Thank God for 9/23

Well today is my favorite day of the year... IT'S MY BIRTHDAY SNITCHES!!! LOL This year I'm celebrating in Washington DC, my new favorite city... hehe ;) I told my brother's friend Lauren I would be town and we just had to get together. We've gotten to know each other a little bit over the years through my brother, reading each others blog and little facebook messages here and there but it's time we work on our own friendship especially since she lives here in DC and is really a cool chick, not to mention she's a fellow Libra so of course she gets major points for that.

For my birthday, Lauren treated me to lunch at a Japanese restaurant and because of her I had my first Hibachi experience... yay!! The food was delicious and I really enjoyed Lauren's company. I can't wait to hang out with her again, maybe next time we could even double date!

Before I left for the Japanese restaurant my friend told me to look out for a package. When I got home, I called to let him know it arrived. He told me to open it for him and when I did, it was a bunch of tees for ME all with little special messages!! I was so surprised at his thoughtful gift. When he finally came home from work, he took me to a Malaysian restaurant called Penang in the city.

It's a very modern space, with mostly white decor amidst splashes of warm reds. I wasn't really impressed with the menu so I ordered 2 appetizers: vegetable spring rolls and some of the best curry puffs I ever had. Nelson got the mango chicken with coconut rice and seemed to enjoy it.

My favorite part of the night was I finally got to wear a dress I bought at Arden B last summer but never got the chance to wear. The best part of the dress is the back that I of course didn't capture but I will the next time I wear it.

After dinner we went to a popular bakery called Cakelove/ Love Cafe. I was very excited to have a slice of their red velvet cake Nelson said is so awesome. Unfortunately, we got there a few minutes before closing and they were all out but no worries, I got a slice of strawberry shortcake instead and it was amazing especially with my boysenberry dessert wine.

All in all my birthday was great. 27 never looked this good...lol