Happy birthday, Mom!

My sister and I have started a little tradition of planning a girl's weekend with my mom to celebrate her birthday each year.  The last two years we've gone downtown for a night (which reminds me, I never posted about last year, but what's new!?).  This weekend mom and Beck came downtown and met me at work on Friday.  I had pricelined a hotel and we ended up staying at the River Hotel for pretty cheap, and the location was perfect - right at Wacker and Michigan. 

We checked in and started with gifts...a mini Keurig (which are on clearance at Bed Bath and Beyond, BTW...half-off!).  I think I have a thing for giving Keurig's as gifts, but they are always a hit! :-)



Then we walked to dinner at 1492 Tapas Bar.  It was really good and was in a cool old mansion.  Then we came back and celebrated with cupcakes from Sugar Bliss and rented "It's Complicated" on pay-per-view.  I love these pictures of my mom blowing out her candle.,,

Aren't these cupcakes beatutiful?  And packaged so nicely.  I have to tell you something, though...they weren't that good!  The cake part was really dry...and the frosting was just OK.  But they sure were cute!  :-)

Saturday we slept in, got a box of coffee and muffin tops from the Corner Bakery next door, and then headed out for some shopping at Anthropologie and some of the other shops in Block 37 (suprisingly, I had no idea what was in there, and I only work a couple blocks away...there's even a L'Occitane!).

It was a fabulous weekend and a nice restful time with my mom and sis!  Happy birthday, Mom!