Happy Birthday, Pam!

Happy Birthday to my dear friend Pam!!!!

Pam wanted to go somewhere a bit classy for her birthday, so we went to Atlas for a fancy drink. Her martini had blue cheese stuffed olives in it! Wow!

I finally got to wear my pink floral Tracy Feith skirt and top. I felt like a living doll in it!

Nate and Michelle chillin' with their ultra-expensive drinks.

Jess doing one of those, "I'm not ready to have my picture taken!" poses. Or more like she was ready to kill Michelle for sticking her hand in front of the camera 50 million times.

Oooooh, Pam! You are looking like you are up to something naughty!

Nate always tries to make the funniest faces when getting his picture taken. Or maybe he is not trying?

Will and his Blue Moon.

I have no clue what Pam did to this ketchup but..........

When Will opened it, it exploded everywhere! What a terrible, smelly mess! The ketchup was all over his hand, all over his shirt and pants and all over my new shirt and skirt. Gross.

Here he is faking pain from the explosion.

Our only moment of humor with the ketchup explosion before we went home to get out of our disgusting, ketchupy clothes. Yuck! What a buzzkill!

Is this plant real or fake?

This weekend, I received this gorgeous plant from my boyfriend's mother as a late birthday gift. I love it!!!! At first glance, this floral arrangement looks totally fake but upon further inspection, I was surprised to find that although the fuchsia roses might be fakes, the greenery is real. I think this is a very interesting way to grow a houseplant, as the contrast between what is real and what is not is interesting and intriguing to the eye. Thanks for the amazing gift, Mrs. Thompson!

Happy Birthday to Me!!!

Don't you just love getting older? I know I sure do!!! The best part of getting older is having a great excuse to take the weekend off of work and chill with your favorite people in the whole world. My most awesome friends ever came down to my parent's house for the evening so we could have a slumber party. That is right- I turned 27 this year and chose not to go to a bar or a fancy restaurant and instead, giggle with the girls!

We rocked out to classic rock on the radio and my parents helped out with the grilling of the meat while we "kids" sat at the bar eating chips, hummus, M & M's, and carrots. After stuffing our faces, we giggled about boys, including an ex-police officer named "Dick." Some marshmallows were roasted and pink cupcakes were eaten, and after all was said and done, we were ready to get into our pajamas!

I was super psyched cause there were for Nintendo DS's in the house to play, so we were able to link up and play Mario Party. How cool is that?! In the morning, I made banana nut muffins and everyone seemed happy. Nothing makes me feel younger than being able to still have good, clean fun slumber party style:)