Finally, a moment!

Birthday week was wonderful. My tattoo appointment ended up being cancelled, which was a major bummer. As you can see from my last post though, it was rescheduled for the next week. It came out beautifully, and I'm so happy with it. I have yet another appointment next week to finish up my upper arm, and then I'm waiting until the fall to finish the sleeve entire because, well, tattoo healing in the summer sucks ass. How the hell do you cover it up in 90* weather, ya know? I'll pick it back up in September.

I got my haircut on Wednesday as planned, and I'm still loving it short. I have another appointment this coming Sunday (this cut means a lot of upkeep, like a trim every 3-4 weeks), and Miss Ellie will be getting her first professional cut that morning too! I'm really excited for her. My talents only go so far, and well, her hair needs a good trim.

Thursday, the day of my birthday, was an incredible day. We took Ellie to D&D for a pink donut (they're kiddie crack you know), then dropped her off at daycare for the day. Harry and I proceeded to the casino after rush hour traffic had let up. The burgers at Bobby's Burger Palace are PHENOMENAL. If you live near one, go get a burger. Now. And the shakes? Good Lord, the dark chocolate shake is to die for. They even make them with alcohol in them. I'm so trying one of those next time.

I lost my $20 gambling (big spender, I know), but Harry won $125! Score. We mosied on over to the outlets where he let me pick out whatever I wanted (I only got 2 shirts) then gave me 1/2 the winnings remaining because he's so awesome. We picked Ellie up from daycare, I did a little more birthday shopping (and scored a cute polka dot dress), then we went home to make pizza for my birthday dinner (when I say we, I mean Harry). We ate pizza till we busted, then became total sloths and indulged in the Italian rum cake my mom bought for me.

After cake, Harry and I drove off to the Mexican restaurant I mentioned to meet up with Lea and Patrick and Kevin and Heather for drinks. It was a great night! The margaritas were super strong, the company was lovely, and I looked pretty killer in a red tank with matching red crocodile heels. Yes, I'm totally calling myself a hottie.

THEN, as if that's not enough, Kate and Chloe showed up the next day for their weekend visit. Meeting the both of them was awesome, and I wish they lived closer. Ellie's been talking about Chloe daily, and I enjoyed all the chatting I did with Kate (girl can talk just as much as I can! Love it).

We just loafed around the house the whole weekend, but there ain't nothin' wrong with that. We watched the girls play, we imbibed a drink or two, and we talked A LOT. I was sad to see her go, and I hope we can go down to VA to visit her soon.



Since then, I've just been trucking, working like a fiend, going on playdates for Miss Ellie, doing a little more shopping (oh, how I love it), and enjoying the fabulous sunshine. I picked up a Calvin Klien LBD and some Steve Madden heels in addition to the polka dot birthday dress that I plan on wearing to Tom and Stacey's wedding since the pretty copper dress I originally bought for it no longer fits (it's too big!). I will post pics of said LBD because I love it, love it, love it. Dude, it's a size 6. A freakin' size 6.

Lastly, I will leave you with a pic of me in my other polka dot dress the day of Stacey's wedding shower a couple of months ago. My hair was longer and I was a few pounds heavier, but damn, I think I look good. I'm so full of myself now.