Can I just be 29?

I had my 32nd birthday on January 30th. I don't mind getting older. As they say, it's "a privilege denied to many". However, I don't want to get older. I mean, who does? So, I turned 32 whether I wanted to or not. To celebrate my 32 years, I ate. I devoured a fancy dinner at Perry's Steakhouse, a not-so-fancy plate at Niko Niko's, and a few pastries at Rao's. I think I gained 5 lbs from all of the festivities!!

Perry's Steakhouse was my first birthday food celebration (a week early) and I was accompanied by my beautiful friend Kristy.  We were actually celebrating BOTH of our birthdays! We had such a good time!! I was baby-less, which means I was able to really relax and have fun! We laughed and giggled so much! The poor people around us! I'm sure they were either mad at us for ruining their fancy dinner or jealous at how much fun we were having!! Kristy gave me an AWESOME Victoria Secret night shirt. She put so much thought into the gift, even making sure I could nurse the baby easily in it!! Then it was time for dessert!! This is the free dessert that they brought us!

Oh my!! I think I MAY have enjoyed the dessert more than the food? But if you know me, that shouldn't surprise you. 

The next birthday food celebration was Niko Niko's. It is Greek food and it's one of my favorite restaurants in the world. I ALWAYS get the gyro plate. It's gyro meat, yellow rice, tzakiki sauce with pita bread, and a dolma. I'm drooling just thinking about it!! YUM! The hubby took the day off of work to celebrate my day with me. Also celebrating with me was my beautiful friend Bobbie and her family. We all ate that Greek food with a big smile on our faces. Bobbie gave me the funniest (and most AWESOME) gifts. One gift was a gift card to Express. Ummm...yes, please! The next was a water bottle. This was very thoughtful since I keep complaining about not having a water bottle every time we go to the gym. It's such a cool water bottle too. It is the one floating around pinterest that holds your keys and credit/gym cards. SO handy!! The last gift is the funny one. It is a shirt that says, "Help me I'm poor". It's a quote from the movie Bridesmaids and it cracks me up!!!!!

The last birthday food was at Rao's. This place is a bakery/ cafe. I LOVE this place. The in-laws tagged along and bought almost every pastry in the place!!! Needless to say, we had a great time! I ate  tons of bites of so many different cakes, chocolates, and ice cream. It was so much fun! My father-in-law even bought me this little treat!

The whole day was a blast! I felt so loved all day long! There were so many surprises through-out the day. So many friends dropped off little gifts on my car, at my door, etc. It was definitely one of the best birthdays!!!!!

This is the loot from my birthday!