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birthday roundup
yesterday was really nice. i didnt tell anyone at work it was my birthday cause i just wasn't in the mood. so then i got home and got to open up all my presents from mark. he got me 2 cookbooks, office season 3 on dvd, then he made me a cd which makes me happy because i love those. and then for my main gift (which for some reason he really didn't think i'd like) he got me a kitchenaid mixer! i was really excited and didn't want to go out to dinner i just wanted to make something in it. good thing i didn't though cause we ended up exchanging it this morning for a different color - it was originally the white on white but i didn't really like that so we now are the proud owners of the black 5 qt mixer. my dad told him to get the biggest but i'm very glad he didn't cause i saw it at the store and damn is it huge.
we went to cilantros for dinner. ilene reccomended it to me months ago and my dad was trying to convince me i had been there but i didn't remember. as soon as we sat down im like yeah this is the table i sat at with ilene and my parents about 8-10 years ago. i have a weird memory for stuff like that.
we got the friday night price fixed deal thingie and damn were the portions huuuge. i had a mushroom voulette (thick mushroom soup with big hunks of mushroom in it) -yum, then had stuffed breaded artichokes in a pesto sauce covered in parmesan cheese - double yum. then for entree i had a ribeye that was the size of my head smothered in garlic and gorgonzola and topped with fried onions. served with some heavenly mashed potatoes and boring old veggies. the rib eye wasn't that good only cause its so fatty. i ate some there, had some earlier today and i probably have about 2 more meals on it. its humongous. oh and then we had dessert which was a crappy chocolatey mousse type cake.
but then we came home and jenn came over (and snuck my cake in) it was a peanut butter cup perfection cake from cold stone = the best cake ever. peanut butter + chocolate = the best flavor combo ever.
and i now have a date with jenn for sometime soon for dinner and a movie because i'm going to redeem my certificate unlike some people. ahem.
so yeah my mom had told mark that i would hate the mixer cause its a housegift so he's been worried all week. and i'm like i'm sure i'll like it, really don't worry. meanwhile she bought me 2 sweaters and this weirdass coat contraption thing that i feel like i need to be in a rapper's video to wear. i exchanged those today for a lovely tj maxx gift card lol (got some new pj pants and a sweater) so i'm like mark really, don't worry about what my mom says in the future lol. he did good.
ohh and steve and francine are getting me tickets to see wintuk which is the cirque du soleil that's coming to madison square garden. so i'm really excited.
oh yeah and did i mention i'm making cookies?? i already used my mixer, the dough is firming, and ima be eatin some damn good sugar cookies tomorrow.
i need to go put on clothes and go to the outback now :)
i just realized this is really long and i'm not rereading it so hopefully it makes sense.
we went to cilantros for dinner. ilene reccomended it to me months ago and my dad was trying to convince me i had been there but i didn't remember. as soon as we sat down im like yeah this is the table i sat at with ilene and my parents about 8-10 years ago. i have a weird memory for stuff like that.
we got the friday night price fixed deal thingie and damn were the portions huuuge. i had a mushroom voulette (thick mushroom soup with big hunks of mushroom in it) -yum, then had stuffed breaded artichokes in a pesto sauce covered in parmesan cheese - double yum. then for entree i had a ribeye that was the size of my head smothered in garlic and gorgonzola and topped with fried onions. served with some heavenly mashed potatoes and boring old veggies. the rib eye wasn't that good only cause its so fatty. i ate some there, had some earlier today and i probably have about 2 more meals on it. its humongous. oh and then we had dessert which was a crappy chocolatey mousse type cake.
but then we came home and jenn came over (and snuck my cake in) it was a peanut butter cup perfection cake from cold stone = the best cake ever. peanut butter + chocolate = the best flavor combo ever.
and i now have a date with jenn for sometime soon for dinner and a movie because i'm going to redeem my certificate unlike some people. ahem.
so yeah my mom had told mark that i would hate the mixer cause its a housegift so he's been worried all week. and i'm like i'm sure i'll like it, really don't worry. meanwhile she bought me 2 sweaters and this weirdass coat contraption thing that i feel like i need to be in a rapper's video to wear. i exchanged those today for a lovely tj maxx gift card lol (got some new pj pants and a sweater) so i'm like mark really, don't worry about what my mom says in the future lol. he did good.
ohh and steve and francine are getting me tickets to see wintuk which is the cirque du soleil that's coming to madison square garden. so i'm really excited.
oh yeah and did i mention i'm making cookies?? i already used my mixer, the dough is firming, and ima be eatin some damn good sugar cookies tomorrow.
i need to go put on clothes and go to the outback now :)
i just realized this is really long and i'm not rereading it so hopefully it makes sense.