Birthday.

Sunday was Brent's birthday. 24! So happiest of birthdays to my wonderful husband!

I love birthdays! We typically go big.

This year was a slight exception because we decided to save some money and put it towards a trip. We are hoping to get to go to Montreal at the end of the month. Actually we are praying we get to go to Montreal at the end of the month.

Anyways, the weekend was perfect for both of us. I cannot remember a better weekend. We had cleaned the apartment extremely hard core this past week due to having our first company on Friday (I had a university friend for dinner) and I also made brownies (I will post the recipe later as I have gotten requests for it in the past). So I had never realised just how much more relaxing a clean apartment can be. We slept in Saturday, caught up on some TV watching and just relaxed. We decided to start to watch Friends and see how far we could get. It was a great time together without any stress.

Sunday was even better (if it could get better). We planned epic meals. I made Brent breakfast (http://penniesonaplatter.com/2012/08/15/birthday-cake-pancakes/) which turned out awesome. We did not have the sprinkles, but instead of white cake mix I used confetti cupcake mix (Brent's favourite) and used the rest for actual cupcakes. The confetti cupcake mix made for a bit of colour, however sprinkles would have set these over the top! I also did not want to buy buttermilk due to the cost, so instead I made my own. I used 1 1/2 cups of milk and about 1 1/2 tbsp of lemon juice. It seamed to work, but since I have never seen what buttermilk looks like, who knows. I also did make the icing, I completely guessed on how much of what to use, but it was wonderful. However, then I put too much on the pancakes, making them super sweat! But it was a birthday, so who cares. We have found a new Hartford tradition. I cannot wait to celebrate more birthdays. They were a hit! Lunch we had taco dip, dinner was steak, twice baked potatoes and cauliflower with cheese sauce. Again all of Brent's favourites.

So overall it was a wonderful lazy birthday weekend where we ate like champions! There also may have been a Taylor Swift card in there, but who doesn't love a good TSwift card? I for one am obsessed. Have a special occasion? Want a Taylor Swift card? Be friends with me and its almost guaranteed.