• Events,  Restaurant Reviews,  Running,  Yoga

    Julie’s Birthday at Hana

    Yesterday was my sisters 24th birthday! Happy Birthday, Julie! My sister was born 17 months after I was. Needless to say, we are close!! 😉 We went to the same college and even both had the same major. And we still share the same group of friends. She wanted to have her birthday dinner Hibachi style at Hana Japanese Steakhouse. My parents also joined us. As did friends! Chris and I got a blooming tea called Halo to share. It was tasty! It was so neat to watch the flower actually “bloom” while it steeped in the hot water. So pretty! My dad and Chris both agreed that it looked…

  • Events,  Restaurant Reviews

    Happy Birthday Liz!

    Friday was my cousin Liz’s 26th birthday! Liz and I are very close! We grew up together. She’s my closest cousin in age, since all my other cousin’s are a lot older or younger. Liz is also an artist! She illustrates children’s books. How awesome is that? Her birthday also happened to fall on Albany’s First Friday. First Friday is Albany’s art event, where tons of local places host local artwork. Liz was lucky enough to showcase some of her art at the Daily Grind on Lark Street. Since we were at the Daily Grind and it was dinner time…I ordered something to eat. The Daily Grind is a cute…