Happy Birthday Jaiden!!

Happy 1st birthday to one of the cutest babies I know, Jaiden A. Branch!!! Here's a video I took of him trying to blow his candle out....or not ha-ha! He was obviously occupied with the cupcakes lol =)

Great Times....

Can't believe how sleep deprived I was on my birthday! I remember waking up wishing I could stay in bed for a couple more hours, but I'm glad I got my ass up LOL!

I began my day opening my 10th present from Mr. Awesome. They were pretty sandals I've been looking for since I wore the others out last year. I saw quite a bit of birthday greetings that put a smile on my face. Then, I went to lunch with Chanel @ Guapo's and ate more than I should have. We went to Rita's (of course!) for desert and I just hung out with her & Jaiden.

I then headed home just to eat more food! My mom made pancit, sweet & sour fish, and turon...mmmmmm! Trying to get my nephews together for a picture is no easy feat as can be seen ha-ha....

Let's Party!!!

What a fun weekend!!

Friday night, I went to dinner and a movie with Mr. Awesome around Penn Quarter. We dined at the Hard Rock restaurant on 10th & E St. and food was average. MY veggie burger would've been better if I didn't have a few sensitive areas around my mouth (I had gone to the dentist earlier in the day). We then headed over to Landmark Theatre on 11th & E St. We were so excited about going to see Away We Go which stars John Krasinski (The Office) and comedian Maya Rudolph (Saturday Night Live). This place was unusual - unlike any other movie theatre. They had espressos, tea, organic cookies, and it was very tidy. We will definitely go back again! WE LOVED THE MOVIE - great mix of comedy and real life situations.

I spent Saturday afternoon with my nephews and sis-in-law at Germantown Park. It was fun as always with Devin and his day care playmates. I'll post those pics up later.

Saturday evening was a different story. Seth and Rob from LTD Ent. or Living the Dream Entertainment hosted my party at Station 9 Restaurant and Lounge.

I was all dolled up (see first pic) and ready to party!!! There were a few minor setbacks: some people thought that it'd be ok to come up there with tennis shoes on, others came way later (see sometimes it isn't bad to be punctual!), and then I couldn't party with my friends in the VIP room!! All because of a certain NFL player from the Baltimore Ravens. But I had fun downstairs with everyone anyway!!!

Thank you baby for my hot shoes and to all who came out and partied with me!!! Thanks Seth and Rob for everything!!

Birthday Dinner

I haven't had a Chicken Griller in awhile, so I dove in to mine like a chocolate addict who has gone for months without their ultimate crave!

The birthday girl, my sis & bro-in-law, Aunt, baby Sean, Evan, and I went to Outback Steakhouse for dinner. There was a lot of laughs and jokes - it was great! I wasn't a big fan of the Mango Lemonade, but the Brownie dessert was yummy!!

Train Ride

The little ones & big kids went on the train ride during Devin's birthday party. Even though some of us could barely fit inside (Evan LOL), it was a lot of fun as we all shared haunting house/forest stories to keep ourselves entertained. There wasn't much scenery to look at except for random people in the woods walking their dog while everyone else stayed on the path. Hhhmmm, weird.....

Babies, Food, Trains, and more....

We had a huge celebration yesterday for Kai's Baptism and Devin's birthday party.

For Kai's Baptism, we went to Christ the King Church. Afterwards, we went to Wheaton Regional Park for Devin's birthday party. It would've been fine except the wind kept messing up everything. The food was flying off the tables, dust kept getting in people's eyes and it was really cold unless you were in the sun. The best part was the pandan-flavored cake (coconut) and the train ride.

I love you Devin and Kai!!!