California: Day 3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Birthday day! 

We woke up early and drove over to Herbivore (for the second time in three days!) for a big birthday brunch followed by a drive into the city. JP brought me to the bench at the highest point of Delores Park and we sat and overlooked the big and beautiful city. It was a gorgeous day in San Francisco. 

That afternoon we went to Union Square to go ice skating. It was JP's first time ever ice skating and one of my birthday wishes to go. So, JP made it happen and it was so much fun! It turns out that John-Paul is quite the professional skater. I'm sure we'll be seeing much more of him on the ice. 

We headed back to our hotel and changed into our fancy birthday outfits and headed to Millennium, a beautiful new vegan restaurant in SF where JP had made dinner reservations. Oh my goodness. As they walked us to our table there was a huge display of roses on the table, all a part of JP's secret birthday plans, and only the beginning of an incredible birthday weekend.

Birthday Trip to Charlotte

This past weekend I went to Charlotte in celebration for my 21^st birthday. It was a great trip and a wonderful time, eating delicious food, exploring, and of course, getting lost. I had never thought of Charlotte as much of a city to go to for a weekend to hang out and explore, but it certainly proved me wrong.

Sleepy Poet Antique Mall

A chair that I sort of fell in love with

Ryan had secretly planned a lovely dinner at Barrington's Restaurant in South Park. It was incredible!

Friday morning we went in search for breakfast. We stumbled upon the adorable Suarez Bakery and picked up some sweet  treats then stopped by Starbucks for some caffeine.

 

Afterward we went to Rebel Base Comics where Ryan did some comic book and figurine shopping.

At last, we made it to Ikea before our trip came to an end. My heart was certainly happy for the many hours we spent here! Even Ryan admitted to falling a wee bit in love with the store :) (success!)

I'm off to bed, good-night, all!

21 Before 22

I am so thrilled about this list and accomplishing it! It looks like it will be a fun year!

It's my birthday!

 (image via weheartit)

I couldn't have asked for a better day to bring in my 21st birthday (well, if I had my family here, that would be pretttty great). I have felt so overwhelmed with love and thankfulness for all of my friends and family that have made this day so wonderful. Thank you for all of your twitter messages and facebook posts, they have made me feel quite special!