Quarter of a Century

Well it’s happened. The big 2-5. Why does it sound so old?? The Sunday before my birthday I had someone at church ask how old I was and I proudly said, “24.” There’s only a one year difference but man it seems huge. Twenty five means I’m supposed to be more responsible. I’m suppose to start thinking about kids (I’m not). Well whatever… I had a flipping AWESOME birthday and I can just feel that this year is going to be a great one! The celebration kicked off Wednesday, October 12th when my boss Joanna asked me what I wanted. I told her I didn’t really need anything and she cut in telling me birthdays aren’t about what you need, but about what you want. Soooo on Wednesday there was a break in the day (which never happens for both of us at the same time) and we ran up to Saks Fifth Avenue. And I picked out a pair of Tory Burch flats. Something I have wanted since living here, but would NEVER buy for myself. It was so fun! I was sooo happy about my present. Then Thursday was my day. Lots of texts and facebook posts. And I am SO thankful for each and every person who sent me birthday wishes. I did have to work on my birthday, but there was fun to be had with champagne and cupcakes and presents.

Presents at work:)

Also at work, a box came that said Attn: Krista. It was from Kate Spade. Inside were clothing goodies for the girls here at the salon from one of our amazing clients who works there. I was freaking out and jumping for joy. There were great things for all of us.  So after work Vadim was taking me out to dinner. Now I LOVE surprises. And Vadim know I do, so I specifically told him not to tell me where we were going:)  As we were headed in the direction, I totally figured it out but was still SO excited. He took me to Celeste which is my favorite restaurant in the city. It’s Italian, cheap, hole-in-the-wall, authentic, and amazing! Quite the combination of all my favorite things. After a delicious meal we headed back home and watch Remember the Titans (my favorite movie of ALL time), and then I finally got to open my present which was this…

It's a KINDLE!!!

I was SOOO excited about this! I have never told Vadim I wanted this, but I totally did. Well done Vadim, well done! I have already bought the Hunger Games Trilogy and am almost done with the first book. If you have any suggestions on must reads let me know! I’m gonna be a reading machine. I totally look forward to my commutes now:)

So Friday night was dinner with our friends. Thursday was more low key which I loved, but we had to have a big get-together! Dinner was at Duke’s, a roadhouse southern comfort style place which was super fun. There were about 15 of us and it was quite the party. After dinner the group split off, and a few of us went out for drinks. Originally thinking we could get into a speak easy, but the group became too big (more people met up w/us after dinner) so we went to the Coffee Shop near Union Square. Cool atmosphere, but overpriced drinks. The coolest part was the huge booth we got to sit in that was surrounded by beads draping all around us. Very exclusive and intimate. Just how I like it. I felt like a queen. Birthday was special this year:)

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