You know what happens when your anniversary falls three days
before you birthday? You have a weekend jam-packed with amazingness, that’s
what.
Festivities started on Thursday with a trip to NYC to go see
the New York Rangers play. Had you told me a year ago that I’d be excited for a hockey game, I would’ve
laughed in your face. Yet I was so thrilled, actually, that I kept forgetting
the reason we were going to the game: to celebrate mine and Erik’s first
anniversary, which was also on Thursday.
At least I got to see Lundqvist during warm-ups.
The game was so much fun. My favorite player – goalie Henrik
Lundqvist – came out for warm-ups but then we realized he wouldn’t be playing
because he’d be playing in a game the following night. I was thoroughly bummed
out. But the evening was still exciting; the game went into overtime and the
Rangers won it about three minutes in.
So excited!
Friday was mostly a low-key day. We slept in and ran errands
for my party (ordering sandwiches and picking up beer and wine). Then, at my
request, we decided to go ice skating with our friends at a local outdoor rink.
Despite getting tired and dehydrated after an hour, it was still fantastic. I
love ice skating because I find it so relaxing, and being on an outdoor rink
made it that much better.
After spending a little too
long lazily laying in bed Saturday morning, we finally got up and prepped for
my party. People started arriving around 5pm and it was an absolute blast. It
was so great because almost everyone I’d invited was able to make it; catching
up with everyone and playing Wii games with them is always the best.
College girls, minus Danielle who was busy interviewing for residencies!
The boys, with whom I always neglect to take pictures. That's Kyle (Nat's fiance) and Matt (Melissa's fiance) in case the faces don't look familiar. They're both wonderful guys.
Being the birthday girl meant that everyone kept “pressuring”
me to drink (it's in quotes because I gladly obliged). Every time my wine glass was low, my friends offered to fill it up
– sometimes to the actual brim of the glass. With the exception of three
glasses had by Melissa and Natalie, I drank the whole (large) bottle of wine
myself. Surprisingly, I didn’t feel that drunk, just really sleepy by the time
everyone headed out.
So classy. But really, I drank from a glass for most of the night - this was just for dramatic effect.
I can't say that Sunday morning was particularly fun, but it wasn't too bad. Meaning, there was minimal nausea/stomach upset; instead, I was exhausted and had a headache. The majority of my day was spent laying in bed with
Erik, watching TV and just hanging out. He was kind enough to go get Dunkin
Donuts for me at my request. We had Chili’s To-Go for dinner with my family
(because I was not up for a dinner out, which was the original plan) and cupcakes to celebrate my actual
birthday.
This weekend was a perfect kick-off to my year. I couldn't have asked for a better birthday or anniversary celebration; I'm so lucky to have such wonderful people in my life.
How was your weekend?
