The 40th Birthday! a recap....

So, if you have read earlier posts you know I was DREADING my 40th Birthday!
It actually turned out to pretty damn perfect!!

The first of several parties was Friday May 13th in Minnesota.
My little brother's prom was the next night.
(There was a HUGE city wide garage sale I wanted to hit for FUN new projects! Another blog coming soon- I found some GREAT projects!)
O'Malley's in Woodbury is my Cousin Beth & her husband Todd's bar. LOVE this bar. It has the coolest vibe to it. It is more of a pub/restaurant so it is very family friendly.
It was just the right size.
I had friends and family there it was perfect.
After the party ended my friend Natalie & I went to Park Tavern to see MY bartender Ollie.
Ollie was MY bartender at Grandma's when I lived in MN.
I should do a whole blog on him
One of the nicest men I know. and he is EASY on the eyes!
Natalie and I had a BLAST with Ollie! It was good to see him. It had been several years.
Still looked GREAT. Still mixed a STIFF drink! Still melted me with his smile!

Then NEXT celebration was Saturday May 21st at Chuy's in Dallas.
My friend Sally & her hubby John threw a little shin dig.
It turned out to be 5.5 of us.
Me, John, Sally, Cindy, Jodi & Madison Jodi's precious baby girl.
We HAD SOOOO MUCH FUN!
Cindy kept calling Sally Sarah. The Texas-Tini's were the drink of the night for Cindy & John!
The personalities at the table clicked like they had knowen eachother for YEARS !
It was a very cool night. It was really cool to see everyone interact. There was NOT one moment of quiet! We were all talking and having fun!
{epic fail we did NOT get a pic of the night so I think we need to plan ANOTHER night at Chuy's to recreate the pic}

May 25th the day before my birthday Lunch with Mr.Dan at Pei Wei in Arlington.
We actually got to sit and talk. It rarely happens.
It was a wonderful lunch and I am currently scoping out the Coach website trying to decide waht to buy with my birthday money! I REFUSE to spend any of it on bills!! :)
Later that night I went to dinner with Big Al and her husband Courtney.
I have been friends with Alyce since I was in 10th grade. She was a year older than me.
We don't get to spend alot of time together but we always have fun no matter what.
It was a wonderful night of food and fun. Then when Courtney left a night of good gossip!

Midnight May 25th/26th.... I put on a tiara (the one I got for my 30th birthday- the 30s were some kick ass years gonna be hard to top) poured myself a glass of my FAVORITE red wine to kick off my birthday!
I was BBMing my friend Michelle I think she did a shot of tequila to celebrate with me!

Got up a few hours later. Lunch at The Blue Fish with my precious friend Mara.
Worked at LHO for a few hours.
Then my Starbucks girls made me dinner and we watched Harry Potter! Yes we love Harry!
They even made me brownies for and gave me ALL the edges! :)

I was overwhlemed with the amount of Facebook posts I got.
The text messages were GREATNESS.
My favorite text of the day was from Grace Stevens
"I hope your 40th has been a reminder of how much you are loved & how fucking brilliant you are! Happy Birthday Lovely Kate. Here's to many more xoxo"

By the way fucking brilliant is becoming part of my regular vocabulary!

I received phone calls from the ones who matter most!
When a friend of mine went above and beyond to call and wish me happy birthday when they are in the middle of a business trip out of the country.
Then the one I thought would never call was my last call of the night.
That was the cherry on top of the perfect birthday! :)

I am truly blessed with amazing friends and family!
I am a lucky girl!

Here is to my 40's!
I dont look 40 and I DO NOT feel 40!
So, I will see where I go and what happens!
XOXOXOXOXOXOXO