You Geoffrey'd me up!

Last Friday was Geoffrey's birthday! He turned the BIG 31. This blog post is dedicated to him.

Highlights of Geoffrey's birthday weekend include:

• We both took the day off and slept in (well, Geo did and I starting writing this blog but didn't get very far). 
• We had birthday breakfast at Mama's in North Beach Nini's in San Mateo with the rest of the Gonzalez family. 
• We had a delicious birthday dinner with Jeremy and Lindsay at RN74 and listened to some New Orleans music by Dr. John at Yoshi's.
• We had an amazing day at Hog Island Oyster Farm with family and friends.

• We shucked oysters, bbq'd, enjoyed clams, mussels, cupcakes, sparkling wine, Hawaiian beer and many other goodies.

•  I shucked oysters like a pro and even ate one!

• Had pizza and game night (and a lovely brunch the next morning) with some of our fantastic friends from L.A. Ting was the winner of Balderdash with such convincing definitions like "zoutch: rhymes with 'ouch'".

• Also of note, the girls won the fastest game of Cranium ever, even though we couldn't correctly spell adrenaline backwards (ahem, due to someone having a little too much sparkly;)!

• We went to see Get Him to The Greek since Geoffrey loves Jonah Hill (his body double, he says). The movie was surprisingly funny! Interesting fact: We saw this movie being filmed last year when we were in Vegas for my 30th birthday and the release date was on Geoffrey's 31st birthday! Plus one of the jokes throughout the movie is about smoking a "Jeffrey" (hence my blog title) AND we actually know people who have smoked something like a "Jeffrey" and had a similar experience (haha, you know who you are!). "When the world slips you a Jeffrey, stroke the furry wall." <--That must have some sort of double meaning.

• Lastly, the 31st birthday celebration ended with a Bone Thugs-N- Harmony concert at the Independent. Apparently, a dream come true for Geoffrey. He (and his side kick Jason) were acting like giddy little school girls! It was a good concert and a great way to top off Geoffrey's 31st birthday celebration. (I had a video to upload here, but can't figure out how to do it. Stay tuned.)

Happy Birthday Geoffrey!!!!

Happy Birthday (long pause)....to me!

Well, I am now officially in my 30's. What better way to celebrate but with a list of 31 things I am thankful for?

(In no particular order, except for #1)

1. Geoffrey: my love & best friend who puts up with all my many moods and crazy ideas and still loves me
2. Herbert, Herbs, Yves: closest things to "children" that I have
3. Family: mom, dad, sisters, brothers, nieces, nephews, in-laws, adopted family members (YKWYR)
4. Friends: MSTAG, UCSF friends, old friends, new friends, lost friends, epic friends
5. My mom's home cooking: the last meal I had in my 30th year was mole and rice made with love by mom
6. Dave Matthews Band: I've been to ~50 concerts so far, adding 2 more this summer
7. Chick Lit: easiest/fastest/cheapest way to escape reality
8. Mani/pedis: or any sort of pampering that includes relaxing music and scented lotions
9. Traveling: Near, far, land, sea, I will always be up for the adventure. Hoping to have one with the family this year.
10. My ongoing education: Be it from Cal, City college, my parents and other wiser people around me
11. Health: my health, Geoffrey's health, my family's health, my friends' health, Herbert's health
12. Potrero Hill, San Francisco: my residence of 6 years that includes an amazing view of SF and parking!
13. Sleeping in or staying in bed all day: no explanation needed
14. The Twilight Saga: reminded me of my teenage years when my biggest worry was doing my homework
15. Harry Potter books: What an imagination!
16. Champagne: I can never have enough yummy bubbles
17. Patisserie Philippe: my go to place for French Pastries in San Francisco
18. Madrid, Spain: if I could live anywhere in the world, it would be Madrid. Always.
19. Job (kinda): lucky to have one in this economy, has helped me meet good friends, pay off our credit cards, increase my savings and help my family
20. X-files: Seasons 1-7 as part of my bedtime routine (includes dreaming of David Duchovny)
21. Tennis: this is by far my favorite sport to play. Calms me down every time.
22. The Holidays: I find myself longing for the holiday season all year long and especially when I hear Louis Armstrong songs.
23. Football season: Snuggled up on the couch on Sundays with Geoffrey watching football--priceless.
24. Hand written letters: I recently went through my high school stuff and found letters and notes from my friends. Nothing like the feel of paper and recognizing someone's handwriting. I am going to try to write hand written letters more often.
25. French food, music, film, language: C'est magnifique!
26. Traditions: starting them, keeping them, passing them on.
27. 80's movies: amazingly taught me a lot about life and how to deal with it in a fun way. Awesome.
28. Cooking nights: being able to cook with Geoffrey and pick and choose ingredients that we like.
29. Celebrations: having lots to celebrate such as birthdays, engagements, weddings, babies, promotions, and just cause:)
30. CA produce: having an array of beautiful and delicious fruits and veggies from our wonderful, bankrupt state
31. My faith: believing in something bigger than me and this world and it keeping me in check sometimes;)

P.S. The quote is actually " Congratulations (long pause)...to me!", quoted by, you guessed it, Sandra Bullock!