birthday festivities

ok, i know this post is a *little* overdue, but i have been very busy! really, i have! :) turning 32 isn't all its cracked up to be. sure... i still look like i'm 23, but i certainly don't feel like it. my birthday itself was pretty nice, ian made dinner for me and surprised me with lots of nice gifts. we've made our way thru disk 2 [of 7] of the first season of the O.C. i think we're officially hooked on it. nothing to be embarassed about there. i think thats one of my favorite gifts along with a beautiful pendant necklace ian got me. check out my fancy skills of photographing that in the mirror so you can see both sides.


other great gifts were some clothes, dvds, a beautiful black leather jewelry box and an ugly dog to go with our ugly dolls. thanks sweetie :)

we ended up going to eleven on friday night for dinner. wow. it was really amazing. i was a little disappointed with our table... we had a view of just the kitchen which was a little odd, but oh well. since i had my big burrito bday coupon, i ended up getting the filet. it was heavenly. after a few cocktails and a glass of wine on the house [thank you daryl :)] we ended up getting stuck in the arts festival traffic where i mentioned to snap some cute pics of us.

why is aimee smiling? why does ian look so serious? hmm... too many cocktails? giddy birthday-ness? frustrating traffic? you be the judge. oh wait, maybe i should have posted this one instead [but i didn't cuz i look horribly tipsy :) ].

hmm... in other news, kitchen installation is happening this weekend. photos will be posted shortly. pixies show last night was pretty good, considering the ungodly hot weather we've been having. frank black has gained a tremendous amount of weight, but still put on a good shot while sweating profusely. wow, how catty do i sound :) ran into quite a few old friends at the show, and surprisingly did not feel like the oldest couple there.

i guess thats it for now. i'll post kitchen + front landscaping photos shortly. still awaiting all those birthday cards + gifts. :)