Birthday Week!..

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Do you milk the birthday week!?.  Chris and I both do... he cooked supper all week for me!..

Saturday I got my hair did... regrowth was out of hand... My hair dresser is the bees knees... if you're looking for a good salon in Calgary go check out The Ginger Group... Ask for Candice!..

I wish I could have her at my house in the mornings to curl my hair!.. We had people in for drinks last night to celebrate!.. my birthday eve!.. so I got her to curl my freshly coloured locks...

The weather outside yesterday AND today was fantastic... it was windy as usual but the sun was just splitting rocks... It's about 24 degrees in the house right now... thank eff for the air conditioner in our bedroom!..

My Furs stuffed a salmon and BBQ'd it late yesterday afternoon!.. it was tasty... we couldn't find an Atlantic Salmon so we had to get a Sockeye... it wasn't as moist as the last Salmon we BBQ'd... I think the Sockeye is a slightly less oily fish...

Om nom nom nom...

Check out the cake my Furs got for me!.. yeah... that says 28...

My beverage for the evening... Summer Slush... Ingredients: two containers of pink lemonade concentrare, one cup of hot water, three quarters of a cup of sugar, a bag of frozen strawberries, six cups of warm water and a bottle of peach vodka... put all of that together and puree with a stick blender... then throw it in the freezer... it freezes into a slushy mixture... mix it half and half with sprite and you're good to go!.. Neib Amy brought Aperol... mixed it with lemonade...  A fabulous drink!.. super tasty summer beverage!..

Until it rained we celebrated outdoors on the patio... and had a fire... roasted a few mallows...

Onto the presents!..

My brother and girlfriend sent me a beauty shirt and the cutest metal bow bracelet... 

Neibs A&B gave me a gift card for Aritzia!.. which came in handy this afternoon!..

Yesterday A&B and a coworker brought me fleurs!..

This morning for my birthday Furs brought me out to breakfast... we went to Vendome... a super sweet restaurant that Candice told me about yesterday!..

...the Chai Lattes were good...

...the food was great...

...and the decor was simple and pretty...  check us out in the giant mirror... good ol' blurry zoomed in iphoto shot!..

They had the sweetest looking pastries in their display!.. While we waited for our breakfast we shared a Cape Breton Cheese Biscuit... Om nom nom...

Then my Furs and I went out to do some birthday shopping!.. 

I was looking for some slim chucks but couldn't find any at the mall... I ended up with these cream canvas Toms... and then the sweetest sailor shorts... black blazer with striped cuffs... running shorts... a couple tanks... and a military looking shirt... and some distressed jeans... I love birthday shopping!..  Thanks Furbaby!..

After we got home and had a little rest we went out with A&B to Booker's Crab Shack... all you can eat crab!.. OM NOM NOM... only because it's the last day of Stampede they're still running on their "Stampede Menu"... super lame... I was looking forward to their Jalapeno Mac and Cheese... AND to their Key Lime Pie... neither were available... they have a tasty brownie dessert we've discovered... but it's no Key Lime Pie... 

We stuffed ourselves with crab...

...bucket after bucket...

...lots of garlic butter...

...lots of shells...

... annnnd finished off with a wicked cuppa tea... er well three cups of wicked tea!..

Just a couple of hours and the birthday is officially over... I'll be spending the last few birthday hours counting Zzz's...

How was your weekend!?.

xo

Lacey

Weekends Are Just Not Long Enough...

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Got the quilt top really finished now... I forgot that it had borders to go around it... it looks much nicer now with the borders on...

I just had just a moment this morning to snap a quick shot of the quilt top with my iPhone...  I was planning on getting it just about finished this weekend!.. but we were out and about with our neighbors on Saturday running a few errands and of course eating!.. Saturday we hit up Fat Burger for lunch and then a late supper at Kelsey's... yeah Kelsey's not the best restaurant around out there but we were all looking for some home cooked food... surprisingly it was pretty good... but back in Newfoundland if you're looking for some comfort grub you go to Irving Big Stop for a good bowl of Turkey Soup... or to Velma's for a plate of turkey dinner...  Where in Calgary can you go and get that on a Saturday Night!?.  Really if you know where to go in Calgary for some good home cooked comfort food leave a comment and let me know!..

Saturday I picked up 12 bunches of red carnations for the Christmas wreath I plan to make soon... The carnations are dirt cheap... and they don't look that bad at all... I'm really not a fan of fake flowers but once these are all together as a wreath or ball they look really lush and Christmassy...  Now once I get a new coupon for Michael's I'll have to pick up a wreath form and I'll be set to get to get the wreath together...

Last night we went back to Bookers, luckily we got there just before 5.. the place filled up quick and there was quite a lineup of people waiting for some tables to free up... Oh did we ever eat a massive pile of food... and it was all delicious... Next time I will go with the all you can eat crab... not that the ribs I had weren't good, I just prefer a dry rib as opposed to one with sauce on them... perhaps you can order them dry from there?..  I didn't ask,.. I was too busy chowing down,.. OH and the brisket... OM NOM NOM NOM!.. 

Next time I'll be going for the all you can eat crab... its Bookers... you should be eating the crab!.. I dropped the ball on photos last night... we just started eating when the food came...

By the time that I remembered to take a picture of our feast the platter of ribs, brisket beans and crab legs that Amy and I shared had been destroyed and what was left was packed up to take home... then we ordered a bucket of crabs legs...  Chris and Brendan went with the all you can eat ribs and crabs legs...

All iPhone shots again... and I didn't get one shot of either of the two slices of the Key Lime Pie that briefly visited our table... Bookers Key Lime Pie is divine!.. nice and cool with a real nice thick but light whipped cream... and there was a raspberry reduction with whole berries on the top of the pie with thin lime peel curls... and the graham crust on the bottom was the perfect amount of crust... Then to help everything settle a cup of tea was in order...

Mighty Leaf always makes a good tea... this one included... 

Got a chicken in the slow cooker for supper today... its comforting to walk into the house after a day of work to be greeted by the smell of cooked supper... Mmm... all we have to do is make a salad and we're set... the plan this evening and every evening is to put in an hour of work on whatever projects I'm working on... so tonight the quilt... the backing piece is sewed together, washed and dried... I just have to iron it so I can baste the quilt together... I also managed to get the Sheri Berry Christmas fabric washed, dried and ironed for my Christmas apron... I want to start that apron this weekend coming...

Where did the weekend go?..

Friday evening we headed down to Booker's Crab Shack with some friends and had this:

Yep... garbage pail lid platter of crabby goodness - snow and king crab legs, crab cakes, crab and artichoke dip, fries, biscuits... and thats a jalepeno mac and cheese there to the bottom left of the platter... and yes that is an EXTRA bucket of crab legs to the top right of the platter...  

Just as we got home we saw a cat run towards the back of our house and it looked just like my Cleo!.. my heart was in my throat... how could she have gotten out!?.  PANIC... so we quickly checked in the house and our two cats were inside... I had to see this cat that had run out back... we have a few outdoor cats on our street but I'd never seen this one before: 

Out under our patio was this skinny little guy...  I called out and he came right out... and we brought him out front and got him some wet food... he ate that so fast... he was so hungry that I ran in and got him a container of kibble... and he had a bunch of that and then he came up onto my lap (I was sitting right next to him) and nuzzled, and kneaded and cuddled... then he ate some more kibble and went and nuzzled and kneaded and cuddled Chris... and back and fourth... food and cuddles... food and cuddles... he was skin and bones... I checked petlynx and kijiji for a description/photos of him but found nothing... He'd clearly been outside for awhile so we couldn't just bring him into our house, just in case he had worms or something... so I ran and got a crate and we brought him to the 24 hour emergency animal hospital...  broke my heart to part with him... but today I'm calling the Calgary Humane Society to get his information so we can track him as there is a holding period in case his owner is looking for him...

Saturday evening we went to check out the Roller Derby Championship match:

I'm thinking out getting some skates and perhaps trying out in the fall... I think it could be a hoot!  

Then yesterday I tackled the 6 layer red velvet cake... I have to say... BAM!..

The 6 thin layers look much nicer than three thick ones I think... and there is a perfect balance of cake and icing in the 6 layer cake...

...now I'm just waiting for 8 am so I can call and see if our little stray had been picked up from the pet hospital on Saturday and brought to the humane society... and what is going to happen with him... if he doesn't get adopted we're going to have to adopt him, he was just the sweetest...