Monday, July 6, 2009

Birthday Celebration

As you may know, my birthday was a week ago and I have yet to blog about it. I was busy trying to post red, white and blue things for the 4th so this post had to wait...until now! Here is a picture of Aaron and I as the sun was setting. The picture is a little granular, but you get the idea. He's still cute.

My birthday dinner was nice. My mom asked me what I wanted for her to make me for dinner and I chose shredded chicken tacos, rice and crock pot beans. I chose chicken tacos because when I was on bedrest with my second son Jack, my grandma made them for me and it was so comforting. I think that day I ate like 5 tacos- they were that good and I was eating for 2 :-) I intended to make myself a strawberry cheesecake tart for dinner, but my mom made me tres leches cake and caramel vanilla rice crispy treats instead. Fine by me.

So the next day, I had some free time and decided to make the tart I had been longing for. I'll show you a picture, but I won't blog about the recipe til I get back. Back from where? You may be asking yourself, "Monica, where are you going?" And the answer would be.. my hubs and I are going away for a few days to a romantic B&B! Yay, I'm so excited.

We're going to Fred.ericksburg, Tx.- a couple hours from here. It's a little German town known for its peaches, little boutique shops, and overall cuteness. I found a really cute 2 bedroom cottage with a full kitchen and a gazebo covered hot tub. I've never been there but I've always wanted to go, so Mr. H surprised me with this mini-vacation for my birthday.

I'll be back Thursday afternoon and won't have any recipes for you until then, but enjoy the pictures of the B&B! I'll catch up on your blogs when I return since we won't have internet access where we're staying.

Okay, gotta go pack! Have a good week everyone!

24 comments:

Selba said...

Happy Belated Birthday, Monica! *hugs*

Have a wonderful mini vacation :)

Michel-lee said...

Happy Belated Birthday. Your mini vacation looks so relaxing. Have a great time.

Unknown said...

Happy Birthday, Monica! Sounds like you have a great little getaway planned. I love the birthday menu. I made some Mexican Chocolate Rice Krispie treats a while back; I think it was in one of our Cinco de Mayo posts, and they came out really delicious. You have to try them if you're a fan of the RK Treats!

Sophie said...

Aww, getaways are the best! How fun! I love B and Bs.

Your tart is really gorgeous, and your mom's tres leches cake does too! Sounds like you had a tasty b-day :).

Delectable Dining said...

Happy Birthday! Have a wonderful getaway! :)

Debbie said...

Happy belated birthday! Hope you have a great time!

Gracey said...

Happy birthday, Monica! Enjoy yourselves!

Julie said...

Hope your birthday was great...those tacos look super :)
Sounds like a wonderful time you've got waiting for you at the B&B...have fun!

Donna-FFW said...

Monica-- Have a great time, you deserve it!

Maria said...

Happy Birthday to you! Have fun!

Foodiewife said...

Mom's tacos look like something I would LOVE to have for my b'day meal. Everything looks great.
Girlfriend, as for that jacuzzi... I can already see the iced champagne. Wow! Don't tell me all the details! All I care about is that it's romantic and that you are having a wonderful time.
See you when you return,
Deb

Ingrid_3Bs said...

Very nice! Have a wonderful time! See ya when you get back!
~ingrid

Ashley Brooke said...

I like your blog!! Everything looks so yummy :) And your pics are beautiful. Mine are a work in progress haha!

-Ashley

Juliana said...

Wow, nice treat for your birthday...by the way, happy birthday! Thanks for sharing these nice pictures.

Kerstin said...

I hope you have an incredible time at the B&B!!

Stephanie said...

What B&B did you stay at? My H and I are making plans to head down that way later this year and the pictures look great.
Hope you had a relaxing time.
I was just introduced to your blog and I really enjoy all the pictures and recipes. Look forward to trying some of them out!

Anonymous said...

Do you mind sharing what B & B you wen to? We are looking for a getaway spot and my hubby loves that area. The pictures you showed look like a really nice place.

mbc said...

A friend just shared your blog with me and I love it! Hope your Fredricksburg getaway is superb!

LC said...

Hey Birthday girl : ) Mr H. had the right idea for sure. Can't wait to hear all about it.

Lissaloo said...

Happy Happy Birthday! The pictures all look yummy! I have an award for you on my blog :)

Elissa said...

What a gorgeous tart! Hope you had a lovely birthday!

unconfidentialcook said...

Have a wonderful trip!!! It looks beautiful there....BTW, I just love making tacos with all the fixin's at home, and of course a big maragita!

Mermaid Sews said...

Happy belated birthday, glad you had a good time on your mini-vacay - sometimes those are just the best and quite the ticket to reviving one's soul.

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