Oh Birthdays. How much I love my birthday. I just love to embrace the fact that I'm making it through this journey of life and I'm not messing it up too terribly. I love being alive and the great blessing it is to live in this country at this time. {Deep Breath} I love it!
This year really brought a great day. First off, it was Saturday - which meant that my hubs would be home all day to pamper me and watch the bambino. He let me sleep in for a few minutes that morning (which translates to me laying in bed longer since I don't really sleep past 7 anyway). He had gone out with Cameron and gotten donuts and juice for my special breakfast. I cut up some fruit to try and balance out all the sugar and it all turned out really tasty. I then went with several of my friends to get our nails done and grab some lunch. I went with some colors that I don't usually choose and although I'm not sure it is really me, it's jus nail polish so - who cares.
Mark had me open gifts shortly after I got home from my nail date. Oh man did he splurge on me this year. He somehow had procured the game that is difficult to find and impossible to know about without having a gaming brother-in-law like me. I am IN LOVE with Dead of Winter right now and am so excited to now own it. Later that night, Mark had arranged for a sitter and he and I went to a nice Restaurant for dinner, La Jolla Groves. Being that every other restaurant had a 1.5 hour wait time, we were surprised to be able to just walk right into this one. It felt like such a fancy meal, with linen table cloths and roses to boot. Plus, the place was almost empty so we had a quiet meal and really great service. We had intended to go over to the Jazz game after dinner, but because I just wasn't feeling it, we changed plans and went furniture shopping instead. We have felt that our couches have needed to be replaced for months now, so we did a little dream shopping. No, we didn't buy anything, but it was sure nice to dream. By 9:00 I was exhausted and we headed home and, yup - I was off to bed. (Guess this old age is really doing me in). No worries though, Mark and I were up from 1:30 until about 4am with a coughing, snotty, sick little boy who couldn't sleep. All in a days work. :)
Such a happy Birthday celebration for me. Coupled with texts, phone calls, and fantastic memories shared to me on Facebook, all of which made me smile from ear to ear. I feel so loved by everyone around me, and am so grateful for my happy, healthy life. Here's to 32 years and counting.
