birthday brunch with brynn

^^ this girl was my very first friend. 

my mom was pregnant with me and

drove past a house in the neighborhood

that had a sign in the lawn saying "it's a girl!"

being the outgoing person she is, she stopped

the car, knocked on the door and said that she

was also having a baby in 2 weeks and that

they should be friends! somehow brynn's mom

didn't think mine was crazy, & they set up a playdate.

the rest is history! i'm so glad my mom knocked on

that door 24 years ago and i'm so glad i was in town

to celebrate brynn's birthday this year with a brunch

at the dodo...one of our favorite places! i love this place

most for dinner, but had never been for brunch and since

i was flying back to SF that day, we did it earlier.

you can't go wrong at the dodo, so of course it was amazing!

^^ we did the B.T.A. eggs benedict, which was a little

twist on the traditional dish. the bacon - tomatoes - and avocado

were the perfect additions, and the hollandaise sauce was fab.

^^ we also obviously had to try the raspberry crepe special.

we were celebrating a birthday, after all! you know brynn

is a good friend because whenever we go out to eat she will

always split things with me so we can try them both.

and.....this will sound crazy if you've never been to the dodo...

but we ordered dessert after brunch! simply because you cannot

go to the dodo without getting a dessert. they make the best

treats in the world. we had to have a little bite of each

and then boxed them up for later. the coconut caramel coffee cake

was too good to be true, and the toll house

pie is a classic favorite at the dodo. don't leave without dessert!

love you, b! thanks for a perfect little brunch before i left town.

i love my fellow april baby and love the dodo!

xo