Today is my birthday — I am not old, yet not young. I am somewhere in-between but age is relevant, right? I am just me no matter the number of candles on my cake. Thus far I have had a magical birthday. I have felt the sun from all sides and it feels GOOD! Basically my weekend has gone like this: picnic and wine at Sunset Sipping at Boeger Winery which also included music from a lively folk/blue grass band called Trout and Parrot. We ended the night with a couple of drinks at the newest addition to the EDH nightlife, the El Dorado Saloon. It was a fun night out with great friends. Oh, did I mention the fabulous cupcakes that my friend Kelly brought? They were from the new cupcake hot spot in Folsom, Icing on the Cupcake. Talk about a sweet treat! I tried the Cookies and Cream which was so sinful. This morning started off with a wonderful breakfast with some of my oldest and dearest friends. We went to Roxy in Sacramento. It was so good and just what this girl needed after a night out with friends. Their version of biscuits and gravy was yum-o! The fun continues tonight within my little neighborhood. Again, I am just blessed to have some of the best friends a girl could ever want!! So this little post is a tribute to them and also a little love to all of the fun local spots that have been a part of my weekend of celebrating. Cheers to you. May your circle of friends be as lovely as mine is. Hold on to your friends, new and old — they are so much a part of who we are

But friendship is precious, not only in the shade, but in the sunshine of life, and thanks to a benevolent arrangement the greater part of life is sunshine. ~ Thomas Jefferson