Birthday Weekend Celebrations
What a weekend! The past few days have been filled with so many of my favorite people, activities, and foods, I couldn’t have asked for a better way to ring in 28.
Friday night I enjoyed dinner at Tazza Kitchen with my brother, sister in law, and nephews. Eating kale salad, pizza, and prosecco out on the patio was the best way to kick off the weekend!
We ended up playing cards late into the night and I think I got an ab workout from laughing so hard. That counts, right? Naturally, I had to have some birthday cake Halo Top to celebrate.
Saturday morning, Alex surprised me with a new bike basket! We got it all setup and then biked to Lamplighter for iced coffee and bagel sandwiches.
We ended up biking around for awhile and eventually arrived home exhausted and sweaty. It’s been SO hot this summer but we refuse to stay inside all the time!
Once we recovered from the heat, we headed over to Buskey Cider in Scott’s Addition. It was my first time there so Alex and I split a flight of their 5 ciders so we could taste them all. I’m not much of a beer person but I do love cider!
They had some really unique flavors so we ended up getting a glass of the jalapeño-lime cider. It was heavy on the lime with just a little bit of spice and it was so refreshing. I’d definitely recommend it!
Later on, we headed to Trapezium where a friend and I threw a joint birthday party. Naturally, we had to get a giant cake with plenty of sprinkles.
This cake actually tasted amazing. I feel like usually, the prettier the cake, the less delicious it is but this one was gorgeous and tasty!
We stayed up wayyyy past my bedtime on Saturday so Sunday we kept it pretty low key.
We were both in need of coffee so we picked up the paper and headed to Can Can to relax and recover.
Once we got back, I opened my birthday presents and was thrilled to get a Fitbit Alta! I’ve had the FitBit Charge HR and I love it but it’s pretty bulky and I wanted one a little smaller. Alex also got me the light pink leather band I had my eye on so I’m glad I have a slightly less conspicuous fitness tracker now.
It was a great ending to a great year! Not to get too sappy but this year really was amazing. There were some high points and low points but honestly I’m just thankful that I’ve had a lot of time to spend with old friends, new friends, and my family.
Happy birthday! And also what a sweet bike basket, too cute. Looks like you had a total blast. Wishing you an awesome 2016-2017 year ahead 😀
Happy birthday Liz!
Happy belated birthday chica!! Sounds like a perfect birthday weekend! That cake was beautiful!! I’m a pie enthusiast. Give me all the pie. Or ice cream cake. Two vices!
Happy Belated! That cake look AMAZING! I love the sprinkles. I’m a cake person, for sure!
That new fitbit looks awesome. Love the band too! I keep saying I’ll get a fancy new one when my Garmin dies, but it has been going strong for 2 years!
Yay so glad you had such a great birthday weekend, you sure do deserve it! That cake looks absolutely amazing and I am putting that cidery on my list to visit in RVA next time. So fun!
Erin, Attention to Darling
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Happy birthday! This sounds like a great day! I always request pumpkin pie for my October birthday!
Happy Birthday!! That cake is beautiful!
xo,
Angela
Happy Birthday! (a little late) It looks like you had a great weekend of celebrations . Also, I’m super jealous of your bike!
so glad you had a good birthday weekend!! Halo top is so good- I love that and so delicious ice cream 🙂 And that cake looks amazinggg. Your new bike basket is so cute too. Hope you are having a great start to your week!
Happy belated birthday–sounds like a great weekend! Im a cake fan to the core!