to the bestest dad ever...

 

dear dad,

thank you for teaching me how to see the fun side of life,

how to work hard and play harder,

for encouraging me when i was feeling down,

and always finding an adventure around every corner.

you're the bestest dad ever.

 

happy birthday!

 

murder at stirling hall

i admit it: i'm addicted to downton abbey.

so when we were invited to a murder mystery party,

 at stirling hall in england, in the year 1919,

i was pumped.

i might not have come close to solving the murder,

but it was really fun trying to figure it out.

bub-hub figured it out.

#whatasmartypants

 

have you ever been to a murder mystery party?

 

 

a sweet and sunny day

so far, being twenty-four is pretty fantastic.

my sweet mom came in town to celebrate with me!

we had a yummy brunch at tiny boxwoods,

including a perfect vanilla latte the size of my face,

and enjoyed the beautiful sunshine and cool weather on the patio.

after brunch, we headed to rice village for a little bit of shopping,

and then to crave for a yummy bithday cupcake!

red velvet is a family birthday tradition.

yummmmmmm.

sweet raider used his most intense and most cutest stare down face.

please mom, just one little crumb?

this might have been the one and only time i didn't give in to those big brown eyes.

nothing gets between me and a red velvet crave cupcake.

a perfect weekend

have you ever had a perfect weekend?

i definitely did! :)

 

my birthday is coming up this week, but since bub-hub has been sucked into the craziness of tax season, we decided to celebrate this weekend!

he planned a perfect day for me: manicures, lunch at adair kitchen, shopping, and the most yummy dinner i've ever had in my life.

we had dinner at a brenners on the bayou. it's a beautiful restaurant in a beautiful part of houston. it's tucked away in the trees, and you don't even feel like you are in the city.

such a perfect place to celebrate.

 after dinner, bub-hub and i met up with some sweet friends at a 1920's themed cocktail bar. we had so much fun drinking fancy cocktails in beautiful glasses and dancing the night away! i think dancing with my friends is one of my favorite things ever. #embracetheawkwardness

 

 

sunday, raider and i enjoyed the sunshine and went for a walk at memorial park.

how can you stay inside on such a perfect day?

 

o, and did i mention he had the restaurant sing me happy birthday?

#soblessed

 

 

how do you like to celebrate your birthday?

do you like to dance like a fool?

pinning for the birthday boy

confession #1:

i am super nervous about celebrating the bub-hub's first married birthday.

when you're just the girlfriend,

or just the fiance,

there's still a little pressure,

but you still have his mom to fill in the slack.

this year,,,,i'm stepping up my game.

confession #2:

i might be using bub-hub's birthday as an excuse to make a ridiculous amount of food and bake a lot of not-fantastic-for-you-sweets.

bub-hub could care less about what he has on his birthday. 
he is the most laid back, chill fella on the planet.

honestly, he would probably be happy as a lark on a couch watching sports center with a bowl of cheerios.

option 1:

monkey bread,,,sort of.

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option 2:

cinnamon rolls

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option 3:

homemade baked doughnuts

[using the fun donut pans we got for the wedding!]

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after a fantastic birthday dinner out,

it's dessert time!

duh!

option 1:

mint chocolate chip cake

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option 2:
texas sheet cake

a classic and a personal favo-fav!

[and yes...that was intended to be said like the clock man...flava-flav!]

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option 3:

malibu rum cupcakes

because everything is always more fun with a little malibu!

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i'll probably make them all.
and then i'll check myself into sugar-rehab.
go big or go home right?
or maybe i'll just go to crave. :)
let's be real.
it doesn't ever get better than crave.