Lynn's birthday was last weekend (March 8th), so it was high time we celebrate! We tried to surprise her with a gift that she'd been wanting, but it was one of those things you really had to get an opinion about before purchasing... so even though it wasn't much of a surprise, Mom got a large decorative mirror that she'll be featuring in her new Yelm home one day. The surprising part was actually unexpected by all - even though she'd seen photos of the mirror online, in person she loved it that much more. Score! She's really excited.
Usually Mom wants a nice home cooked meal at our place for her birthday, but this year we changed things up and went to Salty's Saturday Brunch. Mom and Dad hadn't been to a brunch quite like this before, so we thought they'd really enjoy it. You know those buffets you DON'T go to because the food is never all that fresh or put out more than once? Not this place. Stuff is refreshed so fast you hardly knew it was running low, the variety is incredible and the food is out of this world. All you can eat? You bet your sweet ass.
The buffet was incredible....omelet station, crab legs, oysters, chocolate fountain, caramel fountain, a Bloody Mary Station (Anthony had a virgin Bloody Mary but it still was really fun to add all sorts of vegis, olives, spice etc.), and much, much more.
The view of the Puget Sound was gorgeous as we saw downtown even though it was a bit rainy. Right outside our window was a seagull. Now this seagull was a big boy and he was chillin long enough for us to take some pictures.
Here are a few shots of a plate or two, or twelve.....yes, you can see lox, Oreo cookies and strawberries dipped in chocolate, pretzel sticks and a green olive and hot pepper for good measure. Pregnant lady must have been eating that plate.
Anthony had a pesto pasta made fresh with all the fixings..... delish!
The dessert area was 14 feet of tables filled with cookies, cakes, pies, pastries, things to dip into the sweet fountains, crepes, waffles, and tons of other stuff. This was the best part of the whole buffet in Anthony & Amy's world.
Norman had a great idea....best way to get thru a food coma is to just give in and take a snooze. Anthony joined him during the second DVD movie we watched (big surprise as he can never make it through two full movies in one sitting).
Overall, very fun birthday. Last one for Lynn before officially becoming a Grandma!
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