43rd Birthday Fun!

My 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 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!

43rd Birthday Fun!

My 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 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!