mmMMMmmMmmmmmEltInG pOt!! 
in celebration of my big 2-4, i went to the melting pot to enjoy an awesome four course meal with some of my closest friends! enjoy the pics and try not to drool over the dessert pics....
the first two courses: cheese fondue with bread, veggies, and fruit and the gourmet salad for the second course
the third course? raw meat!! lol...sike, they give you raw meat and you cook it in the flavored broth of your choice. mmmm...chicken, steak, shrimp, duck, pork, ravioli...
luanne cooking up the veggies in the broth
the aftermath of the third course...
and last but finally not least -- the fourth course -- DESSERT!! we ordered the smores chocolate and the turtle chocolate for dipping our fruit, pound cake, cheesecake, and brownie bites...
joni enjoying the smores chocolate
me and kare-bear...thanks for coming out for my bday, NY girl! you couldnt have come home on a better weekend!
karen, me, missa...our side of the table...feeling completely and utterly stuffed...
me and melissa
the other side of the table...luanne, ben, and joni...
me and joni
me and ben : -)
luanne and me outside the restaurant
the girls! melissa, karen, me, luanne
ben and i after a lovely dinner
a picture of all of us...thanks to everyone for coming out for my birthday! you guys are the bestest!
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the b-day festivities continued the following Memorial Day Weekend when ben and i took a day trip to Philly to hang out around South Street while we waited for the Gavin DeGraw concert at night. sorry, no pics of the concert though.
what an awesome birthday! thanks to my friends who called and sent emails and sent me b-day wishes! i'm planning on going out really big next year for my 25th birthday so just wait and see!
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i prefer a friendly, non-smoker, non-drug user (yeah, i've had bad ones in my early college years)..young professional (aren't we all?)..someone respectful of common spaces..able to be financially independent..possibly willing to live with a pet (if i were to ever dog-sit my family's pups)..willing to share household responsibilities and even perhaps grocery expenses..i know the right person is out there, it's just a matter of finding them! thanks everyone!
but its really pretty!! 
