Happy Mothers/Birth Day

As usual, my birthday falls within days of Mother's Day. So celebrating the two together is nothing unusual. :)

Steve gave me the most wonderful gifts this weekend. Between Mother's Day and my birthday, I've been quite spoiled! For Mother's Day, besides a nap in the morning, Steve gave me Rock Band. WOOHOO! I'm also probably the only mother on the planet that got Rock Band as a Mother's Day gift. LOL

Last night, Steve took me out to dinner for my birthday.... Charleston in Harbor East. Oh man is that place fan-tastic. We each had a 5 course meal, though to be fair, each course was appetizer sized. Steve got a wine pairing with each meal of which I took a sip or two of each. There were some wines that by themselves, were difficult to drink. But when we got the meal and tried the wine with it, they were absolutely perfect. Amazing how the wine "changes" based on what you're eating. I'll post the menu later; I forgot it at home. Suffice to say, it was nothing short of WOW, that was AWESOME.

Besides the quality of the food, Charleston prides itself on its service (as well as wine selection). Our initial waiter had the Robert Smith (from The Cure) hairdo that just had to go. He also postured a lot... ok, so he drove me bonkers. He apparently shoved off our table and went to a different one by the end of the evening because we were being attentively waited on by a young lady who had a much more genuine personality than "Robert Smith". Aside from that, though, the experience was truly an experience, and it was really nice to spend some quality time with Steve, even if he was constantly checking his iPhone for signs that his servers had crashed... which they did right around dessert. ::sigh::