Party On!

The first of four birthday outings was in Denver when most of our Colorado based children and grandchildren treated us to great food and fun at the Rock Bottom Restaurant & Brewery. It's always a special treat to be around our family and this was a sizable group.

Next, I celebrated with my brother Donnie as we ate frozen dinners and Wal-Mart cake in his hotel suite in Panama City Beach, FL. His birthday was on the 13th and mine the 17th. It was a wonderful evening sharing old photos and memories as we watched the Olympics.

On Sunday, my actual birthday, some friends were heading to the new Tijuana Flats eatery after church. Someone had seen on MySpace that it was my birthday, so they all sang and Donna and Donnie bought me the best Mexican food I've ever had in a cafe. Plus, they don't cook with bell peppers there, so I can eat anything on the menu... What freedom!! Then, a monster sized chocolate dessert with a huge mound of whipped cream and ever so luscious sauce was delivered to the table, complete with burning candle. We passed it all around the table. Yummy!

Later, after he got home from work, Richard snuck up on me and led me to the kitchen where he had already staged a beautiful plant, card and tiramisu complete with glowing candles. I was totally surprised. I feel so loved!

As if all that weren't enough, we celebrated again Monday evening at Athena and Brian's house where they prepared a beautiful meal complete with the best chocolate souffle I have ever eaten... I'll even go a step farther, Brian's souffle was the best any kind of souffle I've had. There was great food and super company, although one of the partyers went a bit too far. I caught it all on camera. Check out the pictures of the party at Athena and Brian's.

I had one more birthday surprise. Athena got us tickets to Blue Man Group. I have wanted to see them for years!

Friends and family have made my 69th birthday more than memorable, it has been a blast!