Any excuse to throw a party, am I right?!
Well, this year's birthday will go down in the history books as one of my most favorite of celebrations.
I had a fairly quiet weekend planned. My best friend Emily was set to come up from Monterey, and I had a few things with friends on the books. A night out on the town, a birthday brunch, and a Sunday night soiree were all on the agenda for the weekend. Plus, it was Stake Conference.
WELL, I came home Friday afternoon, braced for a quiet evening with my besties, and none other than Andrew Harvey, my most favorite Canadian came knocking at my door to surprise me for the big day! He and Em had been planning the coo for weeks and I nearly fainted when he appeared at my house in the woods.
What a WONDERFUL present! If we'll recall, Andrew is my pal from BYU-I that I run the Lulu Lemon Half Marathon with every year. He is totally hilarious, incredibly kind and adoringly perceptive. I love him more than life.
So, we kicked off birthday weekend with a small group and headed to Tacko in the Marina, followed by a showing of The Great Gatsby. I am obsessed with both, as I love a nautical-themed Mexican restaurant and any all things related to the 20s, Zelda Fitzgerald and Leonardo DiCaprio. We traipsed up and down Chestnut Street until late into the night, only to come home and enjoy some cupcakes and champers.
Saturday morning dawned bright and early, as we made our way to lower Pac Heights for an official birthday brunch with the roomies + Em, Andrew and honorary Presidio girl Steph. We, as so many San Franciscans do, enjoyed an incredible brunch as Sweet Maple, filled with exhilarating conversation and the best bacon west of the Mississippi.
Sift (off) Fillmore. Amazing.
In the early evening, we journeyed across the Golden Gate to Marin, where we shopped away the evening and worked up an appetite before heading to my favorite seaside joint, Guyamas, in Tiburon to dine on the water and watch the ferry head into the city.
On the way back, I got a call from two of my favorite people with some of the most exciting news of the summer! My best friend Justin proposed to his girlfriend and they are getting married in September. I've been friends with these crazy kids since the beginning and I am absolutely so thrilled for their fall nuptials--I already have my dress picked out. Duh!
I die. Congrats J + L!
On Sunday morning, a hole was punched in the time-space continuum as Andrew and Steven finally met! As you may or may not know, Steven has been my best friend for many, many years and Andrew is like his twinner! Not only are these two of the boys I love the most, but they have the same birthday and rival each other for the tallest men in my life. It was so awesome for them to finally be in the same room.
9th birthday together!
After we finished up a lengthy brunch at Stacks, we barreled back into the city just in time to see the remnants of one of the most famous races in SF, Bay to Breakers. We hung out in Alamo Square people watching, chatting and enjoying the sun.
Chaos.
Tired a little sunburnt, we made our way back to my apartment to prepare for the evening we had planned with my wonderful roomies! Carlee and Carrie donned their domestic goddess aprons and prepared some of the most amazing southern desserts ever for an evening of fun with the peeps in the ward to honor Carrie's big move to the Presidio and my 26th.
This birthday was probably one of my best, rivaled only by the one I spent gallivanting around Paris as I prepared to head home from studying abroad. A huge shout out and thank you to those who came for all the fun and made it such a phenomenal weekend. I am so blessed to have such incredible besties. I love you so much.
xoxo
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