43rd Birthday Fun!
Feb. 1st, 2010 08:49 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
bjarvisMy birthday was officially Saturday but because of other previously scheduled events, we decided to punt the celebrations to Sunday.
The celebrations themselves were fairly simple & low-key: Jeff had recommended a particular restaurant some time ago and![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
cuyahogarvr and kent4str jumped on the idea as a place for a birthday dinner so we wined & dined at the Peking Gourmet Inn.
We arrived relatively early so we waiting & mingled near the entrance while waiting for Cal & Eric to arrive. Through the door, I could see a handful of large mylar birthday balloons entering the restaurant: my first thought was, I hope that's not Cal & Eric... I'd die of embarrassment. Yup, it was indeed Cal & Eric and the balloons were for me. Doh!
Jeff ordered a Cosmo, 'cause that's what Jeff does:
The restaurant is best known for their Peking Duck so we had to indulge. I've never had this before --it's usually a pricy dish and usually requires a small crowd to consume it all. I wish I had thought to photograph the presented duck itself or the carving of it at our table; heaven knows there was plenty of opportunity since duck were --please pardon the expression-- flying out of the kitchen: I could have snapped a series of shots of any of the servings around me.cuyahogarvr insisted instead of getting this photo, bless his heart:
And there were presents! Jeff gave me two Cadbury Aero chocolate bars, commonplace in Canada but difficult to locate in the US. Cal & Eric gave me a calendar of, well, an adult nature; working from does allow me the option of putting up in my office though. :-) Previously,cuyahogarvr and kent4str gave me two dress shirts, a new pair of jeans and a star finder to accompany my telescope.
Of course, we also had the traditional fortune cookies. You may add "...in bed" or "...between the sheets" to these as you please:
"Life is too short to waste time hating anyone."
"Look up in the sky tonight. Have a moment for yourself."
After dinner, Jeff,cuyahogarvr, kent4str and I went to the Frozen Custard Bar for dessert. Mmmm...
It's been a great weekend and I'm very grateful to everyone who sent their birthday wishes in e-mail, snail mail, via FaceBook and in person. Thank you so much!
The celebrations themselves were fairly simple & low-key: Jeff had recommended a particular restaurant some time ago and
cuyahogarvr and kent4str jumped on the idea as a place for a birthday dinner so we wined & dined at the Peking Gourmet Inn.We arrived relatively early so we waiting & mingled near the entrance while waiting for Cal & Eric to arrive. Through the door, I could see a handful of large mylar birthday balloons entering the restaurant: my first thought was, I hope that's not Cal & Eric... I'd die of embarrassment. Yup, it was indeed Cal & Eric and the balloons were for me. Doh!
Jeff ordered a Cosmo, 'cause that's what Jeff does:
The restaurant is best known for their Peking Duck so we had to indulge. I've never had this before --it's usually a pricy dish and usually requires a small crowd to consume it all. I wish I had thought to photograph the presented duck itself or the carving of it at our table; heaven knows there was plenty of opportunity since duck were --please pardon the expression-- flying out of the kitchen: I could have snapped a series of shots of any of the servings around me.
cuyahogarvr insisted instead of getting this photo, bless his heart:And there were presents! Jeff gave me two Cadbury Aero chocolate bars, commonplace in Canada but difficult to locate in the US. Cal & Eric gave me a calendar of, well, an adult nature; working from does allow me the option of putting up in my office though. :-) Previously,
cuyahogarvr and kent4str gave me two dress shirts, a new pair of jeans and a star finder to accompany my telescope.Of course, we also had the traditional fortune cookies. You may add "...in bed" or "...between the sheets" to these as you please:
"Life is too short to waste time hating anyone."
"Look up in the sky tonight. Have a moment for yourself."
After dinner, Jeff,
cuyahogarvr, kent4str and I went to the Frozen Custard Bar for dessert. Mmmm...It's been a great weekend and I'm very grateful to everyone who sent their birthday wishes in e-mail, snail mail, via FaceBook and in person. Thank you so much!
