Happy Birthday to Me!

I recently gained another year-- one year older, one year wiser (let's hope!). We had a wonderful time celebrating!

PART ONE

Julian took me out for dinner and dancing at a bar that plays salsa every Tuesday. It was a late night for us, but it was fun to dance and spend time with good friends!

*dancing with my amazing husband*

*with Gio and Carlos Miguel*

*wonderful friends!!*

*there was even a performance!*

*eating part of Julian's hamburger, which was tastier than mine :) *

PART TWO

Julian took me to a soccer game for my birthday! (DC United vs. AC Milan). The game was great, with several highlights, such as Rondaliño from Brazil bicycle kicking the ball into the goal, only to have the ball hit the goalpost and bounce right back out! We were amazed by the enthusiasm of the fans, who jumped enough to make the stadium shake, and who never stopped their drum-beating and flag-waving during the entire game. Plus, DC won!!!

*crazy fan section*

*go Ronaldiño!*

*not really the final score... but it looks good!! the final score was 3-2*

Mulberry Pie

*it's ready for the oven!*

We have three mulberry trees growing in our front yard. Two of them don't have berries yet, but the other one is dropping black, juicy berries. I had never had mulberries before, but when we found out that they're sweet and safe to eat, we harvested the first crop of mulberries! Last night I baked a mulberry pie (which was delicious)- a very proud moment since it was my first fruit pie (with a lattice top, even!) and it was even more delicious knowing the berries came from our yard!

Now I'm spotting mulberry trees on my way to work and in our neighbor's yards... most people dislike mulberries because they stain, so maybe Julian and I will provide a neighborhood service of picking the berries :) Pie all summer long, yum!

*my wonderful husband, picking mulberries*

*proudly displaying our haul*

*time to make it into a pie!*

*fixing the crust*

*nice and warm- time to eat!*