HAPPY BIRFDAY....

Ok, so I have been MIA for a bit but I have a good excuse because yesterday was my mans BIRFDAY!! Brace yourself because I have a lot of pics to recap yesterdays (and early this mornings) events.

I got to sleep in yesterday because the little one stayed the night with Granny and Grandpa. When I got up I had a tough decision ahead of me...."Which sausage should I try first"??
This was just some of the loot I picked up from Trader Joes on my fun day with sweet sweet Heather. (Not pictured are also 2 more packages of opened sausages in my fridge). Do you think my sausage liking is getting a little out of control? What can I say I like sausage and they are good replacement for eggs. (Sarah, if your reading this I know what your thinking you dirty girl). I chose the Mushroom and Asiago with a bowl of blended oat groats. It was all so delish!!!
After breakfast it felt good to lounge around and not have to get the little one up and running. I soon got ready and hit up the gym for a "Cardio Weights" class. It wasn't what I expected. I was a little disappointed but did work up a good sweat. To many dance like moves for me and I am just not into that. When I got home I made a shake with some more of the loot from mine and Heathers fun day.
Not so sure about coconut water alone. Kinda tasted like dirty feet but the frozen banana jazzed it up.

Later the little one and I went to work on the cake. I really wanted to make a scratch cake but I haven't had much luck with scratch yellow cakes in the past so I went for the safe route (thanks Betty Crocker) and decided to make my own Dark Chocolate Cream Cheese Frosting. Recipe found here. It called for a whole pound of sugar and somebody was excited about that....
Yes, we are enjoying the fruits of our labor straight from the bowl :)
Look how beautiful and perfect it looks...*Tip if you make this, don't add any milk* I did and I wish I would not have but it was still amazing!!!! This is now my go to frosting recipe!!! I am by no means an artist but this was the final product. The little one insisted on the heart.....
...and putting the candles on. The birfday boy lighting his own candles with the torch....Sadly my camera then died so no closeups of the inside of the cake but take my word for it Betty Crocker and my jazzed up frosting did not disappoint!!!

After leaving the little one once again with some grandparents we got ready for our night out. We hit a new restaurant in downtown Nashville that I had seen out the day before, Catina Laredo. When we got there they informed us that they hadn't even really opened to the public yet that it was just a practice run and everything including drinks was half off. SCORE!!! They welcomed us in and we were excited about the deal we found.

Guac made fresh at your table...
Poor waiter was so nervous. It was his first time making it. Finished product...
Some of the goods...
Margarita for me, Blue moon for the Birfday boy. I was so full from chips and guac (and cake) I didn't order a meal but the man got a sampler platter and as said by the name of course I sampled :).
Starting from the right, stuffed pepper, tamale (good but not like my grandmas), stuffed chicken thing covered in sour cream sauce, rice, beef taco, yum!!!

From there we went to the famous Tootsies for some live music and more drinks. Then from there we went to Paradise Park (so classy)...
The band there is AMAZING and every time I go I want to stay until they kick me out!! I had way to much fun and waaaayyyyy to much to drink. Just have a look for yourselves....
I am currently recovering.......

CONFESSION OF THE DAY: Sometimes I wear my sports bras like 5 times before washing them. Don't judge.......