KRISTA OVERBY BEST FRIEND

Navy Peacoat - from parents who knew I didn’t have a warm coat and who care for my well being

Bouquet of flowers - from M (new man - hehe - Denver is awesome)

Lost Cities game - from M (which I immidiately made him play, multiple times and would have made him play more if it weren’t for the fact I want to rope him in slowly to this obsession I have with this game)

The Book of General Ignorance - from J and Liz (I think they realized that by purchasing this book it will only increase my knownledge of all things random and therefore help our Geeks Who Drink team.)  I’ve already learned that the Blue Whale is 105 feet long and has a stomach opening a little over the size of a salad plate.  I’ve also learned that the mosquito has killed more people than any other living thing on the planet.  Marmots come in second.  I could go on forever about Marmots and why this is true, but then what would I talk about at parties?

I am America and So Can You, by Stephen Colbert - Also from Liz and J, I think they must have peeked at my Amazon wish list, either that or they are psychic…and totally awesome.

Lens cleaner and cloth - from M, and technically not wrapped for my birthday, but given to me on what I annoyingly referred to as my “birthday weekend” and I didn’t pay for it so technically they should be included on this list.

Brunch- from M (I’ve become a very costly girlfriend by this point) He wouldn’t let me pay for anything, which was totally awesome, but by the end of the day I felt completely guilty and I’m pretty sure I’m gonna take him out to dinner very soon.

Dinner at Casa Bonita - sponsored by Liz, J, M, and a whole bunch of other people who came and helped me celebrate.  They have cliff divers and it is Cartman’s favorite restaurant - so how can you go wrong?  I’ll tell ya, actually eat the food.  My stomach hurts this morning (and I’m sure it has nothing to do with the margaritas or the whiskey piled on to the food later in the evening).  John gave us all a fabulous tour of the place…which took, I swear about 3 days to complete.  It’s pretty funny, the waitress asked if we had all seen the South Park episode and John, who has been going to Casa Bonita his whole life said, “I didn’t need to see it, I lived it.”  hahahaha. 

A balloon - from Zoe (who was in from NYC visiting! Whoo) This balloon came out of a machine, I’d never seen anything like it. 

An egg prize from those clucking egg machines, which oddly featured a parrot, and not a chicken - from Zoe

A dinosaur finger puppet - won from everyone playing skeeball and giving me their tickets. 

A fake tattoo of Bruce, the shark from Finding Nemo, which is now stuck on my right wrist - won from (see above)

I also received multiple quarters to play games and stuff.  It was awesome and by the end of the casa bonita experience I felt like a 7 year old.  Especially as I sat out by the fountain holding my balloon and playing with my finger puppet. 

After the fine dining experience a handfull of hardcore birthday enthusiasts, mainly, myself, M, J, Liz, Zoe, and Becca made our way to karaoke where I think the high point came when a very demure lady wearing a pretty white eyelet skirt and black top stepped on stage and proceded to sing Snoop Doggs’s Drop it Like it’s Hot.  Awesome. 

In summary, my birthday rocked and I have awesome friends. 

This weekend was pretty jam packed with activities.  In addition to my birthday I attended M’s company holiday party which took place at the football stadium.  It’s was pretty damn cool.  I got to walk on the sidelines.  I wanted to learn how to tackle, but no one seemed available to teach me.  This weekend was also Liz’s fabulous Denver’s Next Top Model party, which was so awesome.  I was the final designer for the final walk off challenge, which meant I had to come up with 6 designs.  I had fun with it.  Let’s just say my one design was meant to represent the melting ice caps and another was a unicorn.  I’m sure pictures will emerge shortly on Flickr. 

Yeah for weekends full of good times.

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