Happy Birthday to me!!

I turned 26 on Saturday, January 20th! We had a great time! My mom and dad came down from Oklahoma and my aunt and uncle went to eat with us. The party was actually a weekend long celebration! Friday night, me, Mike, mom, dad, and Eric went out to eat at Aldino's italian restraunte near our house. It was so yummy and for the first time ever, I was brave and tried Escargot. I know, snails are normally slimy and in a shell..gross! But, these tasted like mushrooms, which I really like, so I was surprised and really enjoyed them!

The next day for my birthday, mom and I went shopping at some boutiques near the house and I got some cool stuff...clothes, boots, Elvis tote bag that doubles as a purse/diaper bag for now, jewlery. That night, we went to eat dinner with Aunt Linda and Uncle Tommy at Water Street Oyster Bar. I was hoping for some crab legs and lobster tail, but they didn't have any, but the restraunt was really good and so was the service! I ended up with steak and shrimp, and another first....I tried Oysters Rockafella. Now, I am not one to eat anything raw, so these are cooked oysters with cheese and spinach on them. You would think that when an oyster is cooked it would be less wiggly and more solid. WRONG! The taste was very good, but I had to chase the oyster around my mouth while chewing! It was like eating a raw egg! YUCK!!!! That is probably something I will never eat agian, but at least I can say I tried them!

Presents were great too! I got a computer program that is called The Recipe Manager. It is a cookbook database that I can put shopping lists on my iPod or print out and download recipes I like from websites, and it came with some recipes too! It is pretty cool! I also got a Bose iPod docking station that lets me play my music from the iPod in the living room like a stereo! It sounds awesome!! I also got a tripod for my camera so that I can be in some pictures and so that I can hold it more steady and take better pictures of Eric! Last but not least, I got a pretty cross for my collection on the wall, and a Salsa cookbook from Aunt Linda and Uncle Tommy! Thank you to everyone who called me on my birthday! It really meant alot!!

Here are some great pictures of the weekend!

Dad put Eric's burp rag on his head to get the party started on Friday night! Who says Tu Pac is dead?!!



Eric looking handsome with his mommy before we went out to eat on Saturday.



ME!!



Mike, Eric and Papa Joe~ The Highway Men!



The most handsome cowboy I have ever seen......except for maybe George Strait!



Eric and his daddy.



Eric with his Nana!



Me and my momma.



Eric with his Nana and Papa Joe.



Uncle Tommy and Daddy enjoying some fresh RAW oysters...brave souls!



Me and Mike at the Water Street Oyster Bar.



The cake...it was strawberry cake with fudge filling!!! YUMMY!! It has shoes around the sides!





I had a great time and wish that more family and friends could have been there too! Thanks everyone for such a great weekend!!!!