My 28th Birthday

At 3am I woke up to the biggest thunderstorm I can remember. It kept me awake for about an hour, but I have to admit that I liked it. It would have been better if we didn't have to wake up early. After getting Elliot fed & Lane off to school, I went to vote. Once that was taken care of, I got ready for the day & met my friend Lauren for lunch at La Madeleine. Tomato basil soup was just what I needed on a dreary day. Afterward, I spent the day shopping. I got a pair of shoes & was talked into buying a straightening iron by one of those stupid kiosk salesmen. I always try to avoid them, but they caught me & reeled me in. However, I did need one & it has a lifetime warranty. Since it was cold today it made me go out & get a pair of comfy sweat pants. I love them!

Now onto the good part. Lane got off work & later that night we went to dinner at a tapas bar called Mi Luna. We've lived in Houston for over 3 years & have never made it to this place. We both loved it! We ordered these delicious marinaded mushrooms, a goat cheese dish with garlic bread & beef kabobs. Everything was great.

For dessert, we headed over to The Melting Pot. When we got to our table, roses & a card were waiting for me. I was completely surprised! Then they took a picture of us & gave it to me in a frame.

We ordered the turtle fondue with chocolate, caramel & pecans. It was so so good!

At first, I was a little worried that there wasn't enough dessert to fill me up. This top plate was just for me. Lane had his own plate. I know what you're thinking...what a pig I must be. But let me tell you I can eat! And this was more than enough. In fact I left a few things.

I had to throw this picture in there.

Here's the picture they took. I had to take a picture of the picture because the one I took with my camera wasn't as good.

Here's my loot for today. Lane got me roses, my dad sent me roses & then there were the roses at the restaurant. For my gift Lane got me Cowboys Tickets. I am SO excited. We'll be going in December. He bought them way back before we knew their season was going to crap, but that's ok. I have only been 1 other time so it will truly be special.

And my last surprise from Lane was a back massage. He got an electric massager from his dad & it felt so good. Lane did such a great job planning everything. This is the first year I didn't figure out what he was doing so I was completely surprised. I think 28 is going to be great!