I was a very busy lady this past weekend! First off, my birthday was on Saturday (February 9th) and I turned 37!! Auughh! It’s amazing how quickly time flies and how old I am becoming. Seriously, I still feel 18.
I have a million and one pictures to share with you, so I apologize in advance for the photo dump…
On Thursday night, I went out with some of my old high school friends. We went to Red Rock for dinner and had a great time. My friends ordered Bruschetta as an appetizer. I tried a piece and it was superb!
I ordered the New York steak salad for dinner and it was just average. The steak was quite fatty and the salad itself was just ho-hum, nothing spectacular.
Here’s a description of the salad from their website;
Broiled 7 oz. New York steak topped with melted Gorgonzola cheese on a bed of Romaine lettuce, garlic toast croutons, Roma tomatoes, red onions & cucumbers with Dijon vinaigrette.
After dinner, my friends ordered a couple slices of carrot cake. I tried a few bites and HOLY COW, it was fabulous! I didn’t take a picture of it though, dang it.
I had such a great time catching up and laughing with my friends!
Because of religious reasons (we’re all Mormon), none of us drink alcohol…but you’d never know it! We laughed and laughed and laughed, ALL NIGHT LONG. We had a ball.
My friend Kristen (bottom center) and I were saying that when we get together, we immediately go back to “high school mode.” It seems like just yesterday we were running around footloose and fancy free!
As we were walking back to our cars, we were jolted back to reality. We said, “Now we have to be responsible mothers once again, lol!”
I love being a “responsible mother”, but it’s so nice to laugh and have a great time with my girlfriends too!
On Friday night, Kev and I went to the Jazz game with some of our good friends. Another friend of ours gave us 4 “fancy schmancy” Executives Club tickets to the game.
We’d never been to the Executives Club before and it was a lot of fun. When we got there, they had a full buffet dinner for us. YUM! I started out with a small salad, but forgot to take a picture of it! Then I went back for the main course,
I tried a little bit of a bunch of things. I tried not to eat too much because I knew they were going to have a “dessert buffet” at halftime! I had fruit, veggies, roasted potatoes, some kind of chicken mixture and a couple little baby chicken cordon bleu things. Everything was wonderful!
It’s too bad I’m not a huge seafood fan because they had a TON of seafood, sushi and sashimi stuff available as well. 🙁
After dinner, we enjoyed the game!
The seats were great, but I just wish the Jazz could have pulled off a win! 🙁
At halftime, we enjoyed the dessert buffet. I’m sorry to say, they didn’t have many desserts that I love. Maybe that was a good thing, however. 😉 I ended up grabbing a slice of carrot cake and a bowl of ice cream.
I ate about half the carrot cake (the skinny side) and half of the ice cream. It was yummy, but the carrot cake was not nearly as yummy as the kind I had at Red Rock the night before!
We had a wonderful night of great food and a great game….with great friends! Loved it!
On Saturday I had a FULL day of birthday fun!
I went to one of my favorite gym classes in the morning. It is a CRAZY hard class, but I love it so much. It’s also extremely popular. If you don’t get there 10-15 minutes early, you don’t get a spot! I took a picture so you could see how crazy it is…
Every single bar and free weight was used and almost all of the benches were used too! Crazy. I’d guess there were about 50-60 people there!
When I got home, my sweet little baby (2 1/2 years old) sang me the cutest little birthday song. I loved it so much. He is just such a sweetheart.
Later on, we took the kids to lunch at Red Robin. Red Robin is SO SO yummy and the customer service is amazing! Kev and I shared a burger, fries and a side salad. When they brought it out, they had split everything for us without any extra “sharing charge.” Red Robin is the best.
Love my cute kiddos. Yes, my 4 year old is making a funny face….he is a character!
As we were driving home, I snapped a picture of the kids in the van,
Note: Yes, I know my baby’s seat belt is a little jacked. I fixed it after I took this pic! Anyway, I took this picture because I realized how quickly my kids are growing up! I wanted to remember how fun it is to have all of us together….squished into our tiny minivan!
When we got home, I took a nice little nap (best birthday gift ever!) and then went out on a date with Kev. We went shopping and stopped to get my favorite treat….a sugar cookie from Smart Cookie! Don’t let the name fool you however, they are not “smart” or healthy at all!
Afterward, we went to a late-night showing of the movie “Warm Bodies.” It was a cute, yet very interesting show.
Well, that’s my birthday weekend in a nutshell! Yes, I ate a lot of “not so healthy” food, but I didn’t eat too much of anything! I tried to enjoy everything without pigging out or stuffing myself. It was great.
But, now that the birthday is over, I’m back to being a “responsible” healthy eater once again! I hope you all had a wonderful weekend too! 😉
Holly Barker says
What a cutie you are! Sounds like a great birthday weekend. Love you!
Tiffany says
Aw happy belated birthday! I am so glad you had a great weekend. And no way are you 38! You look fabulous. =)
Ali says
I’m so glad to be reunited with one of my BESTIES… Had so much fun with you… Laughing is the best therapy! Happy 37!
Lilice says
Best wishes for your 38 years Melanie! I am happy to see what a wondeful family and friends you have, who are able to draw such huge smile on your face! Life is good 😀
Melanie says
Thanks for all of your comments and well wishes guys! I had a wonderful birthday!
Britta says
Happy Belated Birthday!! Looks like you had a great weekend, and woohoo for getting in a workout on your bday weekend. I wish I were that motivated! Sugar cookie looks absolutely delicious..wish I had one in front of me right now 🙂
Melanie says
Thanks so much Britta! I wish I had a sugar cookie right now too, lol!
Sam @ Thrive 360 Living says
Looks like a perfect birthday weekend surrounded by family and friends. And it’s nice to indulge a little for special occasions. It’s all part of enjoying life. And loved the video of your lil guy singing happy birthday, too cute. My soon to be 2 year old son watched it with me and kept saying “more, more.”
Melanie says
I did have a wonderful birthday! I’m so glad you enjoyed my son’s little video. That’s so sweet that your almost 2 year old liked it too. 😉
Jenny Gower says
What a lovely birthday. It may be over but you will always cherish it in your heart 🙂
skybunnies says
Happy belated birthday- your brood is adorable, reminds me of the Brady Bunch ideal family lol 🙂 I can’t believe how big that group at your gym exercise class is- ours is lucky to get even 10 people in the same room!
Melanie says
Brady Bunch, lol! Love it! I know, that class at the gym is insane. It’s such an incredible class though! 😉
Paula Moldenhauer says
Happy birthday!! Sounds like you and your friends had a great time! I’ve got 10 years on you, and believe me, life keeps growing and improving, even though I’m not pushing 50 instead of 40.
Thanks for your sweet comments on my blog!!
Melanie says
I’m so glad to hear that Paula. I know I just need to enjoy each stage in life as they come! You are such an inspiration to me. 🙂
Maria says
You don’t look 37 at all! Happy belated!
Michael Barone says
Sounds like you had a great time! Glad you had a nice birthday! And you probably still feel 18 because you look it!
Melanie says
Awww, thanks so much! You made my day! 😉