I'm a day late wishing myself a happy birthday! Ha! I was going to post some photos last night but after getting Samantha to bed I realized how tired I was so I went to bed early instead.
Yesterday was very nice. I received lots of birthday wishes on my facebook. I think that is one of the nice things about facebook - you get a lot of nice comments on your birthday and other things you are doing from people you know but not necessarily people who you have spoken with in person in years. But despite that you haven't seen that person since high school they took the time to type "happy birthday" on your wall. It made me feel a little special. :)
It was a fairly relaxing day, as much as it can be while not neglecting mommy duties. I spent most of the day playing with my girls and lounging around with the occasional load of laundry to tend.
Last night we went out to dinner. I ate light all day in order to really enjoy my dinner. I went a little overboard with dinner, didn't exactly stick to the self control I told myself I was going to exhibit. Oh but it was worth it! Yummy! And it's not like I left the restaurant feeling totally stuffed and unable to walk or keep my pants buttoned. We ended up ordering spinach artichoke dip as an appetizer but I only had 3-4 pita triangles with some dip. I had a nice big salad before my entree came. The plan was to eat half of my generous portion of lasagna and save the leftovers for another day. Well I ate half and then wanted just one more little bite. And another. And another and before I knew it the lasagna was gone! Ha ha! No regrets here though - it was some good, good lasagna. :)
We had cake once we got home. I made a cherry angel food cake.
Yesterday was very nice. I received lots of birthday wishes on my facebook. I think that is one of the nice things about facebook - you get a lot of nice comments on your birthday and other things you are doing from people you know but not necessarily people who you have spoken with in person in years. But despite that you haven't seen that person since high school they took the time to type "happy birthday" on your wall. It made me feel a little special. :)
It was a fairly relaxing day, as much as it can be while not neglecting mommy duties. I spent most of the day playing with my girls and lounging around with the occasional load of laundry to tend.
Last night we went out to dinner. I ate light all day in order to really enjoy my dinner. I went a little overboard with dinner, didn't exactly stick to the self control I told myself I was going to exhibit. Oh but it was worth it! Yummy! And it's not like I left the restaurant feeling totally stuffed and unable to walk or keep my pants buttoned. We ended up ordering spinach artichoke dip as an appetizer but I only had 3-4 pita triangles with some dip. I had a nice big salad before my entree came. The plan was to eat half of my generous portion of lasagna and save the leftovers for another day. Well I ate half and then wanted just one more little bite. And another. And another and before I knew it the lasagna was gone! Ha ha! No regrets here though - it was some good, good lasagna. :)
We had cake once we got home. I made a cherry angel food cake.
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It smelled so good!! Gabrielle looked at me as though I were crazy when I took it out the oven and did this -
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(Shh...don't tell anyone but I had a little nibble when I took it out the tube pan)
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OK, so I had more than one little nibble which is why Ed asked me why my cake was leaning. Hee hee hee.
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Here is my slice - before the candle.
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And some pics of me with three of my favorite people in the whole world.
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A birthday kiss from Gabrielle.
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And we will have to watch this feisty one. When I lit my candle Samantha was bouncing in her high chair and laughing. She was ready to jump up and grab my birthday candle!
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Gabrielle helped me blow out my candle.
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As I was blowing out my candle I realized I couldn't think of anything to wish for. I guess I could have wished for "world peace" or some other pageant-esque type of response. Or I could have wished for a bigger house, a new car, blah, blah, blah. But now as a thirty-something mom and wife I think I am discovering what a great and blessed life God has given me. I have great set of friends and awesome family who all love me (what's not to love, right? LOL). I have a wonderful husband and two beautiful, sweet, healthy, and "full of personality" little girls. God loves me despite all my imperfections and has provided us with a home, jobs, food, cars that run, and a ton of other things that really aren't even necessities in life. What else is there to wish for?
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