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Yesterday was my 26th birthday (YAY!) and to celebrate I was so fortunate to have my sister and our best friend Jenelle come visit from KY, as well as my SF besties Jess and Jenn, and my travel buddy/big sister Tonya help make this the best birthday wkd yet! It's so crazy that this time last year I was in California on vacation, visiting as far south as San Diego and as far north as San Fran and now I live here! We had a FUN*tabulous time together and thousands of pics were taken (that is not an exaggeration). Sadly, all the pics are in KY but when I get them I'll be eager to share them with you. So much happened and I don't have the time to properly blog it all, but here are the 26 highlights of my wkd.

1. How my heart started racing when I saw my sister standing on the curb at the Southwest baggage claim area
2. Late night In-N-Out burger with Em while chatting in the car
3. Passing my drug test (not that I was worried but it was quite time consuming)
4. Making orange-ginger pork stir-fry and watching TV while eating dinner with the sister
5. Picking up Jenelle from the airport, her first time on the West Coast and another late night In-N-Out burger trip
6. Iced coffee from Phillz (energy drink meets good mood creator)
7. Hilarious car trip up to Napa with Emily, Jenelle and Jenn (Brown) talking about "gel-nail" (said in Asian voice, think Anjelah Johnson and "Nail Salon" skit) and turning "L's" into "R's"
8. Riding the aerial tram at the Sterling Vineyard
9. Delicious, homemade, extravagant Neopolitan cupcakes from Tonya- complete with candles!
10. Mmmm....Mumm. Your bubbles are delicious.
11. Cuvaison
12. Cuvaison
13. Cuvaison....yes, it is THAT good it deserves to be mentioned 3 times
14. Delectable eating experience at A Fish Story (great pick by Tonya) complete with a few free apps b/c we had some KY girls with us
15. City scene at night from Twin Peaks
16. Bi-Rite creamery per Jenn's suggestion (heavenly flavors)
17. Em's horrified screams b/c of the steep SF streets while Jenelle screams in delight
18. Dim Sum in Chinatown
19. Epic photoshoot in Chinatown of Em 'n Jenelle
20. Riding the cable cars through town
21. Hitting up a good sale at Anthropologie
22. Sunset dinner at Boudin's
23. Still laughing over "gel-nail" and "I Ruv you"
24. Photoshoot at the Palace & GG with Em
25. Dinner/storytime with Jess @ Park Chow
26. The Civil Wars concert with Jess 'n Em

Big thanks to everyone who wished me a happy birthday! It was truly overwhelming to be so loved and missed!