Saturday, January 17, 2009

Happy Birthday!

On Friday I celebrated my 33rd birthday! It was a wonderful day filled with people and things that I love. Thank you to everyone who sent me birthday wishes throughout the day.

I took the day off from work and enjoyed a leisurely morning. After renewing my driver's licenses (and praising God that I passed the eye exam) I spent some time at the library browsing the shelves and realized I need to get to the library more often. What a wonderful, inexpensive form of entertainment! I picked up a Museum Pass for the Minnesota Zoo (one of the more difficult passes to get) and headed over to Caribou for my free cup of birthday coffee. I came home, snuggled up in a chair and FINALLY finished the book I've been reading for the last several months - JOY! In the evening, Chris and I went to the Melting Pot, a fondue restaurant in Minneapolis. It was our first time there and we will definitely make a return visit as soon as an appropriate occasion presents itself. We had all four courses, a cheese fondue, salad, an entree that included lobster, shrimp, salmon, fillet Mignon, pork and tortellini and a chocolate fondue to finish things off. The fondue style cooking and the portions were perfect allowing us to enjoy everything without the discomfort of stomache pain or excessive waste.

Blowing out my candle - don't thos dippers look yummy?!


Me and my sweetie


Self Portrait - Look at those teeth (my teeth - the ones WITHOUT braces!)


Monday, January 12, 2009

Look what we came home to today!

It's here! It's finally here! Our new furniture was delivered this afternoon while we were at work. We're still waiting on a few pieces to complete the room but the pieces that are here have provided a welcomed look at the picture that has been living inside our designer's head for the last several months. She is FABULOUS!

The fabrics, textures and colors are perfect. The style is elegant but comfortable - Chris is actually napping on the couch right now and I can hardly wait to curl up in one of the chairs for a good read this evening! This is definitely a space I am very happy to come home to and can't wait to share with others.


The couch & cocktail table


One of the two chairs (I think this is the one I'll curl up in!)


An overhead view