I had SUCH a great birthday this year. Wow! My friends and family knew how hard I took my last birthday, and I could see the special efforts made to ensure I felt loved and celebrated. Thank you, my favorite people in the world!
My birthday actually kicked off the day before my birthday, on the 29th. My mom always offers us a birthday meal – whatever we’d like to eat. This year, I chose her homemade pizza, which I feel like I haven’t had in years!! It was SO yummy, and I ate SO much! The kids demolished it, too. Wavy ate half an adult piece, easily. There were also chips and fresh veggies, and a tuxedo cake! My gosh, if you guys haven’t had that before, go get one from Costco. They’re SO smooth and easy to eat, lol! A tad dangerous. SO good. I felt SO loved and celebrated that day.
The next was my actual birthday, and Brady was working. It was a bit of a bummer, but I had a whole day with the ladies in my life! It was a day of delicious food and even better company. The morning kicked off when Cher brought fresh bagels and cream cheese from the Great Canadian Bagel, and chocolate milk. She had invited my mom to join us for breakfast, and she came bearing cherries to add to the mix. That breakfast went down SMOOTH, my goodness. Balloons were inflated, therefore the kids were distracted and happy, and we spent the morning visiting. It was so lovely and relaxed. We had eaten so much that no one was hungry for lunch, however, haha! My mom ducked out around noon, and Cher stuck around for a chunk of the afternoon. She actually helped me with my blog, as I had received issues that its performing poorly, and she knows way more about technology than I do! Beyond that, though, we just had a really nice time hanging out and chatting. I knitted a bit, lol! It was a really good way to spend the afternoon.
And then one great date rolled into the next! Jerilee came for the evening, and she hauled in SUCH an amazing supper idea! She had hit M&M, and brought home all the makings of a delicious appie night!! Yesssss!! We had bruschetta pizza, mozza sticks, pizza rolls, pigs in blankets, and popcorn chicken. It. Was. AMAZING. And then ice cream cake to wrap it all up. My goodness, birthdays are ALL about the food, and I’m not mad about it. While we ate our body weight in beige food, we watched The Bachelorette. STILL NOT CAUGHT UP! NO SPOILERS! I felt so happy to spend the evening with amazing people, just relaxing and having fun and letting down. It was exactly what I wanted.
For a gift report, I had quite a haul. I was firstly given a beautiful card from my mom, made with one of her own photos, with the most relevant, loving message written inside. I will treasure that, mom. I also got some birthday money to spend. (I think I know what I’ll use it on already…) I was given a gift certificate for a lash perm and tint, which I’ve been wanting to try for quite some time now. I got the new Try Guys book that I’ve been eyeing since it came out. I’m not a big reader (don’t worry, I know how) but I’m so intrigued by some of the things I’ve heard about it. Now that I hold it in my hands, I can tell its going to be a super fun read. (ie: lots of pictures) I’m stoked. I got a perfect little list-making notebook and SUPER nice pens! They have a very fine point, and they write super nice. And I got a set of Lush bath bombs! I haven’t had bath bombs in SO LONG, and I cannot wait to use them and indulge! Yesssss!!
All in all, this birthday was so amazing. It was more than I expected or even hoped for. It was spending time with some of my favorite people, all of whom I am overwhelmingly fortunate to have in my corner. Thank you, friends, for the beautiful day(s) of celebration and love. I feel it.