Birthday time. My old roommie Meggie and I were born a day apart, so it's nice to celebrate our birthdays together with the old UCSB girls. This year we went nostalgic and met up at Buca di Beppo (on Meggie's real birthday, Nov 1). I don't really remember how the food was (but I do remember it used to be MUCH better), but I do remember how great the company was!Some of us pitched in and got Meggie a pair of white wayfarers, which she loved. Kristi and Amanda, in their support of my artistic endeavors, got me a ton of paintbrushes, canvases and paints- I could have cried that made me so happy... or maybe that was the alcohol! I also got some lovely gift cards which I of course spent only days later. One of of my fave gifts was a giant bouncy ball Meggie gave me... which has liquid and glitter that swirls on the inside. AWESOME.
Later in the night, due to tradition, Kristi and I took our 'bench picture' :)
The next day, on my real birthday, my family went to lunch at Karl Strauss in Carlsbad (minus dad, recovering from surgery) and my sister gave me more paints (YES!) and my mom got me a Burberry scarf! I almost peed my pants I totally wasn't expecting it. I'd been wanting one for years and it was really really nice of her to get it for me. It's cashmere and has coral (my fave) in the plaid!
THEN the next weekend, Patrick surprised me and took me to Palm Springs! The first day we got there the weather was totally gorgeous and just hot enough. The first hotel room we were given was totally creepy and ghetto, but we saw an opportunity with a spooky lamp to take some really great pictures. Then we complained about the room and got a new one, which was totally different and remodeled compared to the old one! His parents also came to Palm Springs as they were going to spend a whole week there, so it was really great to see them and go out to dinner.
Wouldn't it be great if everyday was your birthday?
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