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You are here: Home / Weekend / Birthday Weekend Part III

October 29, 2014

Birthday Weekend Part III

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And….my actual birthday!! I like even birthday years more than odd, so I’m happy to be 32 : )

My day started with another soccer game, so I had coffee (thanks for the cute mug Rachel!) and cinnamon chip toast with almond butter.

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I was a little stiff on the field, but I had a great time playing in game #2 of the weekend.

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Back at home I joined the family for lunch! We made plates of leftovers. Lentils with parmesan, grapes, carrots, squash, cornbread and CHEESE!

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The afternoon was filled with…more beer! We went to Homebrew for Hunger, which is an awesome event featuring beer from around 40 homebrewers and the craft breweries in the area. And all of the proceeds go to the Blue Ridge Area Food Bank! Last year it was held in November, inside, after dark, but this year’s event was outdoors and so much fun!

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Here were Matt’s two submissions! He drew the artwork himself.

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I tasted lots of beer, and these were the highlights –

Seamane and Rob made a Chocolate Toasted Coconut Porter that was amazing! They toasted the coconut themselves, and the flavor really came through.

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The McElroys’ Keagan Imperial Stout was pretty sweet!

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Patrick and Laura’s Chococabra was a milk stout aged with cacao nibs and chipotle peppers!

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Jeff chose this expression for his headshot

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Loved his beer names – and the beer too!

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This Naked Mole Rat Mole Porter was pretty awesome by name and flavor. It was brewed with serrano, cayenne cacao nibs, cinnamon and roasted bell peppers.

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Loved these Mad Scientists! And one’s wife is a blog reader! HI!

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Their set up was really cute, and their beer, delicious!

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I played soccer with Loren and loved his raspberry beers!

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This Pumpernickel Porter was pretty cool – lots of caraway flavor.

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And a nice woman brewer (the minority present for sure) made these delicious selections. Loved her names and flavor combos!

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Ellen and I had lots of fun together : )

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We ate sweet potato fritters as a snack.

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Hung out with friends

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Notice the dog’s timing on the lick!!

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Guess who won the whole event!? ROB + SEAMANE! The Chocolate Toasted Coconut ruled. They now get to brew with Three Notch’d!

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We had a great time….but I don’t want to drink beer again for a while!! : ) : )

Dad, Matt and I walked home, and then we wrapped up the big day with a family dinner at Commonwealth. Empanadas to start – yum!

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I had the scallops over pork belly and sweet potato.

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And finally – a birthday sticky toffee pudding!

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The next morning we said goodbye to Grammie and Pea and took these sweet photos before they left. We really appreciate all the playing that Grammie and Mazen did while we lived up the weekend! I hear they had as much fun as we did : )

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  1. Lindsey @ SimplyLindsey says

    October 29, 2014 at 6:21 am

    Oh my goodness, the chocolate toasted coconut porter sounds amazing!! I love chocolate-flavored porters, but this sounds even better!

    Reply
  2. Holly @ Happiness This Hour says

    October 29, 2014 at 6:32 am

    So fun! That food all looked amazing!

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  3. seana says

    October 29, 2014 at 6:38 am

    Mazen looks just like your dad! Adorable.

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    • Lorie says

      October 29, 2014 at 7:08 am

      I was going to say the same thing–Mazen has your Dad’s smile!

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      • Tina says

        October 29, 2014 at 7:33 am

        I was thinking the same thing! Definitely see Kath’s Dad in Mazen. So cute!

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    • Barbara says

      October 29, 2014 at 10:29 am

      I think Mazen looks a’Mazenly like his Pea too.

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  4. Rachel says

    October 29, 2014 at 7:00 am

    Glad to see you enjoying the mug 🙂 How are those dinosaurs doing??

    Happy birthday to you too, my new birthday buddy!!

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    • KathEats says

      October 29, 2014 at 7:44 am

      He loves them durine breakfast!

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  5. Chelsea @ Designs on Dinner says

    October 29, 2014 at 7:11 am

    Looks like you had a truly fabulous birthday weekend!

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  6. Amanda @ Life To Table says

    October 29, 2014 at 7:12 am

    It was great to meet you at the event! Did not realize it was your birthday. Glad the coconut beer won, it was delicious!

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    • KathEats says

      October 29, 2014 at 7:44 am

      You too Amanda!

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  7. Rachel says

    October 29, 2014 at 7:37 am

    What a cool event!! I’d love to try Matt’s Basil IPA- such an interesting combination of flavors. Glad you had a good birthday!

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  8. Tonya says

    October 29, 2014 at 7:42 am

    That was a fun, beer fueled birthday weekend. The only way to do it! Beautiful pics of Mazen and his grandparents! Your mom’s looking great. 🙂 Also, Go Matt with those hidden artistic talents! LOL

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  9. Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine says

    October 29, 2014 at 7:48 am

    Haha, love the mug! What an awesome birthday weekend!

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  10. Maryea {happy healthy mama} says

    October 29, 2014 at 7:51 am

    I love that your birthday weekend required 3 posts. Everyone’s birthday should be a weekend long event, right?! Glad you had such a fabulous weekend. 🙂

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  11. Lindsey J says

    October 29, 2014 at 7:52 am

    Those photos at the end are too sweet (the one where he wears pea’s glasses? heart melting! but I secretly think kids in glasses are the cutest things). You’re lucky to have so many great pics of your family – the toughest part must be picking favorites to frame!

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  12. erin says

    October 29, 2014 at 8:10 am

    mazen’s cut looks pretty cute.

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  13. Lisa C says

    October 29, 2014 at 8:12 am

    Love the pictures with your parents. They look like fun ones! Happy birthday!

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  14. Ashley @ Saving Money in your Twenties says

    October 29, 2014 at 8:14 am

    hahahaha! that last picture cracks me up 🙂

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  15. Alissa says

    October 29, 2014 at 8:53 am

    GREAT pictures of Mazen and his grandparents! One of the best parts of parenting is seeing your kid with your parents, isn’t it?

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  16. Nicole says

    October 29, 2014 at 9:25 am

    Happy Birthday!

    Where did you mom get her elephant shirt?

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    • Mom says

      October 29, 2014 at 3:09 pm

      Thanks! Maze l liked my elephant shirt too. The brand is Crown and Ivy. I got it at Belks here in North Carolina (although maybe Macy’s but I’m pretty sure Belks)

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  17. bmrobertson63 says

    October 29, 2014 at 9:25 am

    Wow! Mazen looks like such a big boy! He is a cutie, Kath.

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  18. Kavi says

    October 29, 2014 at 9:30 am

    HAPPY BIRTHDAY KATH! Sounds like you had a full weekend of birthday fun 🙂 I love the pictures of Mazen with your parents… he is so handsome, and looks like a little J.Crew model!

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  19. Emma says

    October 29, 2014 at 9:39 am

    Nothing is quite as happy as pictures of grandparents and their little grandchild having fun together! They always look so cute and happy together. I’m glad your mom seems to be doing so well.

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  20. Dana @ fresh simple five says

    October 29, 2014 at 9:42 am

    The homebrew event sounds awesome. My husband homebrews so I always love trying other people’s homebrews knowing how much time/love goes into each batch. Matt’s basil IPA sounds tasty!

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  21. MooMoo says

    October 29, 2014 at 9:48 am

    Those pictures of Mazen and his grandparents are SO good! Everyone has great smiles and you can tell there is a lot of love between the 3 of them. So presh. 🙂

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  22. Christine says

    October 29, 2014 at 9:51 am

    I love Mazen’s hair! He’s adorable! We are expecting our first baby (boy) next week…seeing these pictures of Mazen gets me excited! I love the sweater and boots he is wearing too! Such a little model!

    p.s. I cannot wait to have a beer 😉 Seeing your photos has intensified my craving!

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  23. Sophie says

    October 29, 2014 at 10:07 am

    Belated Happy Birthday Kath! It looks like you had a great day.
    Gosh Mazen is growing up fast – what a handsome boy! He’s looking more and more like Matt?!

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  24. Kate says

    October 29, 2014 at 10:48 am

    Your mom’s shirt is adorable! Do you know where she got it?

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  25. Catherine says

    October 29, 2014 at 10:59 am

    That looked like so much fun! I’m happy you had a wonderful birthday! I agree about liking being an even number year. I’m not 32 till February but I am definitely more drawn to it than 31. It’s nice to see another male named Loren, too. That’s my husband’s name! 🙂 And Mazen is adorable and so handsome!! What a cutie pie!

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  26. Alyssa @ The Healthy RD says

    October 29, 2014 at 11:19 am

    Love your birthday mug! Happy belated birthday!

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  27. Melissa says

    October 29, 2014 at 12:38 pm

    Mazen is 100% big boy now. His baby face is gone 🙁 lol. He’s getting so big so fast!

    Happy belated! 🙂

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  28. Jodi@prairiekuchen says

    October 29, 2014 at 1:04 pm

    Happy Birthday! What a great day!

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  29. Shel@PeachyPalate says

    October 29, 2014 at 1:35 pm

    Oh wow what interesting beer flavours! The scallops with pork belly…pretty much my idea of the perfect meal right there! Yummers! Super duper fun filled birthday weekend!

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  30. Rachel says

    October 29, 2014 at 2:42 pm

    I’m surprised you’re not #26!

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    • KathEats says

      October 29, 2014 at 5:34 pm

      Would be if it were an option!

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  31. Tricia @ A Couple of Dashes says

    October 29, 2014 at 3:09 pm

    Those corn fritters look delicious! YUM! I’ve had them before but yours looked much better than the ones I had!

    I’m glad you had a fun birthday weekend! 🙂

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  32. Catalina @ Shades of Pink says

    October 29, 2014 at 4:25 pm

    Happy Birthday! Looks like you are having a good time celebrating. Never had scallops over pork belly, but OMG it sounds divine. Mazen is so adorable, I like his boots.

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  33. Linda @ The Fitty says

    October 29, 2014 at 4:26 pm

    Wonderful, wonderful, and even more wonderful day, Kath. Your friends are coolio, can I join you guys?

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    • KathEats says

      October 29, 2014 at 5:34 pm

      Of course!

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  34. Jess. says

    October 29, 2014 at 4:42 pm

    Looks like a great birthday weekend! I really want to visit your city- it looks like there is so much good food and so many fun events going on! I will get there someday.

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  35. Jeanie says

    October 29, 2014 at 5:31 pm

    Wow! You had a looong birthday celebration. Looks great. Mazen is really turning into a little boy.

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  36. Livi @ Eat, Pray, Work It Out says

    October 29, 2014 at 5:45 pm

    Looks like a fun weekend! Happy belated birthday!

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  37. Leslie says

    October 29, 2014 at 7:22 pm

    Kath your mom looks great! Glad to see her looking so happy and well.

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  38. Fran@BCDC says

    October 30, 2014 at 5:36 am

    What fun! I’m constantly amazed at the huge number of different beers. I’m pretty plain when it comes to the occasional beer I drink. Great weekend!

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  39. Bobbie says

    October 30, 2014 at 11:40 am

    Mazen is just adorable Kath! Happy Belated!

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  40. Anonymous says

    October 31, 2014 at 9:58 pm

    Your mom looks fabulous!! Glad u had a great Bday weekend!!

    Reply

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