I've been trying to explain to Kory, for years now, that birthdays are something to be celebrated and enjoyed to the fullest capacity. With his "It's just another day attitude," it has never been a priority to do anything exceptional. So, in hopes of inspiring a new love of his day of birth, we explored a delicious restaurant, had an amazing dessert at a new favorite spot, followed by delightful cocktails at an intimate hideaway overlooking Denver.
When Kory ventured off to baseball practice early Saturday morning, I pretended to be asleep until I heard his truck pull out of the driveway. When the coast was clear I jumped out of bed and headed to the local grocery store for his all time favorite - carrot cake and vanilla ice cream. When he got home we (Sam included) had a little "family" birthday party where I sang a sad rendition of Happy Birthday and Sam persistently tried to sneak a lick of the cream cheese icing. We followed the morning shin-dig with a crazy long nap.
In fact, it was so long that we nearly slept through our dinner reservations! Thankfully, Kory woke up at 4:00, just enough time for us to get ready and be at our 5:00 dinner reservations. Dinner was amazing. We went to a Brazilian steakhouse downtown called Fogo de Chao. The meal begins with a salad bar that is to die for. When you've had your fair share of veggies, cheeses, and salads, you flip a little card to green. Men carrying gigantic pieces of meat come to your table to offer you what option they have. It was something else. Kory flipped his card to green and it was as if their life's goal was to please him. From filet mignon and sirloin, to chicken, pork, and sausage... the selection was vast and quite tasty! Needless to say, we ate all we could possibly eat... but it was incredible! After dinner, we rolled out of the restaurant and headed to a little cafe restaurant called The Market. We met up with our friends, Ryan and Heidi for dessert. We sat and talked for nearly an hour before Kory and I agreed we finally had room to share a dessert. Instead of carrot cake, we opted for an oversized eclair... by the time we'd finished our dessert, we were overstuffed yet again and ready for another long long nap! Instead we headed to a little known bar/cafe that is hidden on the 27th floor of the Hyatt. The views were breathtaking. I could have sat there all night and just looked at the twinkling lights! Kory, Heidi, Ryan, and I nestled into a little corner which is where we would remain content for several hours just enjoying each other's company! :)
When we finally got home it was around 11 pm. Sam acted as if we'd been MIA for weeks. Kory curled up with her in the bed to check his email... and to our delight there was an email from his mom awaiting him. It was a little tale of Kory when he was a babe and a child. It was the PERFECT ending to an awesome day! It's so sweet to imagine my big teddy bear of a fiance as a chubby, helpless baby... 25 years later. :)
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