Pseudo Celebration

Saturday was my pseudo birthday. Cody was gone for the real thing. In fact, he was gone for the two weeks surrounding my birthday, so we didn't have a chance to celebrate until this weekend. Don't you worry though, as much as I tried to feel sorry for myself that my hubby was out of town, Erin didn't let that get too far. We went to the night market the night before, then her husband made us a b-day dinner (as it was Erin's b-day a few days prior), Salmon pasta to be exact (delish! Nathan has proved to be quite the chef), and she made a yummy and moist (for lack of a better term) cake! I was more than thrilled to have a cake on my birthday. And to her credit, it had no blemishes whatsoever. These pictures prove it. Or we are just really good at coming up with positions to hide things...

Then we were privileged to hear Janice Kapp Perry speak at a fireside at our church building that night. One of my favorite parts was when she sang her family song. Cutest song ever! Click here and here to listen to a sample of it (click play button on "Perry Family Song"). In addition to all that, my dear friend, Amy, did an entire blog post for me!! Really made my day. It turned out to be a great birthday considering the circumstances!

As for my make-up party, we decided to leave the kiddo home and make it a date night. We opted for an American dinner at T.G.I. Fridays (can you say RIBS!!?? mmmmm... yummy) and Häagen-Dazs. I was a touch disappointed they didn't have the fondue at that location, but Cody ensured me we would get it another day, and I was pretty okay with the runner-up substitute birthday cake.

Even though Cody wasn't too interested in seeing Alice in Wonderland, he indulged me by watching it anyway. I really, really wanted to see it ever since I heard it was being made. I do have to admit, however, that I was a bit confused, and a tad disappointed as I was watching the movie. I wasn't sure what was happening and I couldn't remember the Disney cartoon being that way at all. Then maybe half way through (okay, maybe more--I'm a little bit blond sometimes), I realized it was the sequel to the original story. I'm actually still a little disappointed about that. Cody thought it was pretty funny that I had no clue what I was really going to see, especially being as excited as I was. I didn't read up on it or watch many previews because I didn't want any spoilers!! Regardless, the movie was still pretty good (and I always love a date night with the husband), and we watched it in 3-D, so we of course had to get pics in the glasses.

With the flash giving us away, we were promptly reprimanded by the Chinese high school student manning the theater. Glad I snuck a couple shots in before he could get to us! Jokes on you, Boy!