I received a few more cards and started getting lots of greetings via FB, text, email and phone calls!!! I am already slipping into Princess mode, if you didn't notice before!
We decided that Mexican food sounded bueno for lunch. There was a group of 5 of us and we headed out to the Las Delicias Mexican Bar and Grill for some really good food! We started out with queso and guacamole and chips. Yours Truly had chicken taco's and rice. It was so fresh and, well, delicias!!! We headed back to the office and tried to stay awake the remainder of the afternoon.
West had called early and wanted to take me for birthday dinner....anywhere I wanted. Now, the possibilities were endless it seemed but I finally decided to try a new restaurant we had seen, www.circamemphis.com. I invited Clare to meet me right after work, since she was sweet enough to buy my lunch, and have a glass of vino on the patio while I waited for West to make our 7:00 pm dinner reservation. The weather yesterday was absolutely glorious and the patio was an excellent idea, even if I do say so myself! We shared a very nice cheese tray and a few glasses of vino and West showed up a little bit early! The 3 of us sat outside and had a really nice visit and at 7:00 Clare headed home (although we invited her to stay) and we proceeded to go inside.
This was a super nice restaurant....very classy, very swanky! We were shown to our table and began to peruse the menu. Let me tell you about the menu. Being that it was evening, in a classy & swanky restaurant, you know that the lights were fairly dim. Well, we opened up the menus and much to our delight...they were LIGHTED!!! Yes, lighted I tell you. Back lighting, similar to an Ipad or Kindle...so you could actually READ the menu offerings without fear of setting fire while trying to get the candle close enough to read! It was GENIUS....honestly! 
After we calmed down enough from the excitement of the lighted menu, we made our selections. West had a lobster & shrimp bisque for appetizer and I had bread since Clare and I had that divine cheese tray earlier. For dinner, YT ordered one of her favorites, lamb! It was served with a sweet potato and shitake mushroom flan. Yes, folks...sweet potato FLAN. It was also served with asparagus and carrots, just a beautiful plate to behold.
West surprised me and selected the black group and shrimp entree. He typically will not eat fish unless he's caught it himself and "looked it in the eye" to see if it's healthy. Yeah, I know. Anyway, there he was...ordering that grouper like he'd been out to see that morning and caught it himself!! Not only that....it was served with grits!! Again, this is the man that claims he doesn't like grits because he isn't sure what a grit is. Corn...it's corn....we know that and he knows that but I believe he just is trying to be difficult but that's ok...still love him!
So, we discussed out dessert options early in the ordering game with our delightful waitress Kate and she needed to know if we wanted souffle because is prepared so it's served hot and fresh as soon as your meal is finished. Now, keep in mind at the beginning of this scrumptious feast, she asked if we were celebrating anything special and West said why yes, it's my wife's birthday. So....Miss Kate filed that away and as we were enjoying our meal, the chef himself, John Bragg, came out of the kitchen and stopped by our table. He inquired if ours was the birthday table, we chatted a moment and he moved on. We had just finished eating when out came the most delightful birthday souffle I have ever laid eyes upon! It was hot, fresh and just delicious!! It was served with a side dish of melted, thick, rich chocolate and we were instructed to crack open the souffle and pour the chocolate inside. It also was served with some wonderful vanilla ice cream. Just absolutely the best dessert I have had in a long time! Thanks to Chef John and the entire crew at Circa...it was a glorious way to end a truly spectacular birthday for Yours Truly in Memphis!
We made our way home, fat, sassy, full, happy and tired! There were several birthday cards awaiting my arrival and to my delight several included gifts! Let's just say...there will be more shopping in the near future!
So, the first birthday separated from my Shertown friends & family ended up being just a lovely day!! I thank all of my M-Town girls that are becoming so dear to me and I send thanks and love to my Shertown girls who sent me such a sweet card and posted such nice notes on FB. Thanks to my family for loving me as well. Yours Truly is touched by the outpouring of love! As I leave you...remember...live each day to the fullest...be nice to people and if you can't be with the ones you love, love the ones you're with!!!
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