Wednesday, May 18, 2011

May 18th.

May 18th is a big day in our house.
First & most importantly, it is Kevin's Birthday!
So thankful that he was born.

May 18, 2006 - 5 years ago.
I was "late". Kevin was at work.
I got home from school. I peed on a stick.
It was positive.
I wrapped it up as a present & gave it to Kevin for his birthday.
9 months later, Kate was born!

Kevin & I were able to celebrate his birthday (just the 2 of us) last night.
His mom offered to watch the girls overnight.
We went to dinner at one of our favorite restaurants... The Cheesecake Factory!
It was so nice to go to dinner & re-connect just the 2 of us!
And, eat good food while doing so.
Avocado Egg Rolls for an appetizer. Oh my gosh. They are amazing.
I am all about the brown bread at Cheesecake. Yum!
I order the same meal every time.
Bang Bang Chicken & Shrimp.
Usually, Kevin & I split it, but since it was his birthday, he decided to branch out & order something new (and, this allowed us to have leftovers for lunch today!)
He got the Jambalaya. It was good & spicy!
You can't go to Cheesecake Factory without getting cheesecake!
I got the Red Velvet.
Kevin got the Reeces Peanut Butter Chocolate Cheesecake.
I only took a few bites & have the rest waiting in my fridge.
After dinner, we went to the Apple Store to check out the iPad 2.
Then, we went to Pac Sun to buy Kevin some summer clothes for our Disney Cruise this summer. If you know Kevin, you know he doesn't like to shop. At all. But, he hasn't gotten new summer clothes in 6 years (when we went to Cabo) All his summer clothes have holes & are in bad shape, so we got him a few new things!
The girls made him a picture & wanted to get him an orange tree
(we eat a lot of oranges in our house)
Tonight we are celebrated with his family & had dinner at his parents house.
Kevin requested my Cookies & Cream Oreo Cupcakes
for his birthday dessert!
But because the SJ Sharks are playing in the playoffs, I used Teal cupcake wrappers:
{Linking up the recipe to: Tatertots & Jello}

Yesterday I made a printable recipe card of the recipe:
{Just click on it, save it & print it out!}

Seriously, these cupcakes are good. So good.
Despite our festive Sharks colored cupcake wrappers, the Sharks got beaten badly tonight.
Yum.
Happy Birthday, Kevin!
So thankful for who God has created you to be & that we get to share life together!

P.S. I wish I could have gotten you Sharks playoff tickets for your birthday, but they are too expensive. But, at least you got an orange tree!

19 comments:

  1. ...all because an ex-girlfriend dumped him on his birthday. Doesnt God work in wonderful ways?:) Happy bday to your hubby! Hope you have a great day!
    xo,
    Sarah

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  2. Happy birthday to your husband! Sounds like you celebrated in style!

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  3. Wow, May 18 IS a VERY good day at your house!!!

    I had to laugh that you shopped for his new clothes at Pac Sun. That's my teen and tween's favorite store! Tell your husband he's uber hip if that's where his digs are comin' from. :)

    I'm really going to try those cupcakes one of these days, They look yummy.

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  4. What a fun birthday celebration. Thanks for making the printable recipe card for the oreo cupcakes. Can't wait to bake 'em!

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  5. Love your printable for the cupcakes! Please do that for all of your recipes:)

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  6. a new cheesecake factory is opening in oct within walking distance of our new house and it was honestly on my pro/con list. brown bread is MY fave! and the stuffed mushrooms... and the orange chicken... and the cookie dough cheesecake...

    happy birthday to your hubs! and dave wants sharks tix, too. and it's not even his birthday. #outofluck

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  7. Aww. Cute post! Happy Birthday to Kevin. May 18 is a big day for you all. :)
    My husband never shops for clothes either! Except when I tell him he NEEDS to.
    You guys are gonna have a blast on your Disney cruise!! We can't wait to take our girls on one.

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  8. What a fun day the 18th is for you! We went on the Disney cruise a few summers ago out of LA....so much fun! My kiddos were about the same age as your girls are they are going to love it!

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  9. The Red Velvet Cheesecake is my favorite...love it!!!

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  10. Love those May birthdays :)

    Such a fun way to celebrate!

    P.S. I made those cupcakes for Matt's birthday and dropped him off at work, and his boss said I need to go on Cupcake Wars because they were so good. Lol!

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  11. What a fun celebration! May 19 is a big day in our family...because it's my birthday! Date night with my hubby tomorrow night...can't wait! And I'm so anxious to hear about your Disney Cruise! We're thinking of taking one in the future when my kids are a bit older, too.

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  12. Happy to be your newest follower from http://thelittlelilypad.blogspot.com
    Sounds like the 18th is a great day all around for your family! Glad to you got to enjoy...your pics are all great btw!

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  13. i love the history that this day holds for you guys!
    happy birthday kevin!!!!

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  14. Happy birthday to Kevin - a great guy!!!

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  15. Next time you go to the Cheescake Factory, ask for some Blue Cheese Dressing to go with the brown bread...sinfully delicious! Mmmmm...those cupcakes! LOVE THEM! So nice that just the 2 of you were able to get out together.

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  16. Yum! I had one of these from a local bakery yesterday. They were so good! Now I can make my own. Thansks!

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  17. Those look so yummy! Thanks for sharing the recipe.

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