Celebrating 30

For my 30th birthday I was lucky enough to get 2 wonderful dinners to celebrate. Since my actual birthday was in the middle of the week we decided to make dinner at home. We made Lime Grilled Scallops with Red Pepper with Toasted Pine Nut Cous Cous and asparagus... It was so incredible good! Dan had fun being artful with the presentation. And yes, we saved 2 of the scallops for the dogs... they wanted to celebrate too! But really this was hands down the best dinner we have made for a while...

For dessert I decided not to have my usual {German chocolate cake} and instead we made Strawberry Shortcake. The recipe I found on Williams Sonoma was pretty much the same as our regular shortcake recipe only it added a little lemon zest... it was so yummy!

For my "birthday night out" we headed to Le Colonial for dinner which was also incredible good. And then to the Park Hyatt for some overpriced drinks and people watching to enjoy the gorgeous summer evening on their rooftop lounge. That was quite amusing as the people there provided some awesome entertainment.

So now I get to be the older woman until March...