Jun 30, 2007

Croatian Birthday for Katherine, Katy, Kate

Last year, Mark and I went to Oregon to celebrate my birthday with Jane and Erik. You may recall we got engaged just a few days before my birthday, so we were definitely talking about the future as the four of us hiked through the Colombia river gorge. Actually, Erik was trying to give Mark some how-to photography lessons while talking boy-talk... and Jane and I talked about what the future might hold for Mark and me. At the time, I certainly had no idea that I would spend the following birthday on a Croatian island in the Adriatic. And yet, if someone had said that's where would be I certainly wouldn't have thought it a crazy or far-fetched suggestion. I like that. And I liked my 33rd birthday.
The four of us (remember my mom and dad joined us for this bit) took a ferry from Split out to the island of Hvar in the Adriatic. The scenery was beautiful, but I cannot tell a lie. The best part of the ferry was the fact that they had an iced blended coffee that was the closest thing I've had to a Starbucks frappucino in months. And at this point in our travels I would gladly trade every birthday cake I could ever have in the years to come for a venti mocha frap. When we got to the island, mom and dad set themselves up with some lounge chairs for an easy afternoon at the beach while Mark and I hopped on a scooter to zip around the island.

As every girl knows, the best part about a scooter ride is getting to hold on to the cute boy driving the scooter... and the worst part is helmet hair. But like fraps... it has been months since a blow dryer or a flat iron so bad hair is the norm anyways and didn't phase my good spirits.
We even found a secluded little beach for a birthday swim! I could tell you about the post swim discovery of our scooter knocked over and one of the mirrors broken off. But I didn't let it ruin my birthday nor will I let it ruin the blog! That night, mom and dad treated us to a nice dinner out to cap off the big day.
Mark has a big job ahead of him, this will be a hard birthday to top.

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