HBD to my #1 Squeeze

This past Monday was my husband's 32nd bday.   Those of you that know me know that birthdays and holidays are a HUGE deal to me. Which means my husband had a birthday month.  Usually we do little things to celebrate for the ENTIRE month but unfortunately, J and I both got super sick.  I ran a fever for 12 days and we both felt pretty awful for most of January.... that means the birthday month was not up to my usual plans and expectations.  But, we made the most of it over his birthday weekend :)

I bought him an electric piano for an early present in November.....

...but I refused to let it be his birthday with no presents ... so I was able to find the 2 brand new reissues of Jellyfish's "Spilt Milk" and "Bellybutton" on limited edition vinyl.  Only the first 1500 were on colored vinyl so he was thrilled :)

Friday:

We went to Z'Tejas at the Gateway.  I love that place!  They have vegan, vegetarian and gluten free sections on their menu which is SO nice!  We then met some friends and went to see the new Underworld in 3D. We both loved it!  I LOVE Kate Beckinsale and all the Underworld movies :)  

Saturday:

We did our annual birthday tradition of dinner at Benihana and drinks at the Red Door.  Benihana is the best hibachi place in Utah! We've tried several other places but no where compares to their deliciousness :)  

The Red Door is our favorite little bar in Salt Lake.  It's super small and they usually have some sort of fun jazz band playing.  This particular night they had a band that played instrumental versions of popular songs... and they were terrific! 

J and I both ordered an Espresso martini for our first drink.  Then I had two Saketini's.  I am usually not a big martini girl, but holy cow - this was the tastiest drink I have ever had!  

Two of our friends ended up driving up from Lehi and meeting us at the bar.  After a few drinks we went back to our house to play some games.  Low and behold, we finally wrapped up our intense card game and realized that it was 4am!  Who knew we were still such party animals?! ;)

Sunday:

J's parents just built a house and I had yet to see the finished product.  So Sunday morning we went over to take a tour of their new abode.  They took us to a wonderful lunch at Iggy's and we spent the rest of the day recovering from Saturday night :)

Monday:
The ACTUAL birthday was started with a surprise eggs benedict breakfast from The Blue Plate Diner.  When I asked him what he wanted to do for his actual birthday, he only had one answer:  work on his new solo cd at his studio and have a few drinks.... so after breakfast he opened his last present: a bottle of High West Rendevous Rye Whiskey.  High West is made in Park City so not only is it tasty, it's local! 

That evening a small group of friends got together and J made off with some more fun High West... (I stole this photo from his instagram)...

We all headed to FatCats which is a bowling/arcade/mini-golf place about 10 minutes from our house... and they serve beer ;)

 We bowled and ate some cupcakes which was the perfect end to an AMAZING birthday weekend.

Happy Birthday J!  I am so honored to be able to celebrate each year with you! :)