My Birthday + May Day + Star Wars Day + More

I was able to help with Clara's spring party in her classroom (which was really fun) and I saw this on our way out and thought it was cool.

Dana and I went out on a date night a couple of weeks ago and tried out a newer bar called Starbird Lounge. It's a tiki bar; it was pretty fun.

Clara and I checked out a bookstore we hadn't been to before on National Independent Bookstore Day.

Then we walked around downtown a bit more and found ourselves a treat.

The girls tried on some hats while they were shopping with Dana. Haha.

Brynn helped me put together our May Day baskets for this year.

Clara and I delivered.

My boss sent me Crumbl for my birthday!

I woke up to all this courtesy of Brynn on the morning of my birthday.

Jim is my birthday twin and so we twinned at our exercise dance class.

Brynn made dirt cups for my birthday treat and they were really good.

Brynn had to work when we went out to dinner for my birthday so she and I went to brunch together the following morning.

Clara and Dana celebrated May the Fourth: Star Wars Day.

They ended up at the same place that Brynn and I ate at, Pounds. Ha.

Still celebrating! We were out to Kobe's for our monthly office lunch and our teppanyaki chef caught wind that I had recently had a birthday so then we had to do all this. It was sweet and we had a fun time at Kobe's.

Brynn and Hubert out for a four-wheeler ride this past week.

On Friday I attended a communicators conference in Minot, but drove down the night before. I stopped by Mom and Dad's for a pit stop and to say hi to Ninja, but she didn't want kisses or photos.

I was able to go on a walk in the morning and then during a break in the conference. It was a really nice day.

This is where the conference was held which got pretty stifling by the end of the day as it was a really old building with no AC.

On Friday was Clara's school carnival so Dana took her to that since I was still driving home from Minot.

Brynn working on a psychology project.

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Tessa said…

I've seen that Starbird Lounge advertised somewhere or maybe on social media. It looks like fun! What a fun bookstore outing you and Clara had! Brynn looks like she's ready for the Derby with that hat. I love all the birthday goodies and fun you had! You deserve it! Kudos to Brynn on her dirt cups and her Dr. Pepper shirt - nice!

May 10, 2025 at 10:01 PM

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