Kimberly Gets Her J.D. On + Lunch at Landmarc
June 7, 2011
Rachel in Birthday, graduation

Not only did my sister Kimberly graduate from law school yesterday...

but today is her birthday! Happy Birthday Kimmi!

So with this in mind, my family had a lot to celebrate yesterday. We started the day at Lincoln Center in Manhattan, where the graduation was held.

After a nice ceremony, Kimberly received her diploma! Here she is near the podium, about the cross the stage as her name was called.

My sister Christine and I were determind to be the loudest, girliest screamers and cheerers ever.

After the deed was done, we met Kimberly for a small paparazzi-style photo shoot with the gorgeous Manhattan backdrop.

Once 1 million the photos were taken, we headed over to the Time Warner Center at Columbus Circle for lunch at Landmarc. I love this place! Not only is the food fantastic, but it overlooks Broadway and has gorgeous decor with an industrial wine bar vibe. I like.

We of course started the meal with some crusty bread. I also enjoyed a glass of Malbec (my fave)...

...while Kimberly enjoyed a signature martini. Loving that color.

For an appetizer, Christine and I shared a based of smoked mozzarella fritters with fried zucchini sticks...

Look at that cheese!

And for the main attraction, I had Pasta Genovese - a rigatoni with pesto. Luckily, the pasta portion was small, which kept me from falling into a cat nap at the table!

After lunch, we headed back to Kimberly's apartment for some birthday/graduation cake and gifts!

My mom ordered a cake from Mendoker's Bakery in Jamesburg, NJ, our all-time favorite bakery for cakes (and black and white cookies!).

This cake was designed to Kimberly's own specifications. One layer each of vanilla and chocolate cake filled with {a lot of} chocolate fudge and topped very generously with vanilla buttercream. I mean, really, I can't think of anything better. Look at that fudge! Ah!

And that is why today I will be on a liquid diet of smoothies and tea. Followed by zumba. And cardio strength.

Anyhow, Congratulations and Happy Birthday to my little sis! Yesterday was a great day :)

So what I want to know is...if you could choose any cake flavor combination in the world, what would it be?

Mine would be my old favorite - moist chocolate cake with lots and lots of vanilla buttercream!

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