23! wahoo! marks me a probably out of college, might have a real job, no questions about still being excited to be 21... i don't know, i'd been accidentally telling people i was 23 for a couple months now, wishfully trying to push myself beyond the feelings of inexperience and unpreparedness that were overwhelming me. actually turning 23 has only helped marginally.
to celebrate we went to aria, a delicious, mod, american fusion restaurant right downtown with wonderful drinks, decent service, and a lovely naan starter. despite some bill confusion that we're still trying to work out - we all came home to an additional 20% deducted from our accounts - it was all in all an incredibly pleasing evening out, which we will repeat soon, if perhaps somewhere a little less expensive. we are grad students.
see all that modishness?
beautiful beet and goat cheese salad and a cucumber pomegranate mojito
the frenchest arroz con pollo any of us had ever seen
and the best birthday present ever:
from my college friends, an edible arrangement! rp and i reveled in the strawberries and pineapple kookiness all weekend before finally admitting it wasn't all going to be consumed before it died and sticking the remaining fruit in the freezer for another day. mid-winter strawberries. amazing.
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