27.

On top of all the excitement that happened this weekend…I also turned 27! The planning was perfect on Dan’s part because I thought all the commotion was for my birthday and was totally surprised by the ring.

On Saturday night, my mom made a fantastic birthday dinner.

  

She really went all out.

 

  

They got me a GPS! I seriously needed one…I always get lost and then call my dad to get on the computer and navigate for me.

My sister and her boyfriend also got me a beautiful baby blue northface rain jacket. I love it.

After dinner, we went out for a few drinks with friends, but it was a very low-key night. I can only handle going out for one night of the weekend these days, but this weekend I was out 3 nights in a row! I am super tired today but it was completely worth it.

Last night, we went to my friend’s place for super bowl. She is a fantastic cook and we had a blast. She also got cupcakes to celebrate my birthday- red velvet, do you see a trend here? And the entire party sang…so embarrassing, since half the people there I didn’t know, but it was really sweet. THEN, she pulls out a bottle of champagne for an engagement toast.

She told a story about one of her favorite memories with me. 11 years ago we had a double sweet 16 (her birthday is next week) We picked up a huge bouquet of balloons and were walking out of the store, when she accidentally let go of them.

She said, “I should have known Keri was going to be a track star because she took off sprinting after those balloons, leaped off a snow bank and caught them.”

Such a great friend. I was in tears. Again. So much crying for such a happy weekend. She is already planning the trip to Vegas.

Well, I guess it is back to the real world for today. Wish me luck!

*How was your weekend?
*Did you attend any superbowl festivities?
*Any races?
I am anxious to get out there and start racing again. Go check out Page’s race recap of her fantastic PR half marathon!