Hard to believe it, but I turned 40 on March 14th this year. Of course, our major celebration was our trip to Italy at the end of last year. I appreciated that family and friends didn't let the day totally slip by though. When I walked in to my office Thursday morning, I started laughing to see how my employee had decorated. Lots of balloons and crepe paper everywhere; it certainly brightened things up! Since I don't take any clients appointments on my birthday, it was fun to have this floating around.
My employee, Sandy Betts, makes the best homemade cookie cakes and fudge icing. Who can resist M&M's too?! It was sooooo delicious!
The beautiful flowers arrived during the day too. David and Jan sent me the white and yellow arrangement. I couldn't get over the yellow calla lilies. I had never seen these before; they were stunningly gorgeous! Doug and Julia Rohan sent this bright rose bouquet too; they have been special friends for many years now. These brightened my office for over a week.
On Thursday, I left work at a little after 5, and our family went to OK Cafe for dinner. I love their veggie plate (cause they let me count mac and cheese as a veggie), and it was delicious. This was a fun treat.
On Friday, Mom and Dad treated my family to dinner at Canoe. This restaurant is always very special treat. It sits right on the banks of the Chattahoochee River, just across the river from Lovett. One of my favorite memories from here was Valentine's Day of my senior year of high school. Dad came and checked me out of school and took me to lunch here. We've been many other times too, and it's always a great treat. Our meal was top-notch. The head chef is Australian, so we shared a peppercorn kangaroo appetizer; it was really delicious! Mom and I each had a bowl of their squash soup which is always on point. Dad ordered a beet salad with goat cheese to share, and it was fantastic. For dinner, Mom and I both had their nightly special which was a panko crusted skate with zoodle salad side. Yum is all I can say about it. Ryan ordered their strip steak, and it was amazing. I was a little jealous! Dad enjoyed their lamb chops, Mia gobbled up their grilled salmon, and Lily ate up a charcuterie plate. We all enjoyed it and could have stopped there, but you can't go to Canoe and not have dessert. Ryan and I both had the pistachio creme brulee, Mom and Lily each had their famous popcorn ice cream, and Dad and Mia both enjoyed their chocolate grotto. At the very end, our waiter took Ryan and the girls up to walk by the kitchen line (he had learned that Lily wants to be a chef), so they could see all the different stations and everyone hard at work. This was such a wonderful evening with my parents. I am so thankful for them!
I had to work on Saturday, but Lily worked hard to make me a birthday cake to surprise me on Sunday. She knows I love the look of ombre cakes, so she made me one with my favorite shades of blue! This was such a fun (and truly delicious) cake!
I am a very blessed woman. What a great 40 years I've had so far. I can't wait to see what's coming!
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