27...That Means Late 20s

Last night I went out on the town after a week+ of being cooped up indoors fighting a nasty sinus infection.  With antibiotics and some limited energy running through my bloodstream, we had an early birthday celebration for yours truly at a sushi restaurant and then back at our home.  It was more than I could have hoped for and just the perfect way to officially bring in my late 20s (because I'm 27 now, which is officially late 20s for you math people).
Although I complained about the slow service (sorry husband for being a meanie-head- patience is not my best quality when it comes to waiting for food) the sushi was good and just what I wanted.  We also had time to take group pictures- my favorite.

Best Husband Ever and I

My lovely in-laws

My brother, favorite nephew, and sister-in-law

My lovely parents

Once we got back to our house, it was business time.  There has been some mention of chocolate around here, and my birthday was the deadline for said chocolate consumption.  Meet my lover- the flourless gluten-free chocolate cake.  It was mine. All mine.  I did share some with our guests though, with scoops of coconut milk ice cream. 

Puppy wanted some too- but none for him.  He's on a low-carb, high protein deal right now.
We also played and laughed together.  There were clearly two stars of the show tonight- the grandkids.

I went to bed a happy girl- with flowers, personalized cards, generous gifts, and dreams of lulu threads thanks to my new gift card.

Thank you, family for making my day.

I would walk 500 miles

Remember that silly song that would get stuck in your head from the early 90s? That is how I sum up my evening!


We are having unseasonably warm weather here. It was in the 70s and I was aching to play in the sunshine but had to stay inside to work. My day was super busy from the moment I got in and before I knew it, it was already 3:30. We got a notice that our server was going down and 4:30 and since I am useless without an internet connection, it was time to go home!

Sorry, I'm still not good at taking pictures. I had all good intentions by bringing my camera, but just didn't have the time. Always next time, right? Here were a few highlights of today's eats:

• One of my mom's home-baked walnut raisin bars
• A plethora of veggies for dinner
  
• Trader Joe's raspberry chocolate tart-sooooo good!

Walk!
My fiance and I have been talking evening walks lately- you know, how they recommend old people should to get in some activity? We walked for 2 hours and 10 minutes, covering the trails in our area. The sky was so beautiful and filled with stars. While he stopped to run a quick errand, I used the surroundings and did a 'school workout' which included running up staircases and then running around the block. I kept my watch on the whole time and it clocked in a burn at 580 calories- this is a crazy high rate, but perhaps it's feasible. Do you find your watch is pretty accurate? Sometimes I wear my monitor for random physical activities just to test it.