Birthday Plan

Tomorrow is my birthday, and after a long week I have decided what I want for my birthday:

1. I want to eat well,
2. I want to try something new,
3. And I want to do nothing productive.

It sounds like I want to live in Downton Abbey (which is a not-so-secret dream of mine). But after an extremely productive - and exhausting - week, this birthday girl just wants to relax and indulge (I really am the long-lost, American DA cousin... misplaced by time... and probably DNA).

Where I live in my daydreams.

So, this is my plan for tomorrow, to celebrate the "big" 2-2:

Birthday Morning
Lounge in bed, watching a fun movie and sipping champagne. I decided this first, during one of those I-really-don't-want-to-get-out-of-bed-days.
Birthday Afternoon
A possible trip to the brand new Union Market where I can bring my not-oft-used camera (my graduation gift to myself) and indulge in the eateries. I'm especially looking forward to the oyster bar, the fancy empanadas and Righteous Cheese. I wasn't kidding about the indulge, thing.
Birthday Evening
A restaurant that - hopefully - my mom will recommend. She's an excellent cook and knows the DC restaurant scene as well as any food critic.

And what will happen to me when I awake on Sunday? I only ask that I manage to waddle into an Alexandria restaurant in time for brunch. I'll let you know how it all goes!