joy eats

thanks to all my friends.. down south and up north. i had a few wonderful days of birthday parties.. =)
Thursday:
thanks boys for gracing me with your presence...
new and interesting things i found:
Nick LOVES k-soap.. he even forsake poker for it.. i don't know which i should be more concern??

brandon lost a poker game, so he had to put on lipgloss... he looks pretty gross












Friday:
on friday, my parents and i went to P.V. (where we used to live) just for a drive...
i have to say, it was surprisingly gorgeous. i'm sure it's always been like that, but it's just because i don't see this pretty view everyday anymore so i can appreciate it more now when i do.








after they treated me to a super yummy lunch, we shared a little birthday cake before i had to head to the airport....















cheers! pretty apple flavor drinks. =)
our gathering is always so much fun.












Saturday:
the "surprised" hot dog party for chris and i














poor bob the hot dog














yum! i think i got a little too excited when i saw the hot dogs.... just for the record, i have never eaten 5 hot dogs in one sitting.. and the scary thing was i wasn't feeling that full either.. until the sodium kicked in and i had to drink tons of water then it got kind of painful after that.









Sunday:
Byria invited mike and i over for b-day dinner. yeah.. mike's dinner was overdue for a few months.

it was a gourmet four course dinner:
-french salad with blue cheese and pear
-tuna tartar with citrus dressing
-sea bass and stuffed mushrooms
-strawberry & raspberry parfait






here is a closer shot of the entree.... just for you gourmet chef maria!













and that concludes my 4 day birthday parties! a big THANKS to all of you who have put thoughts, energy, time and effort to make this day so special and memorable for me. =)
check out more pictures from my birthday weekend