So back to the birthday…we were up till almost 4am the night of the tigers game, so we slept in on Saturday and then Andy made us breakfast and we all layed around and relaxed. After a while Ellen and I headed out to Somerset Mall to get me a hip and trendy outfit for my party that night. After much cajoling, Ellen convinced me to get an uber-trendy dress and we accessorized it with cute earrings and bangle bracelets. I was a little bit skeptical, but she assured me that the dress was the best thing to happen to me since my bangs.

So we came back home and started getting ready for the b-day bash…and the dress was TOO MUCH trendy and NOT ENOUGH lengthy! I took one look at myself in the mirror and thought, “Who am I trying to be?” I decided not to make too rash a decision, so I posed for Andy to see what he thought. His exact words were, “Wow Babe, I’m just not sure about that.” So obviously, I took it off and started back at square one. Fortunately, Ellen brought a slew of clothes with her and I was able to settle on a cute brown sundress that just happened to go with the accessories I bought for the gray dress…I even had shoes to match! Unfortunately I don’t have any full length pictures in daylight, but there are some fun shots of me in the dark at the party.

I had been praying all day that the nasty weather would clear up at least by the evening so that my party, which was planned for a rooftop bar in Royal Oak, wouldn’t be rained out. In past years, I would have totally freaked out that it had the audacity to rain on my birthday, but this year, I might have actually grown up a little bit. I woke up to the rain and decided not to let it spoil my day. And what do you know….we rolled into Royal Oak around 7pm and the skies were blue, the sun was shining and there was a gentle breeze blowing! I’d like to think that it was God rewarding me for my personal growth. ;)

We maintained our annual tradition of eating fabulous sushi at Little Tree and when we were almost too full to walk, we waved the white flag and headed over to the rooftop at Woody’s. A couple of our friends were already there and everyone else trickled in as the night went on. Soon it was dark and the weather was still perfect. The city lights below and the lights on the roof cast a wonderful glow in the dark night. I had dear friends and family around me and it ended up to be a fantastic party!

Our 5th Anniversary was a nice, low-key day. We woke up late after being out SUPER late the night before seeing the new Batman movie for a second time! We spent the first part of the day being super lazy watching TV and snuggling (that’s nuggle nation to you, Marie). Then Andy dropped me off to the salon to get the manicure and pedicure that I ran out of time for on my birthday. He ran a few errands and then came back to get me. After that we headed home and got ready for dinner. Andy thought fondue would be fun, so we went to The Melting Pot fondue restaurant in Troy. We had a delicious dinner of Wisconsin Cheddar fondue with bread cubes, veggies and Granny Smith apples for dipping. Then we each had a salad and our main course was white pepper shrimp, filet mignon, sesame marinated sirloin, chicken breast, salmon, red skin potatoes, broccoli, mushrooms, and summer squash cooked by us at our table in a delicious Coq au vin broth. We sipped on Chianti and enjoyed talking about all that we have done over the past 5 years. After dinner we went to Cold Stone Creamery and managed to cram in our favorite creation…Peanut Butter Perfection! The rest of the night was great too, but I’m going to spare you the details! ;)

We’ve done some other really fun stuff, but I’ll save that for another post…this one’s going to need an ISBN number if I keep writing!