Alex was scheduled to go to Nashville for work the day of my birthday as well as a couple days following. We decided to postpone my birthday celebration until later in the week. Since I am still currently jobless and was going to be left all alone in Lexington I decided to make a short trip to Cincinnati (Might as well take advantage of my schedule right?). I reached out to a few friends to see if they would be willing to meet up for dinner. Since I have wonderful friends, they were more than willing even with the short notice.
We met for an early dinner in Columbia Tusculum. My restaurant of choice happened to be closed (who closes on Mondays argh!), so we hopped across the parking lot to sit outside on the patio at Tostados. There was camaraderie, a few drinks and a couple of fried appetizers to wash them down. To make the night even more entertaining we had the most interesting experience with our waiter. He was rude, outspoken and quite sarcastic. He was semi-attentive, but I was quite shocked when he brought out a tray of shots for my birthday. There also happened to be one for himself on the tray. You could tell he took his job quite seriously (that's my attempt at being sarcastic). All things considered, it was a beautiful night with friends. The rest of the time I was in Cincinnati I was able to spend some quality time with my parents, one on one as well as the three of us together. Every once in a while it's nice to be able to spend time with them without Alex present.
My lovely mother bought a Bill Knapp's Chocolate Celebration Cake (there is some history to these, but you'll just have to ask my mom for the low down sometime). She decorated it herself for the occasion. Alex called from Nashville and 30 of his co-workers sang me a personal rendition of "Happy Birthday." Coincidentally, my mom walked outside with my cake and the candles right as they finished over the phone, so I was privy to an encore of the song by my parents.
I went back to Lexington the next day, the same day Alex was due to be back in town. It was an exhausting work week for him so we postponed my birthday dinner until Sunday. After a couple days I was back on the road again, this time to Columbus to visit friends. We had a jam-packed weekend filled with take-out, Something Borrowed (check chick flick off the list), Starbucks run, an Antique show, tailgate for OSU, drinking games and burgers, brunch at Lindey's as well as some Columbus culture (the Statehouse, the Franklin Park Conservatory and the Columbus Museum of Art).
The weather was absolutely perfect and I enjoyed spending time at my home away from home with two of my closest friends. Alex took the weekend to decompress and plan for my birthday.
I returned to Lexington to find a relaxed and rejuvenated husband, a clean house, dinner simmering on the stove and presents wrapped on the table! (There was also Graeter's Ice Cream waiting in the freezer yummm). After a crazy week (for Alex) and exhausting weekend (for me), we finally were able to slow down and have Sunday evening together. I think I need to let Alex takeover the cooking a little more often because he's so good at it!
I returned to Lexington to find a relaxed and rejuvenated husband, a clean house, dinner simmering on the stove and presents wrapped on the table! (There was also Graeter's Ice Cream waiting in the freezer yummm). After a crazy week (for Alex) and exhausting weekend (for me), we finally were able to slow down and have Sunday evening together. I think I need to let Alex takeover the cooking a little more often because he's so good at it!
I'm so grateful for all of my friends and family members. Thank you all for the thoughtful birthday wishes, notes, cards, and gifts. I love you all and my life would be way less fulfilling and interesting without you in it.
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