If you want to have a happy birthday, surround yourself with all your favorite people (and pets!) all weekend long.

Friday night the Candy Team kicked off my birthday weekend with me by doing something simple that we all love—sharing a TV dinner while dissecting the latest eps and videos. Friends+Food=Good Time. The ice cream cake was just… well, the icing on the cake, hehe.

Saturday I had an all-day food-a-thon with my guy Patrick, and Sunday brunch we met up with my best friend Nash and her amazingly cute and talkative baby, Sara. Whoever first thought of brunch was a genius. I find it incredibly comforting to eat all sorts of breakfast food at weird times of the day.

Sunday night of course was reserved for dinner with the family and all our dogs. And just when I thought my birthday was over, my sis Celine (who lives in the US) sent over a ton of pretty things for me to go crazy over, including these vintage Barbie notecards. My good friend Mia Fausto Cruz (she used to be my boss and Candy EIC) also surprised me with what has to be the prettiest package ever. I loved how it matched my outfit that day!