birthday part I

Last Thursday was my actual birthday. Here's how we celebrated:

-late afternoon tennis
-Thai dinner downtown
-a glass of wine with friends
-a very decadent chocolate strudel and coffee for dessert

{Buddha}

{honestly the only usable photo of me from dinner. I look like Forrest Gump in all the others}

{not what we got, but decadent looking}

{tea leaves 1}

{tea leaves 2}

{a wee bit of party prep - glass jars on the backyard steps}

*not pictured: my AWESOME new and beautiful road bike from fiance. He did good.