Birthweek - Day 3: Bryant Lake Bowl-ing

Happy birthday to me...
Happy birthday to me...
Happy birthday TO MEEEeEEEE...
Happy birthday to me!

How did I spend my quarter-century anniversary?
I went to lunch at Ike's Food & Cocktails with Eric, then took some photos of a few of my favorite Minneapolis landmarks.

(Foshay Tower, Marquette & 8th)

Walked home from downtown because I can.

My street, totally clean and empty!


(Rock sculpture @ Franklin & Pleasant)

And after an afternoon of rest, Cheap Date Night @ Bryant Lake Bowl!
Dinner of squash risotto with duck (fancy!):


Lisa, my "cheap date" for the night (thanks friend!):


And bowling!


My very happy birthday was brought to you in part by:
Husband:


BFF KatieP:


Luke, scorekeeper:


KatieJ, ham provider:


Suzanne (with me!):


And wine!

Birthweek - Day 1: El Mariachi!

Sadly, I don't have pictures from El Mariachi. We forgot my camera at home, and my friends only took a small handful anyway. The highlights from the first night of birthweek festivities? Tres leches cake (divine), the most delicious beans and rice I've ever had (This is not to say they are the world's greatest, just that I didn't know beans and rice could taste that good, and have never had others of this caliber. But they were fantastic and flavorful!), and an unexpected mariachi band playing Cielito Lindo (what luck!) thanks to Zoe and Dan!

Feliz Cumpleanos Gayle!

In the name of fairness, Gayle was absolutely not drunk at the time of this photo. I can't vouch for what happened in the hours that followed, though. This is simply an unfavorable (but hilarious!) photo :)