Recap of the weekend:

We had such an amazing weekend that literally ended last night. On Friday, Jill and Gina had a night together to start the weekend, while I had some relaxing alone time with the dogs. Love that! On Saturday, Jill took Gina horseback riding and to lunch, while Calen and I cleaned our house, got things ready, and ran around with our heads cut off trying to get everything we needed for her surprise party. We even got a keg, a little touch of Ohio/Frat Boy in the air...ha!

That afternoon, we sat around for a bit and relaxed. Then, it was "go time" and we had to get ready. The first surprise we had in store was the "Mystery Dinner." A big group of our friends gathered at the restaurant before we arrived to surprise Gina. It was really cool. She was shocked and a bit overwhelmed...who knew she was loved by so many? The dinner was a big murder mystery, which gave all the participants an opportunity to solve. It was comical and a bit lame, but all in good fun! Our group got the most attention throughout the evening, to the point where the table next to us were feeling a bit left out, they were crabby. Oops!

After the murder was solved and the dinner was over, everyone hugged and kissed goodbye knowing they would be joining us later. We told Gina we were meeting Josh at the Akbar, but had to stop home to let the dogs out. We arrived, walked in the door, and all our friends were crowded around and yelled "SURPRISE!" to Gina. It was perfect! The backyard was decorated, due to Carrie's purchases and Josh's creative touch. It was a really fun evening with a few kegstands, and staying up until 4 drinking it.

Next morning, we slept in, got up, and hung out for a bit. Carrie and Josh came over, made cookies, then headed over to David and Cle's for a relaxing evening. We stayed there, watching movies on their ENORMOUS screen, and eventually all of us fell asleep. We went home around 10 after we woke each other up. It's very comfortable there, I'll write about their house in a later post...amazing!

Yesterday, was her real birthday. Jill, Gina, Carrie, and I went to the dog beach in Long Beach. It was awesome! The dogs loved it and it was nice actually being at the beach, I never go. That night, Jill cooked a big birthday dinner. Our guests included: Josh, Marisa, Carrie, Dianne, and Frank. It was a perfect conclusion to Gina's 29th birthday! Love you lady!