10.30.2011: Happy Birthday to ME!

Happy Birthday to ME!  We woke up Sunday morning and had a great breakfast made by Mom & Dad with all the North & South Dakotans!  The out-of-towners all left to go to Beverly Hills with Tina, Shelly & Jimmy for the day and Vince and I spent a little time with Mom & Dad before we hit the road.  I opened my birthday presents from them (some Rachel Ray cookware, fall home decor, and an early anniversary gift Beverage Chiller)....then Vince and I headed home to AZ.  When we got home, we of course didnt feel like cooking and Vince wanted to take me out to dinner to celebrate.  There is a new Italian restaurant right around the corner from us that I have been anxious to try (but we rarely try new places as our old ones are sooooo good and hard to break away from).  However, it was my birthday and I wanted to try it! So we did.  And it was AMAZING. And is now our absolute new favorite.  Stone & Vine....the atmosphere is perfect, the food was fabulous, great wine selection, close to home....everything about the place was virtually perfect.  We are actually extremely jealous as it is almost EXACTLY what we would create should we ever open our own resturant (just one of our many dreams!)  It is hard to impress us with a new place that we would call our favorite.....but this place did it.  So glad we broke tradition and tried it!!