to various school districts and now I just have to wait.

I did get two phone calls/e-mails this morning for interviews so that's awesome! It's scary knowing that the official start-up to the school year is just 3 weeks away, but I'm feeling more positive each day that something will come my way.

We've already been enjoying August. The picture above was taken at Paws on Grand. Bobby, Karen (Brad was up north), me and our dogs went to Grand Ave and got to walk the dogs, get some free stuff and see our Homeward Bound friends! It was very hot but all 3 dogs did very well.

Another reason that I'm totally fine with it being August.... my birthday is next week! I love my birthday because it turns into a week-long thing. I'm starting on Wednesday with lunch out with my family, then out with friends Friday night and the rest is up to Bobby! I'm just excited to spend the whole day with my husband, no matter what it is we're doing.

Oh and let's not forget....the State Fair! I LOVE the Fair! We really want to go during the day on a weekday and listen to the live broadcast of 107.1 FM because we didn't get the chance to do that last year. We'll probably go twice, like we usually do.

AND, my dear friends Angela and Nick are coming to Minnesota over Labor Day weekend for her brother's wedding, so if the stars align, we'll get to see them and baby Josephine! All in all, I'm looking forward to a relaxing and fun August!