happy birthday to you!

To celebrate Mike's 35th birthday we enjoyed a quiet evening at home with a dinner of mussels with saffron and mustard (from the Bouchon cookbook), french fries and chocolate Bouchons (do you see a theme here?!)

It was then time to rest up since we were hosting our Saturday morning running group, friends and neighbors for 8 miles followed by brunch. Friends brought great breakfast dishes to share in addition to our bagels and lox. Lately, Mike has been experimenting with homemade bagels and this batch was especially good (his first attempt at toppings--poppy seeds!)

Later, we attended the annual Brookside St. Patrick's Day Warm Up Parade with our neighbors!