My Birthday Celebration

I wasn't going to do much this year. I can't really party like last year...can I? This year I just wanted to be with close friends...perhaps a small dinner. Well, Erik planned something small for me but really meaningful and memorable to me. His mom was in town this weekend and I didn't want to go crazy with his time and schedule. Anyway, he organized a small dinner party at Chouqet's in Pac Heights. Although last minute, I was surprised to see some people. We had a party of 8. Yin/Audie, Coleen, Erik's mom, Erik, and the most surprising people were Steve and Marissa. I went to college with Marissa and seeing her was awesome. She is months pregnant now. Can't wait to see her 1st child...a baby boy. Dinner was great. You can't really go wrong with French food...I had the 7-hour braised shoulder of lamb with truffel mash potatoes. OMG it was divine! Meat was so tender and flavorful. The organic salad with truffle oil was delicious!!

Next we all headed over to the District where we met up some more friends to enjoy some wine and cocktails.

The best part was this.... Erik and his mom made these cupcakes for me...Cookie Monster cupcakes!

Erik's 30th Birthday

Happy Birthday, Erik!

Erik's Birthday was celebrated on 8/23/08. I wanted to do something special for my sweetheart and I thought the only way was to give him a party. I wanted it to be intimate and special. I wanted his close friends and family to be there. A house party was perfect! To make it even more special was to surprise him. He's never had a surprise party and this was ideal. I got his mom and his aunt involved which was so much fun. I got some baby pictures of him and placed them in a collage form on a poster board which was creatively designed by my friend, Yin. Lots of planning was also done with my co-workers/friends, Vonn and Jouie. (Thank you Jouie for being so generous in letting me have a party at your house.) I also had lots of help from my girlfriends, Debbie and Carla. They were so wonderful in helping me prepare and decorate the place. So at the party, I had a bartender who served excellent drinks and we had Filipino food. everything went so well. Lots of friends, great music and food. Here are some pictures from that night.