Bring on the stretchy pants! Birthday weekend was tons of fun, but not so great for my waistline. I mean, just take a look at those cupcakes! The flavors: strawberry vanilla, coconut, and red velvet. So very tasty, and they came from a cute local cupcake shop called Cupcake Chic.

On my birthday we crossed off one of my 101 items which was to visit our local aquarium! It was so much fun, and though the aquarium is still small it didn’t disappoint. We had a great time petting sting rays, watching sharks, eels, and caimans. The penguins were the absolute highlight though (but the big sea turtle came in a close second)! After the fun at the aquarium we finally went to The Cheesecake Factory!

Have you been there? It’s not at all like it looks in The Big Bang Theory! Wow there were a ton of choices, and yes, we did get cheesecake. Red velvet cheesecake to be exact. I’m pretty sure that I gained 10 pounds just this weekend. It’s a good thing I have a few pairs of stretchy pants!