My 20th Birthday... I mean 26th. :)

I had a great birthday! It was nice to be able to take the day off and spend time with BJ. We had lunch at the Cheesecake Factory (and I discovered a new favorite dish!), and went shopping at Kenwood Towne Center. There are some really cool stores in there, like Pottery Barn (my "if I had a million dollars" store), West Elm, and Williams Sonoma.

I was SHOCKED at some of the prices in that mall, like a very simple dress (I believe it was from DKNY, or the Gap, or something like that) for $125 (I have a very similar dress, and I paid $19 for it). Maybe in New York that's not a lot of money, but even if I was a billionaire, I would have trouble spending that much money on clothes. That's like how much a prom dress should be, not a simple cotton dress.

I wish I had thought to bring my camera with me for our lunch, but I didn't... BJ did take a few pictures when we got home later and had some birthday blueberry muffins (with decorative food coloring dots)! :)





I got some great gifts from BJ... including a beautiful lamp I had asked for, a Georgia O'Keefe print, and high-quality scanner. I also got some money from my Mom and Dad to go clothes shopping! :)

It was also nice to hear from my family and friends, I feel so loved!

- Jessie