Birthday Cake & Karts

 ^ glorious cheesecake ^

^ I'm not surprised this little speed demon won 1st place ^

Guys, I'M TWENTY-EIGHT! How did this happen -- I still feel like I'm 18! Sometimes I think "oh gosh, I'm old now" and fall victim to the good old comparability to what others my age are doing or have done. Then instantly, I think intentionally to put those little thoughts to a screeching halt and just say "Rach, you're great!" and reflect on where I'm coming from and where I'm going.

Chris planned some birthday surprises...
He arranged a special little dinner with our friends. I ate the most delicious salmon with mushroom and caper sauce.  I ate so much that me and the girls were laughing at how I loosened my belt to the largest hole. Hah, and that was before dessert!  Afterwards, we did some go-karting which was PERFECT because my ritual is that with every birthday, I need to do something that I'd normally do as a little kid. Staying young at heart is important, wouldn't ya say? 

After wrapping that up, Chris hinted that he had another surprise for me on Saturday...