For pretty much the entire month of August I was dreading my birthday. 40. Ugh. That's just so old!! In general, I like my birthday. I like cake. I like presents. I like going out to dinner. But this year I was just not looking forward to any of it. At. All. But then I had the best weekend ever!
Tom showed up around 11am on Friday with a cake from Cakes on Board. They did our wedding cake and, seriously, they make the best cakes! I ate cake all weekend and my mouth still waters thinking about that cake! I was so happy and surprised that I didn't even (hardly) notice that the cake has my age right there on it for everyone to see.
But then I got the best surprise ever! My bff, Lori, surprised me by flying in for the weekend! My mom picked her up at the airport on Friday and brought her to my house just in time to go out to lunch. I like to think that I'm pretty tough to surprise. Mostly because I'm sneaky and nosy. Yes, I'm the one who goes searching for presents in closets. Always have, and probably always will. But this time I think that nearly everyone around me was in on it and no one told! Not a single solitary person!
On Friday, my mom took me and Lori to lunch at Ted's Montana Grill (love their chopped salad). My mom also gave me a quilt that has been in our family since 1890 that I've always loved. Wowza! Friday night was book club, which is always fun. I tried out a new fall sangria recipe (fabulous) and we had a great time talking about everything but books (as usual).
Tom had to work on Saturday (drill weekend), so Lori and I had the day to ourselves. I received some gorgeous flowers in the morning, then Lori and I spent the afternoon shopping and lunching. (Two of our favorite things to do!)
Isn't my husband awesome? We went to dinner at Blue Ginger Saturday night. We sat outside and ate sushi. Yum.
By now, I think I've recovered from my weekend of eating too much sugar and drinking too much wine! I had a full 3 days of celebration. Reminds me of the time that I went to Disney w/ the above-mentioned BFF and her family a few years ago. We happned to go during Emma's birthday week. She spent the entire week pointing at her birthday button whenever she met a character and having cake at every meal. Spending time w/ my best friends and family is my version of Disney. It was a truly magical birthday. :)
Tom showed up around 11am on Friday with a cake from Cakes on Board. They did our wedding cake and, seriously, they make the best cakes! I ate cake all weekend and my mouth still waters thinking about that cake! I was so happy and surprised that I didn't even (hardly) notice that the cake has my age right there on it for everyone to see.
But then I got the best surprise ever! My bff, Lori, surprised me by flying in for the weekend! My mom picked her up at the airport on Friday and brought her to my house just in time to go out to lunch. I like to think that I'm pretty tough to surprise. Mostly because I'm sneaky and nosy. Yes, I'm the one who goes searching for presents in closets. Always have, and probably always will. But this time I think that nearly everyone around me was in on it and no one told! Not a single solitary person!
On Friday, my mom took me and Lori to lunch at Ted's Montana Grill (love their chopped salad). My mom also gave me a quilt that has been in our family since 1890 that I've always loved. Wowza! Friday night was book club, which is always fun. I tried out a new fall sangria recipe (fabulous) and we had a great time talking about everything but books (as usual).
Tom had to work on Saturday (drill weekend), so Lori and I had the day to ourselves. I received some gorgeous flowers in the morning, then Lori and I spent the afternoon shopping and lunching. (Two of our favorite things to do!)
On Sunday, I dropped Lori off at the airport after lunch and a little more shopping. It's always so sad when I have to say goodbye to her, but we'll be seeing the entire Potter family in 10 days when we go on vacation, so it wasn't so bad this time. My parents took us to dinner Sunday night at Columbus Fish Market. It was awesome!
