hey guys! i was MIA last night. we were out with kristen celebrating her birthday!! how lucky is she that her birthday was on 1.11.11?! even cooler, she was born at 1:11!
the big two-eight. whew, that means in less than five short months, i will be right there with her in twenty-eightville.
to celebrate, we all got together for dinner at canella’s. it is on 500 south and 200 east in salt lake city.
they put us in the basement next to the wine cellar. by ourselves, so it was like a private party. fabulous!
we ordered drinks and appetizers.
coffee for me.
the bruschetta, topped with pillows of goat cheese heaven.
the caprese.
for my entree, i ordered the spaghetti pomodoro with chicken.
it came with a side salad. i love their side salads because they aren’t wimpy. this was loaded with cheese, beets, garbanzo and kidney beans, cucumbers and pepperocinis.
the spaghetti was whole wheat and the basil, garlic, parmesan and tomatoes were amazing.
marshall had to order tiramisu for dessert (it is his favorite!) he always orders it if it is on the menu wherever we are. i stole a few bites. naturally.
happy birthday, kristen!
we left the restaurant with full bellies and happy spirits. canella’s is awesome, if you live in the SLC or close to it.. i highly recommend the restaurant.
marshall and i went back to kristen’s house to give her a gift and sing happy birthday. she doesn’t like cake, but i bought a little one for her to put candles on and make a wish. it’s mandatory!!
love you, kristen! here’s to a great year 28!
Qs~
1. do you what time you were born? i was born at 9:11 PM—during the big flood of 1983!! the rest of my family was evacuated from their house. they call me the flood baby.
2. is there a dessert that you HAVE to order if it is on the menu? marshall is a tiramisu connoisseur, but as for me.. i am just happy with ice cream. any kind will do, thanks.
xo. janetha g.
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That is the most beefed up side salad ever! YUM!
I was born at 10:12 am on the warmest day in january :)
Andrew aaalways has to order cheesecake if its on the menu. I’m not really a big dessert person. I would rather order another appetizer lol
happy birthday, kristen!! xo.
yum, your dinner looks delish! i’m a sucker for the caprese salads! i don’t usually order dessert, but i’m always tempted by the ones that combine caramel, apples, and ice cream!
Yup, 5:14pm on a Wednesday in March. :D
I don’t usually order dessert, but my hus always orders napoleon’s anytime it’s on the menu….sometimes choc cake. Glad you guys had a fun time. I bet you made her feel extra special. :)
i was born at 4:13pm :) and i love ya girl…but i’m with marshall on this one. tiramisu is the best thing in the world, hands down!
I was born at 11:27am.
Flourless chocolate cake will always be ordered. Soooooooooooooo good.
I was born early in the morning…all my parents remember was that is was in the six o’clock hour…must be why I am such a morning person!!
As for desserts…there isn’t really anything I feel like I HAVE to order but I always seemt o gravitate to the apple crisps which my husband hates. My husband will always order cheesecake..always. I actually hate cheesecake…it is a texture thing for me…so rarely do we ever order dessert because he wants cheesecake and I want apple crisp and we won’t order 2 desserts for the sheer fact that we will both finish them and then feel icky. haha!
Looks like a great restaurant! If there is mac and cheese, I usually get it ;)
Wow all of that food looks amazing! Happy Birthday to Kristen!! I bet you loved that her bday was yesterday and she was born at 1:11, with your love of numbers!! :) My mom can’t remember if I was born at 5:30 or 8:30, thanks mom.
Looks like a great restaurant, love that salad!!
I was born at 7pm(ish) on 9.9.80
Jen
I was born at 10:25 p.m. I’m a night person, and I’ve always wondered if those two things correlate!
what a great birthday. So intimate and fun! I was born at 12:15am in 1983 in the dead heat of the summer. I think thats why I don’t like the cold.
Dessert, I think i will just about anything but of course it has to be A LA MODE!
that looks like a great place!! :) the fodo looks so good! and that’s so cool about kristen’s birthday!
nothing wrong with the big 2-8 i am! i was born on halloween at 4:44am! my bros bday is today! he’s 24! that salad looks great, i’m obsessed with beets and/or anything pickled. nate lived in italy for 6mos and tiramisu is his fave as well. he gets it everywhere we travel!
Flood baby! Love it! You just reminded me I will also be 28 this year. SICK!
I know not too many ppl love bread pudding but I DO so I WANT to order it but I dont always. Keeps the waist in check and the wallet in check :)
i LOVE bread pudding!
lol ! Flood baby, so cute! They call me tax baby, so I win! I was born on tax day, and yeah everyone dreads my birthday because of that : p
Your pasta looks yummy that you got and so does Marshalls tiramisu! I love tiramisu but have not had it in forever, and dessert when were going oit to eat, to be honest I hardly order dessert, im not a big dessert person, but some vanilla icecream with fresh berries is good, I got that last time we were out to eat!
Have a great day love!
mmmm…cannella’s. I only ever went there for lunch, but it was delicious.
I was born at 11:56 PM, 4 minutes before my brother’s birthday. It was always fun celebrating our birthday together even though he was 6 years older than me.
Tiramisu is usually a dessert I have to order actually! Love it!
my brother’s birthday is june 3 and mine is june 1! we always celebrate together :) he is 3 years older.
Wow that is a really nice side salad…very hard to find! I was born at 6:08 at night in Guam during super typhoon Andy. My mom calls me hurricane Hilary when I make messes :)
I was born at 7:47am. I only know that b/c my mom always repeated it. Why? I dont know. I actually have to think really hard about what time skylar was born at. 11:05am. And then I checked out of the hospital a few hours later…I hate hospitals! haha!
Love the looks of the bday party celebrations…I would have had some tiramisu…or really any choc dessert. That’s my thing :)
Born at 9:09PM! Pretty close to you Janetha! I’m a 1982 baby…one and half years to 30. Woot!
tiramasuuuuuu give me someeeee!!
what a fun way to celebrate a birthday! imagine how cool it’s going to be for her when she turns 111! :)
hahahahaaaaaaaaaahahahahaha
Looks like such a fun night with great food! I love all desserts, I can’t really discriminate. Maybe some tiramisu with ice cream and hot chocolate syrup on top. That sounds good :)
I was born at 11:56am… I think…. or 11:58… I can’t remember! Haha… I always forget! ;)
I don’t even know what time I was born at! i know the cement truck was just pulling up in the afternoon to pour the basement, when my mom went into labour! Great timing hey
As for dessert, i rarely order dessert at a restaurant because i’m always too full. But other i LOOOVE cheesecake. my bf is obsessed with brownies.
ha I’m with you on the ice cream—definitely went out in freezing cold temperatures last night to get some. the guy at coldstone thought we were crazy :)
atta girl!!!
ahh i HAVE to order anything with chocolate.. its sad, but true!
I’m with you on the ice cream- but usually don’t order it at restaurants because you get a wimpy scoop for like $8. I actually think I might be one of the only people who orders the ice cream sundae at the cheesecake factory. Just not a big “cake” person..but i’ll eat any ice cream out there!
I don’t know what time I was born but I think it was really late at night…
If I see carrot cake, I’m usually down to order that. Or red velvet. Most other things don’t set me off.
Today is a palindrome to! 1-12/-11!
I always get the time I was born and the time my brother was born at mixed up. SO I called my oracle, aka my mom and asked. She said I am 7:28AM and he is 7:32pm..damn 7’s mess me up. 12/8/81..maybe my lucky number should be 8.
I don’t often get dessert BUT if it’s at a mexican joint and they have fried ice cream that is a MUST. We have become fried ice cream connoisseurs. I like creme brulee too!
oh you should check out this recipe! http://chobani.com/blog/?p=1326
HOW FUN!! I need to try that place…looks amazing and the spaghetti made me drool a little bit. You are gorgeous! I have to get lemon cake if it is on the dessert menu, I know weird ha! I was born at 10:18. That is crazy that her birthday was 1-1-11 and was born at 1:11. Love it!
What a cool spot! The decor is awesome. And those pillows of goat cheese? drooool. Your whole meal just looks scrumptious. I’m not a big traditional dessert person. I do like a good crisp! Especially mixed berry or peach. I was born early in the AM in September of 82
LOVE celebrating b-days with friends. :) What a great night. Happy Birthday Kristen!!
I’m not a big dessert at restaurants person. If someone gets a dessert, I’ll probably have a bite or two, but I don’t usually order my own.
I was born at 5:50 pm.
Wow, the restaurant looks fabulous. What a fun evening.
1. Nope :-)
2. Not really, hard to find a good vegan dessert in a lot of places still. But I adore a raw chocolate cake.
I have absolutely not idea what time I was born! lol That’s so cool though about your friend though!
You bet I made a wish at 11:11 on 1/11…looking forward to 11:11 on 11/11/11 haha! I’m really cool I swear :)
I absolutely LOVE birthdays. I don’t know exactly why, maybe I just like to feel special (on mine) and make others feel special (on theirs). That’s really sweet you bought your friend a little cake, it’s so cute! I was born in Wyoming in the air force base hospital in the middle of a snowstorm at 7 am. I was the only baby in the hospital so my parents always tease me that there’s no possibility I was swapped at birth!
Yay, Happy Birthday, Kristen! Looks like a fun celebration!
I have no idea what time I was born – I’ll have to ask my mama if she remembers next time I talk to her. However, I do know my mom went into labor while she was Christmas shopping, I think that’s hilarious.
I order chocolate cake if it’s on the menu. Yes, I want cake! :-)
What a great birthday- and so cool about the time/date! I was born at 3:18 a.m. in the middle of July. I was 2 weeks late and still a teeny tiny baby! My sister, on the other hand was 2 weeks early and 2 whole pounds more than me :P
As for desserts… N and I LOVE tiramisu and will usually order it and split, but I’m also with you- I can’t pass up ice cream!
xo
Looked like a fun time!! Happy birthday Kristen!!
um, is it bad I do not know what time I was born??? haha and Lori is not around to ask
and for dessert that is really tough for me, I guess something chocolate, but mint chocolate would be even better!!
I have no idea what time I was born and rarely order dessert. However, I would have ordered a caprese in a heart beat!
Lemon cake is my must-order. Especially if it has loads of super sweet lemon frosting. So good!
So cool that she was born at 1:11! I was born at 11:06:)
Is it weird that I don’t really know what time of day I was born? I was the youngest child, so I think my parents kind of gave up on documenting things like that.
As for desserts, I am always tempted by creative flavors of sorbet–my favorites thus far have been coconut and pomegranate.
I was born 11/1 so this year will be sweeet! Time was 10:36AM! Any chocolatey goodness is usually what I get :)
i love that you insist on a cake & candles, i’m a huge birthday person
Daaang what a lucky birthday and delicious birthday! I love anything lemony!
Great salad! Look at the size of that beet!
I know I was born around 7am…I think 7:15ish. My mom usually calls me at the exact time I was born to wish me a happy birthday, but this year she called the night before to tell me, “At this exact time, 26 years ago, I was starting my labor with you!” haha!
I’m not really a restaurant dessert person…unless it involves pumpkin! Bread pudding or cheesecake? Yes, please!
That’s an AMAZING side salad! Wow. I’m impressed! I love tiramisu. So delicious.
I was born at 1:47am on (I believe) a Friday morning. My Dad was supposed to go to a Bruins game with one of his friends and my grandfather (they split season tickets back then) but ended up going to the hospital with Mom instead. Aww. ♥
I don’t *have* to order something if it’s on the menu…but I always have a serious internal debate about ordering any sort of oreo or peanut butter type dessert if it’s there.
Wow, pretty cool that Kristen was born at 1:11 on top of it all! Happy Birthday to her!! I was born at 5:09 am. My mom calls/texts me every birthday at that time. It’s our “thing”.
All of your meals look delish! I don’t normally get dessert when out. Sometimes I’ll pick at whatever my boyfriend orders or take a bite of a dessert that the table ordered. I ALWAYS get coffee though.
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