Monday, May 23, 2011

a golden day!

this past saturday was my birthday and i had the most excellent birthday EVER! thank you for all the sweet birthday wishes everyone!

this weekend was jam packed! friday night my job was having an art opening and it was a great way to start off the weekend! the mister joined me and hung out with my new boss, whom i just LOVE! we hopped on our bikes and went and grabbed a super late dinner and then got on bart. it was 12 o'clock when we got on bart and with all the talk about the rapture some asked whose birthday it was and a couple of us raised our hands and then the ENTIRE bart train sang happy birthday to us! it was brilliant and it made me smile from ear to ear!
early saturday morning the mister, my cousin and i went and got a yummy breakfast to start out the day right and then headed over to berkely to the golden gate fields for the horse races! in the fancy turf club we met my mom and my grandparents! i was so excited that they were able to come too!
view of the finish line
man was the view amazing! it was so cool to be able to drink our mimosas and watch the horses race by! we had no idea what to do so we started to read the booklet they hand out about all the races. people were really friendly and helping us out. we decided to go bet for the next up coming race....
it was really simple pick a horse, how you want to bet and then how much you want to bet...then it is all up to the horse! well when i got back to my seat a realized i had put the wrong horse and i was so sad...but then the race started and everyone started yelling  and got out of their seats! we were sitting right in front of the finish line so we had a great view of the winner...when they came around the final corner, i started to get so excited, i was clapping and yelling...because my horse was coming up fast....and WON!!!!! my heart was racing with excitement, i had WON!!! i could totally see why people could get a addicted, the feeling was awesome, and i didn't even do anything, it was a total fluke! birthday luck was on my side and i was totally okay with that ;D

i went to see what my winnings were and it was a big $80!!!! WOW i have never won that much EVER! since the odds of my horse winning were so low and i had bet that he was going to win, my winnings exceeded my expectation! i was hooked! i bet for pretty much every race..but never very much, i won and then lost a few..but i was okay with my $80 win!!

one of the races we were able to go down to the field where were we got to take a picture with the winning jockey of that race! it was so cool to be so close to horses and to hear them thunder by!

we all had such a blast! we will be going back for sure!

after the races we headed out to dinner, one of my favorite cuisines, ethiopian food! oh if you have never tried it, you must!!! there are no utensils, you eat with your hands and use the bread called injera as your fork. injera is super good for you, one of the healthiest grains you can have and one of the smallest! bet you didn't know that! hehehe


after dinner we headed over to golden skate for a 3 hour skating workout! oh man it was super fun and i got to cross off something on my things to do list too! yayayayay! i felt like i was in 6th grade again, it was fantastic! the mister and i are now on a mission more then ever to find some skates! the mister was pretty good and boy did he look so cute!


we ended the day with frozen yogurt....it was a pretty golden day!! can't wait for the next one!

23 comments:

  1. you looked so fancy at the races! and you are one lucky lady! have i mentioned i never win anything ever?

    i'm SO jealous of that roller rink. my rink has a wooden gym floor and it's warped and scary in one end. it really puts a damper on my groove.

    i'm so happy you had a wonderful birthday! <3

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  2. What an awesome day!! Happy Birthday!! xx

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  3. Happy Birthday lady! I wish we had Ethopian food in Wellington. Maybe we will soon! I am going roller skating this Sunday - yah!!

    Oh and I haven't been to the horseraces in SO LONG! Its awesome you won a race on your birthday :D

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  4. WOW - what a fantastic day! I'm so pleased you had such a great birthday, it looks and sounds amazing.
    The races (horse or dog) are such fun and winning makes it even better, yay, & roller skating too - soooo cool - wish we had a good rink near us. xox

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  5. It looks like you had a great birthday!! I want to go to a horse race now, ha. I love that red dress, too!! :)

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  6. WOW! You must've had such a freaking good time :D Hope you have a wonderful splendid birthday!!!!!!!!! Great photos as always.

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  7. that sounds like such a brilliant birthday! haha that's so cool that you won.

    well, i missed out on the early wishes, so here's a belated one instead. :P

    HAPPY BIRTHDAY, CB!!!!!!

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  8. Oh man! What a amazing weekend!! I've never been to a horse race before but it looks fantastic! And, you my dear, looked lovely! So glad you enjoyed such a fabulous birthday weekend! Happy Monday!

    xo Shannon

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  9. awe, what a perfect bday! I feel like roller skating would be so much harder than when I was a kid, I don't want to try it and feel like a failure haha!
    Nikki

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  10. yay! im glad your birthday was amazing!

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  11. what a fabulous birthday weekend! :)

    S.

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  12. Ahhhh roller skating!!!! I definitely have to go one of these days :) Glad you had such a fantastic weekend!

    <3 Belly B

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  13. You look uh-mazing in that red dress! Eep! AND on those skates. Glad you had a glorious bday!

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  14. Wow, thats an awesome birthday weekend. First off you look smoking in your derby dress and congrats on winning! I like to think I had something to do with that as I sent winning vibes your way via mental brain waves. Oh and roller skating!!!! Yes please!

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  15. Oh my gosh your birthday was awesome! It looks so much fun and I about died at those last photos. I worked at a skating rink for two years after high school. I bet if I went now I'd fall right on my butt. It's a great workout, especially picking little kids up off the floor and helping them back up onto their feet. Yay on your $80 win! Spend the money on something good!

    P.S. Your races dress is super adorable!

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  16. aw what good fun! so glad you had a golden bday. next time i'm coming roller skating with you!

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  17. I am so glad you had a wonderful weekend and birthday!
    That is great that you love your job and your boss. That is so important! And rare to find!

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  18. @alicia, oh no you must come here then and live! you can't live next to a crappy roller rink!

    @amberbluebird: thanks for the winning vibes lady, soo very much appreciated ;D

    @citygirlrids:yes next time we go you should come! i'll let you know!

    xo,
    cb

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  19. So much fun! You look so cute in your dress! The horse racing sounded awesome and a train of folks singing happy birthday...just splendid! Hope your off to a great week. I've had Ethiopian food once but had no idea how healthy the injera was. I thought Quinoa was the healthiest grain...but hmm I could see injera being uber nutricious

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  20. congrats on your winnings at the track! :) looks like you had an amazing birthday- and boy do i want to go roller skating now!!

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  21. Happy belated Birthday!! I can not believe the whole train sang Happy Birthday to you!! How cool is that?! I would have been beet red..but something you will never forget. Looks like you had an awesome time celebrating!

    XO
    Delighted Momma

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  22. I'm so pleased you had a blast for your birthday! One thought kept popping into my mind as I saw all your lovely pic's....lady...you got the best legs ever! Seriously, bike riders legs=the best! Ha ha! Cheers to your beauty, inside and out! Hearts, janna Lynn

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  23. Aaaah I'm so sorry I missed gratulating you on your birthday! I've been in an engagement bubble and am very behind on my blog reading :)
    But HAPPY BELATED BIRTHDAY LADY! You look fantastic in that red dress and I'm glad you had a great day!

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cb