The Big Birthday Dinner

So remember when I told you guys that I had better be thirsty last night for my birthday dinner? Well, here’s why…

I had an enormous birthday margarita to tackle!

There’s a local restaurant in our area called Bombers Burrito Bar, which is known not only for their amazing burritos, but also for their giant (FREE!) birthday margaritas. (You may remember when we were there for my friend Kate’s birthday). Last night, we went to the newer location in Schenectady, but they also have their original spot in Albany, which I’ve been to quite a few times.

Bombers is quite the popular place to be for your birthday…I think we saw at least five other birthday margaritas go by while we were there! Either way, it’s definitely a good idea to go with LOTS of thirsty people, because this thing is huge. Luckily, I had a little bit of help throughout the evening.

For dinner, I was joined by our friends Brian & Mal who, oddly enough, actually joined us out for my birthday dinner last year. They couldn’t make it out for Friday’s birthday celebration, so it was nice to be able to spend time with them.

And of course, my favorite family was all with me too, including mom and dad,

“little” bro,

and hubby.

When it came time for dinner, there was really no question as to what I was getting, since I order the same thing every.time.I.go. Creature of habit, I suppose? I did actually change up one thing though…I got a little spunky and ordered my burrito naked!

I figured it’d be good idea to try a little give and take with my meal, so I ordered my typical BBQ Pulled Pork burrito sans tortilla,

and ordered a side of their amazing sweet potato fries. I just love how they serve them with syrup. So unique, and so delicious.

Brian, on the other hand, was a little less than thrilled when he was brought out his order…

Just kidding. He ordered the jerk chicken, but we thought it was funny.

Clearly, as you can see, I had no problem dominating my entire meal. With the exception of the chips (I thought I was getting my fries instead of ‘em) and a few fries stolen by my brother, the rest was all me.

Yup, all me.

Unfortunately, I had a little bit more difficult of a time dominating my giant margarita. Even with everyone’s help, the thing just did not seem like it was getting any less empty. After about two hours, this is what we were left with…

But we made it a joint effort, and all managed to work on finishing it up. Teamwork, my friends, teamwork!

The one downside to that margarita + all the food? Wicked heartburn. Wicked. So by the time I got home, I was already feeling exhausted from my 4:30am wake up call and decided to just call it a night. But overall, it was definitely a spectacular way to celebrate my 28th!

*****

This morning, I got to sleep in a bit, which was fabulous. My shift today doesn’t start until later this afternoon, so I’ve still got most of the day ahead of me. That meant I got to start out with a delicious breakfast (which I missed so much yesterday).

I made a big batch of Voluminous Pumpkin Oats and topped it with…

some Homemade Honey Cinnamon Peanut Butter.

(Of course, you can always adjust the amount of liquid you use, depending on how thick or thin you want your PB).

The thing I’m starting to love about this PB2 is that I can flavor it any way I want. Today, I went the honey cinnamon route, and I think next time I might even have to add in a few raisins. It was the perfect accompaniment to my pumpkin oats.

Yumm!

*****

Alrighty, folks. Time to start being productive…have a great Tuesday!

Tagged as: bbq pulled pork burrito bowl, birthday dinner, Bombers Burrito Bar, giant birthday margarita, homemade honey cinnamon peanut butter, PB2, voluminous pumpkin oats