this past week was my 30th birthday. wowser. i have to admit, i was not at all concerned about turning 30. just didn't seem like a big deal to me. my actual birthday was really sweet-all the well wishes, sweet cards and great gifts (yup, i'm saying it. i like getting gifts.). friday was what i was really looking forward to. eric was coming into town and all my friends here were going to meet me out at a bar close to our house. fun! so eric came into town and we had fun that day-eating lunch, getting pedicures, getting my hair done and having a cocktail. i went home, got ready and lp took me to where we were all going to dinner for the night so we could have a drink before dinner. as we sat there, he told me "eric and i have one more surprise for you" which i thought would be like a cupcake or something. wrong. it was our other best friend kristen!!!! they had all conspired to surprise me by having kristen come in without me having any idea. i started crying. apparently that's what i do when i'm 30. it was absolutely the best surprise i've ever had. after having a drink, we went down for dinner at marvin! great mussels (or if you're kristen, chicken and waffles).
birthday girl
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my favorite people in the world
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my sweeties
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jj and me, ready for fun
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stacey, bob, pete and chris-note the hats
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pete loved his house
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even chris took a break from law school to come out for my birthday! i feel so special.
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eileen made me some sweet glasses- "birthday broad"
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yea, i also bought those party blower things too.
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the bar let us hook up our ipod so of course my party turned into a dance party. just the way it should.
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birthday broad
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just dancin'
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i had to take a break. kristen gave me a pep talk to get back in the groove.
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bob and i are gangsta'
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booty shakin'
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blair has a couple of these shots floating around
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just peeking in the shot here
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eric getting his crab on!
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blair was really good at getting the crab meat.
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lp's contribution was building this hammer tower.
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