I felt so special these friends insisted on taking me to my birthday breakfast which happens to on the coldest day of this winter! They are my rocks and my prayer warriors! Thank you so much for getting my butt out to treat me to a yummy food and fellowship! I complained that my family did nothing on my birthday but when I came home Shane wrote me an apologetic letter. ( ok I told him he has to do something for me earlier)

This truly made my day… Love you my sweet boy.

Today was an uneventful, usual day as any given Thursdays… with kids rides, dog duties and ongoing kitchen renovations.  For dinner, I made my caviar pasta (extra creamy) then my parents stopped by with a birthday cake. Happy birthday to moi. 

with Shane… meanwhile

Chloe’s working hard! Lol, we felt tiny bit guilty and decided not to tell her. 

My happy son helped me make Dduk Guk (Korean rice cake soup) !

Had a few of my girl friends over for a very festive holiday dinner.
I made roasted golden beets salad with truffle burrata, lamb chops with rosemary & garlic as appetizers, and for main, I served Frutti di Mare with lobster.
For dessert, I combined red wine, star anise, cinnamon stick, cloves, brown sugar, boiled with berries then after it was cooled and chilled, I topped it with frozen yogurt. It was such a refreshing yummy treat.

We sent to Sight & Sound theater to see David today with friends family. 
I really love all the show we watch here ever year!

Happy birthday my sweet girl!!! You make me so incredibly proud to be your mom and I thank God each day for what a beautiful gift you are to me. You are that cool girl I always wished I could be! You are only sixteen but you are a warrior. You are brave in all the ways that matter. You stand firm in what you believe and you don’t waver at the dramas around you. I am in awe of the beautiful young woman you are and becoming. Love you so much, my firstborn child!