Queen of Sheba

M and a few friends planned a surprise birthday dinner at Queen of Sheba, an Ethiopian restaurant.

This stuff is so good.

Afterwards, we went to the Lahr's to eat cake and watch a movie.

Between Michael's Gooey-Butter cake, and Taylor's German Chocolate, this was the birthday of delicious cakes.

We love our Spokane friends... 

and ethnic food adventures.

-K&M

Birthday Dinner

Last night, we went to the Steam Plant Grill downtown.  I loved everything about it.  The food was delicious, obviously (beer cheese soup pictured below), but the restaurant was in an old steam plant, so we got to walk around and explore the old architecture.  Dream come true!! (The bottom right photo was taken standing in the bottom of a smoke/steam stack... kind of creepy).

As much as we loved the food, we only at half of it so that we would have room for ice cream on the way home.

Priorities, people.

Here's to eating well and learning some of your city's history!

-K&M

22

Came home from work to a warm gooey-butter cake on the counter that Michael had made.
Picture and recipe found here.

Today I turn 22... this is the first "adult" birthday I feel like I've had, in the sense that it wasn't getting to take the day off (the joys of home schooling) or anything spectacular.  It was one of the more stressful days of work I've had in a while.  My outfit choice/footwear did not match up to the weather outside, leaving me cold and wet on the way home.  And Michael is taking a 4-hour CLEP test this afternoon, and has a lot of homework to do tonight.

But this morning when I woke up, I knew that it was the best birthday I've ever had.  I was waking up next to the one I love.

And in the end, my overall satisfaction in life does not depend on the quality of my birthday, or the quality of any day.  

Happy January 14th, everyone!

-K&M