What's On My Happy List?

More birthday celebrating...

ummm..I think I seriously gained 10 lbs on my b-day last week either by eating and or looking at all the good food that surrounded me. Five days later I'm still indulging in food heaven with a birthday brunch this morn at my favorite restaurant with my RS ladies..took camera..forgot to take pics.

However, did take a pic of this heavenly sweet roll and See's Candy GC that a friend brought by for breakfast at 8:00 a.m. last Thursday. On a normal day healthy breakfasts are a must for me so this was just plain sinful woofing this baby down at such an early hour. I managed nicely though.

Then I was picked up by my friend in her new Saab convertible and me and the girlfriends went cruising to lunch

at Normandie Cafe in Holladay. It's French inspired. Oh so good, and on my list of new favorite places! (pic taken by my new butler, haha! more on him...later)

I'm not kidding when I say we ate dessert first...

Heather bought an assortment of different pastries to taste test from here...

and then I had the Monte Cristo sandwich...which is a heart attack waiting to happen but oh SO delicious. The ginger butternut squash soup was my favorite though.. Yummo! I'd go back just for that.

My friends must know I love food and sweets..because it consumed my day...This little bit of afternoon goodness below was dropped off by a dear friend along with a Nelson's Frozen Custard gift card. (Concretes with malt and almonds from there...another favorite!)...but that indulgence must wait for another day.


And there's a little story behind why she gave me this red cupcake above...in a nutshell its payback for some "Y" body art I gave her at the Regional Seminary Social I was helping out with a few Saturdays ago. She's a big time Ute fan. Which many of my friends are..including my hubby.

Little did I know that I would be sharing him with the 'U' on my very birthday. We were planning on going out on my birthday night to Francks, a French Cuisine restaurant. However after finishing the monstrous lunch with the girlie's I found myself waffling on the idea. I was up to going another night and spreading out the fun and food. But all this was unbeknownest to hubby at the time he got an invite by a friend to the huge U of U season opener against Pitt. So of course he doesn't think he could or should go because it was MY BIRTHDAY! Well, hubby calls from work and said "You know how much I love you?" thinking he has to turn down his friend's offer. Not so. I willingly let him go. gasp.

Now how many wives would let their hubbies get away with THAT on their birthdays? And it was my rival team no less. In all truthfulness I was happy for him that he had the opportunity to go. He had a blast. I'm now on record as the best wife ever. And I'm thinking I'm one smart and lucky woman.


The cupcake wasn't the end of it...the sweets kept a com'in! makes me laugh. The rate I'm going I'm never going to lose this baby weight! Coldstone Birthday Cake Ice-cream came my way that night by a friend who is about as sweet as her gift was..

and then this delightful dessert cookbook and tastefully wrapped chocolate came packaged from New England today from my shoe lov'in friend who I believe loves sweets as much as I do. ;)When you see a package from her in the mail you squeal because you can't wait to see whats inside. I do know it will always be thoughtful, detailed, and color coordinated.

I must say I have wonderful family and friends who made my day special. I appreciate all the birthday wishes, gifts, visits and cards.