So Rob got into town on Monday the 20th.  My golden birthday was on Wednesday the 22nd.  Perfect timing, huh?  By far the best birthday present ever was getting to spend the whole day with my husband.

I woke up to an awesome text message from one of my best friends: 

My little tattoo.. obviously it is the infinity symbol with the word family in it.  It is in my own handwriting.. with three little nails incorporated.  The nails are a homage to my Grandpa.  He always argued that nails were ALWAYS better than screws, no matter what you were trying to do.  I love it.. it is just perfect for my first and only!

After we were all bandaged up we jetted off to dinner.  My second favorite food group besides American food is Italian food.  So we had salad, pasta, bread, WINE and a wonderful little dessert.

A pretty huge portion of the bottle was drained by none other than me.. so the next stop in my birthday adventure was eventful, to say the least.  Rob and I met up with one of my favorites and her boyfriend at the casino.  It's new, and we have to check out every casino (if only you could see the number of casino guest cards that I have!!!!)  Rob got himself a seat in the poker room, my friend found a seat at the blackjack table, her boyfriend and I found our way to the bar for more alcohol.  Then we explored.  It's a nice casino.. not a lot of table games though, tons of slots, which I will never understand.  The casino is built right next to the Kansas Speedway though, so it makes it special.  You could say.  Anyway 3 hours later, some money gone and a good buzz going we vacated.