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Happy Birthday, Whitney!

This weekend we celebrated Whitney's 30th birthday! Her boyfriend is visiting from India, so we spent all day at the Shedd Aquarium, which is just such a cool place. We were especially fascinated by the Jellies exhibit. Jellyfish are so crazy; Whitney and I just don't understand how they are even alive without a brain, blood, etc. The exhibit piqued our interest, and we continued to read about jellyfish after going back to her apartment. There is this one kind of jellyfish that has tentacles that are 120 feet long! How ridiculous is that?

Anyway, that night we went out to Whitney's favorite bar in Andersonville, In Fine Spirits. Their menu is a lot like The Violet Hour; I don't understand half of the ingredients on the drink menu, and just one drink is guaranteed to knock you on your ass. I was super excited to see Buffalo Trace bourbon on the menu (I picked up a bottle of that down in Kentucky a few weeks ago), so I ordered a Manhattan. Bad idea. My cheeks were flushed after just 3 sips. Whitney's boyfriend had to trade drinks with me; I needed to be able to drive home.

Anyway, we had a lovely time! It was great to catch up with some friends I hadn't seen in a while.



(Cyndee looks on as the manager cleans up the glass Whitney broke.)

After dinner, we went back to Whitney's for some delicious homemade cheesecake.


All in all, a really fun day. Whitney is one of my nearest and dearest friends, and thirty is going to be a great year for her!

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