The Birthday Trip

Stephen had been gone for 4 days to Vegas to teach and will be gone again next week to Houston.  I missed him much over the weekend and I was so glad to get to spend the weekend with him.  We had invited several other couples, but it didn't work out for any of them.  While I missed the comradere, it was so good to reconnect with one another and just focus on us.

Much time was spent eating.  Sushi at Okada, Brunch at Black Bear Diner off the Strip and Botera Steakhouse for the actual birthday dinner.  Now some of you may really cringe at this, but I got my childhood favorite for my appetizer--Bone Marrow and Onion Jam. 

I know you are probably totally grossed out.  As a kid, my Mom would buy the roast with a bone in it for our Sunday lunch.  We would spread the marrow on a piece of bread, salt it and eat it.  YUM!  I remember "fighting" my grampa for it.  Since then, I have never seen bone in roasts at the grocery store and never seen it at a restaurant.  Happy birthday to me!!!

Then there was pool lounging, a bit of a shopping spree at H & M, trying on really expensive clothes for my friend Ainslee who interns for a designer, Victor de Souza, and of course people watching.  Vegas is THE best place for that. 

It was a great weekend and one of the best birthdays ever.  Thank you again, Stephen.  I love you!

The Weekend

Friday before I left town I caught a video and a few pics of the boys playing in Cavett's bed just after getting up in the morning. Pretty cute, they are. Nana came hat evening and entertained and juggled and tamed them. Literally, I am sure it felt as if she was in a circus.

Kendrick is a bit of a dare-devil these days. In fact today he has yet another bump and scratch on his forhead. We are thinking about moving the furniture around to keep him in the downstairs. It will be a bit of an inconveince, but if it will keep him safe I guess we'll try it. I'm just not going to buy expensive fencing for just a few months of use.

We had a great time in Vegas with Brenda and Sam. We stayed at the Mirage, ate a little sushi and steak, danced, shopped, swam and lost $12 in slots. It was fun, but short. Stephen will return in October to finish up the course he began teaching this go around while I head to Shreveport to celebrate my sweet neice's birthday.