My birthday weekend was AAAHHH-MAZING!! I am very blessed to have such an awesome husband and kids!! I am also very blessed to have my sister-in-law, Shanna, and my nephews, Joshua and Benjamin, here in SC with us (wish Tobi was still here too).
My birthday weekend started out with a fantastic Friday evening at KES. Adelynn is in the drama club at school and they had their performance of "Stone Soup" and "The Three Nanny Goats Gruff" Adelynn was a beautiful butterfly in "The Three Nanny Goats Gruff." So we went to see her in her performance and then took her to eat at Ruby Tuesday's.
Saturday, the actual day of my birth, I initially woke up about 7:15 a.m. nobody else was awake, so I closed my eyes again. Nick got up shortly after that, and so did the kids; he let me sleep in and took the kids to the store to get me breakfast. He came back, made me coffee just the way I like it, with 2 spoons of sugar. He brought up a plate of 3 different types of bagels and 3 different kinds of cream cheese. Don't worry, I only ate one! I discovered a new favorite...multi-grain bagel with honey nut cream cheese, YUMMY!! We spent some time up at KES learning about what to do over the summer to help Adelynn prepare for 2nd grade. We came back home, and I immediately started getting ready for my "surprise" date with my husband that evening. He said I had to be ready by 3, so we could take the kids to spend the night with Shanna and the boys, and then make it to our reservation. Nick got busy washing the Tahoe to make it look sharp for our date. The kids took a short nap, so they wouldn't be cranky for Aunt Shanna. We got ready and headed out, dropped the kids off, and headed to an undisclosed location. We arrived downtown at the Charleston Place Hotel; Nick had made reservations at the 5 star restaurant inside, Charleston Grill.
We were a little early for our reservation (surprising, I know), so we sat at the bar and had a couple drinks. Once our reservation time hit, we were promptly seated at one of those rounded booths that is kinda built in. Nice and intimate, and right next to the area where the jazz band set up. The menu was a little overwhelming, and everything sounded SOOO good!! We couldn't make up our minds past appetizers (East Coast Oysters with a jalapeno citrus salsa on top, and their crab cake), so we opted for the Chef's 6 Course Tasting Menu. To name a couple of dishes, ahi tuna topped with a number of different things (feta cheese, olives, cucumber, and some other things), wild game hen, butter poached lobster with a sweet corn puree (this was my favorite), and veal. There was one dish we were a little skeptical about because we hadn't heard of it before...they brought it out and explained to us that it was Foie Gras with apples and a bourbon sauce. Nick and I weren't sure what that was, we had never heard of it before. Nick asked the waiter, "So, what is this again? Is this chicken or pork?" He replied, "Uumm, it's goose...liver." Ok, we'll try it at least, we thought. Boy am I glad I did, that dish was amazing! We both really liked it, it was a melt in your mouth type of dish that had an awesome blend of flavors. If you haven't tried it, I highly recommend it.
Afterward, we were both super full and had thoroughly enjoyed the meal and all of the wonderful dishes the chef prepared. We decided to just go back home and watch a couple of movies and enjoy our time together. It was a really great birthday!!
On Sunday, Nick let me sleep in AGAIN, even though I only stayed in bed about 15 minutes after he left to go pick up the kids from Shanna. I got up and got ready for church, and Nick and the kids came home and picked me up. We went to Mass, and then came home ate a small lunch. We put on our swimsuits, packed up, and headed to Folly Beach. We were meeting Shanna and the boys there for the afternoon and then for dinner. We had a great time at the beach with the family!! We got cleaned up and changed, then headed to dinner at The Crab Shack. I love this place...it is very laid back and was one of the first places Nick and I went together, this is also the place that Nick taught me how to eat crab legs. :) After dinner we headed home and alas, my birthday weekend had ended.
So, yes, I had a busy weekend, but it was AWESOME!! I couldn't have asked for anything better!!
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