Birthday Excursion

For my birthday we decided to go to the Georgia Aquarium. It was so much fun. Aine absolutely loved it. Of course, she had just as much fun pushing her stroller around as she did looking at the fish. She fell in love with Nico, the Beluga whale. We ended up going home with a stuffed one. Thankfully, it was one of the smaller ones. She was fascinated by the spider crabs and the jelly fish. The manta rays were SO cool. I even got to pet one! Not one of the big ones, but that was fine by me. I was a little disappointed that the river otters were sleeping -- they're so playful -- and that the penquin exhibit is closed until the new construction is complete. Penquins are my FAVORITE! It was a great day. I highly recommend going at 9 a.m., too, when the place is all but empty.

Later that night, Josh took me to Aspens in Marietta for my birthday dinner. We had yummy calamari & salad. I had chicken, he had steak. Then I got tiramisu for dessert! YUM! The man at the table next to us was celebrating his birthday as well, but he was turning 90 so he had a few years on me.