Birthday Lunch

After a very long, difficult week, my friends put together a lovely birthday lunch for me today! Anita invited us to her warm, comfortable home, decorated in bright red and gold for the holidays.

We enjoyed a wonderful meal of homemade tamales (her mom made them from scratch), Spanish rice, and a cranberry sprinkled green salad. Everything was delicious! To top it off was a fabulous strawberry laden birthday cake. What wonderful friends!

Now we are off for our two week Christmas vacation. I plan to enjoy every moment of it.