Jessica turned 25 this year. Time really does fly by. We celebrated by having a combined birthday/anniversary dinner at Engine Co. No. 28 in downtown Los Angeles. The atmosphere was interesting. It's a really old firehouse that has been restored into a restaurant. The food and service were both great!
The next day we went to Temecula to see our friends Ben & Liz. We spent the afternoon getting the dogs to like each other. Once we took them for a walk, they seemed to warm up to one another. Jack could learn a few things from Tex and Gracie.
We decided to spend the evening at the Pechanga Casino on one of their Indian reservations. I have to say it was much nicer than I expected. It kind of reminded me of the Beau Rivage. We thought about going to Las Vegas, but decided to "practice" at this casino first so we don't blow it in L.V. :) Vegas comes later. So we lost a little money, won it back, and dined at Kelsey's afterwards. Great chicken kabobs! Robbie and Ben stuffed themsevles with 1 pound burgers, and the honey butter was awesome. :)
The next day we went to church with the Fritz's, drove around the inland empire, saw some mountains, and got some local milk at the Beaumont Dairy..."milk from cows not treated with hormones". This town actually reminded us a little of small town Mississippi.
On Jessica's actual birthday, she got lots of gifts, cards, and her very own ice cream cake! It's not Jessica's birthday without ice cream cake (in the middle of winter).
