March 8, 2005:- Tonight we celebrated Renée's birthday in style, if one day early. First, Chris baked a cake, which we will eat tomorrow night when the Tingles come over. Next, we brought home a ton of food from Sonic, including Extra Long Chili Cheese Coneys, Cheese Tots, an Orange Creamslush, and -- best of all -- a 44-ounce Cherry Limeade. It was terrifically delicious, and we felt like we were going to explode, but in a good way.
- While eating, we watched tonight's American Idol. We're going to go with last week's picks again and say that Janay and Lindsay are going home, but with this fickle voting public, who can really tell? Nadia was good again, but aside from her, the girls weren't too impressive.
- Renée opened her presents from Josh and Chris and received a framed portrait of Josh, a new book, some Mint Milano cookies, a big huge water jug, and a pink terry tracksuit that Renée had been dropping hints about for months. She was most pleased with her presents, especially since they proved that Chris can actually take a hint if hammered over the head enough.
- Finally, we ended the evening by watching Flight of the Navigator. Though the movie was good, the busy day had tuckered us all out, and we took turns dozing off on the couch. Renée was quite the happy girl, wearing her tracksuit, cuddling her baby, and watching one of her favorite childhood movies -- not a bad way to spend a birthday eve.
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