37 is the new 21!

So this week I turned the big 37...or as i call it "the new 21" and boy did I have a great time celebrating!!
The biggest gift I must say is with the help of all my friends and family, we raised $774 for st.Judes hospital!!! It was what I wanted in place of gifts because I really have everything I need!!So a HUGE thank you goes out to everyone who contributed to my cause!!!
My other birthday gifts included some great shirts from Keith,a really cute shirt from Julie,2 Box tickets for Behanding in spokane on broadway (and we get to go backstage after to meet christopher Walken and Sam Rockwell..Keith has a crush on Sam Rockwell so I may be single after ...LOL)
and then Keith got me an amazing gift(besides him!)..2 tickets (front row center orch) to Addams Family on broadway(i'm dying to see this show!) and if that wasn't great enough my friend michelle is getting us backstage after and we may meet BeBe Neuwirth and Nathan Lane!!Like I said I got amazing gifts!!
For my birthday party we did a nice dinner and a little karaoke (ok a lot of karaoke!)
First we went to Vinyl (754 9th ave) for dinner.it is a very fun nostalgic spot to eat.
They have bathrooms that are named after celebrities and when you go inside them they play their music.There is a Dolly,cher,Elvis,and nelly one.(I know i didn't quite get that one)
The menus are old album covers on the front and back (i had michael jackson's "Thriller"...i know how much greater can you get!) I was joined by my friends Michelle Lookadoo,Rachael garrett,Joe "oh honey" martinelli,Jen hope,dan chester,Kenny,edmond,and of course Keith!
It was a great dinner and they had a truffle mac n cheese that was almost as amazing as cafeteria!all the food there is good, except for the turkey burger(DRY!) but with WAWAmelon belinis who cares!
 they get 5 Jeffersons for a fun time and good food!
Afterwards we headed to Karaoke Duet 48(304 east 48th street) and had a blast!
They have private rooms there and they give you the song books,the remote control and the microphones and let you go to town!The staff is so friendly,and they have so many songs to sing (they definately get 5 jeffersons)
I was joined there by my good friends Rachel Bates Michelle Enfield,Brian,Julie,Todd,Damani,Lynn,Dan,Kenny,Edmond and Keith.
We had so much fun singing ,and yes we even had birthday cake! Although we thought we were going to set off the sprinklers..remember i'm 37 and that's a lot of fire!
On monday my good friends Jenn and Diana took Keith and I to Serendepity 3! (225 E. 60th street)
This is my absolute favorite ice cream place!They get a lot of celebrities(Cher , Britney,Ashton,Demi,etc.)and are best known for their $1000 sundae (it has gold in it) and their frozen hot chocolate.
We had such a fun time catching up with each other.And the way we talked about our friends new man(all good things of course) you would have thought we were shooting a scene from sex and the city.They are some very fun girls and incredible friends!
Now it was time for desert..do I get the $1000 sundae (it was their treat) or something else? well,i let them off easy and got their  Humble Pie(peanut butter pie) with bananas,vanilla ice cream with caramel and butterscotch sauces.....and it was soooo amazing!!!(that gets 5 Jeffersons times 2!!)
Really you need to go there!!
I had an amazing birthday week and wouldn't have wanted it any other way!!
If i could share anything to you that i've learned in these last 37 years, and there are lots of things! But the most important ones are...Treat people the way you want to be treated,always be thankful for family and friends in your life(and I am truly blessed there!),Stress as little as possible(it helps you look younger) and just enjoy life and make the most out of it!We have one life to live and you have to live it the way you want to and not the way others want you too!
I know...i'm very wise :)
Next weeks blog will be another  fun one! We are going to see Miss Diana Ross at Caesar's Atlantic City!
You won't want to miss this one!
til then,
Bon Apetit'