Happy Birthday To Me!

31.

Yep.  I am "in my thirties".  Sometimes I feel my age.  Sometimes I still feel young.  But I think most people feel that way.  One thing I notice as I get older is I tend to be more nostalgic.  I think this has to do with the fact that I'm not a fancy free 22 year old anymore.  I have a husband, a kid, responsibilities, etc etc.  I can't just do things spontaneously anymore. Nights out require planning, preparation, fore thought.  And for the most part, that really doesn't bother me.  Because a lot of my friends are in the same situation.  But every once in awhile, I hear the theoretical call of the wild and I want to go out and be free.  (Within reason.  I was never very wild and crazy.)

So I decided to go out with my two best friends, Stef and Niki, on my birthday.  I've known them for a very long time and we all went to high school together.  Now they are both getting married this August.  We don't often get a chance to hang out just the three of us.

Love these girls!

Our first stop was Rosita's.  Rosita's is this little Mexican place near Greenlake.  They have three very important things: amazing margaritas, made on the spot tortillas, and an awesome tomatillo salsa.   Stef and I used to go there all the time...like 8 years ago!  With the except of NOT having my favorite margarita anymore, it was as good as I remembered.  After a stretch around Greenlake and some truffles from Chocolati, we hit up Murphy's Pub.  Murphy's is an Irish bar in Wallingford.  I like it because it is unassuming, has a slightly older crowd, and usually not too crowded.  Plus, they have darts!  Ahhh many a night have I played darts at Murphy's in my youth.  You'd think I'd be better at it.

It was a very fun and happy night.  Nothing too crazy, but nice not having to worry about getting home by a certain hour.  Plus my friends are awesome.  You can't beat that.  I love them both to bits.

Also, here is an adorable video of Kaylee wishing me happy birthday: