Happy Birthday Dad

Growing up, we would have iced cream every night for dessert. My dad would get out a gallon pail of plain, economical, vanilla and we would slather it with peanut butter, honey, or malt powder.   He always said that there is room for ice cream after dinner because it "filled in all the cracks".
So naturally,  the family celebrated his birthday by taking him out for ice cream. We met at my favorite local parlor.  I ordered  salted caramel,  pistachio almond,  and sweet cream. All stacked nicely inside a chocolate waffle cone. Their salted caramel is one of my all time favorites. If they have it available I have to get it. The same with their sweet cream,  but only if its the first scoop on the cone. So I can savor its simple flavor before the other more colorful scoops.  What's your favorite flavor?
P.s. If you weren't already hungry, here's a picture of my cone.

A Birthday Present From Myself.

Happy birthday to me!
You might not know it, but it was my birthday a few weeks ago. As a gift to myself I bought something I've been wanting for at least a year. A subscription to Birchbox!
I have to confess, I'd never even heard of this company until I read about them in glamour magazine. I instantly wanted to subscribe but they only have a limited number so I got stuck on a waiting list that seemed like it would last a lifetime.  How perfect was it that the day before my birthday I got an email saying I should sign up!? (Finally!) I was so excited, I couldn't waste another minute! So I headed over to their website and a few days later my first box arrived.  Tucked inside was a  pumpkin seed granola bar (which I ate almost immediately),   some CC creme, some dark purple eye liner, and a bottle of opalescent, light blue nail polish (in the photo). The great thing about these monthly packages is that, because alot of the items are samples, you don't get bored with wearing the same shades of makeup until they are gone (if you're like me).
Want to try Birchbox? Here's the link
https://www.birchbox.com/invite/bsn6q
Even if it's not your birthday,  I think you'll like it :)