I took a few days off for my birthday this year. I slept in, I went to the gym and enjoyed a swim too. I loved splitting up my workout. I did about 45 minutes on the elliptical and then went for a nice swim. It was great!
Gym Stats:
Time: 1:26
Calories Burned: 700
Thank you to all of my readers and friends who sent me birthday wishes! My Twitter, Facebook, blog and phone was flooded with well-wishes all day. It was nice. 🙂 I even got a shout out from the Mayor! (Shameless, I know! LOL)
Michael and I had lunch at home (leftovers) and then headed downtown to the Portland Art Museum. I bought a Google Deal last month for the museum–2 tickets for super cheap. We went to the Museum and spent a leisurely afternoon enjoying the latest exhibit. I couldn’t take photos for the Titian (which was gorgeous, by the way) but everything else was fun to look at.
Van Gogh - I LOVE this one
Monet - Water Lilies
I’ve probably never mentioned this before but my major in college was going to be Art History. I loved it. I still remember a lot of the stuff I learned. It’s funny how reality steps in and you realize “What kind of job can I have with this degree?” Anyways, here are just a few of my favorite works of art from our adventures in the Museum:
by James Vibert
Ganesh
And one of my favorite paintings of all time:
The detail in the feet are absolutely breathtaking and you MUST see this painting up close and personal to really get it. The first time I saw this painting it was in a traveling exhibit and I remember standing in front of it, mesmerized by the tiny lines in the baby’s feet. They were exquisite.
My New Outfit
We had about an hour to kill before our dinner plans, so we stopped in at the Tao of Tea on SE Belmont. It’s an amazing teahouse with the best tea I’ve ever had in the States, and really good food. We relaxed in the serene atmosphere and enjoyed our tea and biscotti. The biscotti was ginger and vanilla flavored with dried cranberries and drizzled honey on it. It was delicious. The tea I ordered was the Ayurvedic healing tea–I chose Shanti (supposed to be good for immune systems and I’ve been fighting off a head cold for about a week now).
Then Michael and I met my friend Ember and her boyfriend at our favorite pizza place for dinner. The last time Ember and I hung out together we planned to double date and she said she had never been to Apizza Scholls before. I told her how hard it is to get into the restaurant on the weekends, and suggested that we all go together. Since Michael knows a guy. Well that guy was just featured in the local paper here! Our secret is out.
I enjoyed a glass (or two) of wine with pizza. We ordered one sausage and peppers pizza and one of the “white” pizzas. We’ve never tried the white pizza before but it was amazing! No red sauce, just cheese and truffle oil. It was fantastic and probably by new favorite kind of pizza.
It was such a fun day! Michael surprised me with chocolate, a sweet card and Adobe Lightroom. It was very generous of him and I am sooo excited to learn how to make my photos better.
QUESTION: What was your major in college? Does it have anything to do with your current career? How did you spend your last birthday?
Deb
That sounds like a fantastic day! Love your photos from the museum. There’s an exhibit at LACMAA I think right now I want to see- its a huge hot wheels track with over 1,200 custom built cars running on it, some at speeds of 200 mph if I remember right. Its called Metropolis II.
Lisa Eirene
That sounds like a lot of fun! Michael would LOVE that exhibit. LOL
Jess
Happy (belated) birthday!
I have 2 qualifications: A diploma in Hospitality Management and a Bachelor in Education. I have used the diploma and I will use the degree in 2 weeks when school starts!
As for my last birthday, I spent the day alone, buying xmas presents, collecting graduation gear (the ceremony was 2 days later) and organising my graduation party, The boyfriend took me out to dinner that night, but it was kind of a nonevent. We had my bday, mums bday, graduation and xmas all in one week and I chose to celebrate graduation!
Lisa Eirene
Honestly, I think celebrating the graduation was much more exciting. You made a good choice and congrats! What are you going to “be” when you grow up?
Isn’t it hard to enjoy birthdays when they are so close to the holidays? I’ve always gotten the combo “Xmas/birthday” presents, even though my birthday is a month after the holidays. Oh well.
Lori
Sounds like a wonderful birthday! Your outfit is very cute, too. I love art. My favorite period is the impressionist.
I was a music major and am not doing anything related to that.
Lisa Eirene
Impressionist is one of my favorites too. Some of my favorite artists are Hopper, Van Gogh, Monet, Manet, just to name a few. My tastes are often all over the place.
Eleah
Haha.. Sam Adams. I am not a big fan of that guy, but still fun to have a shout out!
If you are a Bank of America customer, you can get in free to the Portland Art Museum once a month- I think it is the first Monday of every month??
I am a science major.. and it will (it all goes as planned) play into my future in medicine!
Lisa Eirene
That’s nice about BOA. I had no idea! I am not a member of the bank but it’s good knowledge to pass on.