My birthday

I’m 36 today, yeesh. I can’t lie, I’m having a little trouble with that number. Closer to 40 than 30 now. Just doesn’t seem right!

I was able to take my birthday and the following day off, and was looking forward to relaxing and getting a few things done around the house. The day started with an early wake-up call, I think it was around 5:30AM? Husband was able to head Lucy off for awhile, but around 6:00 she came back and set a little box on my shoulder and her bright, smiling voice said, “Mommy, it’s your birthday!” How could I be mad about that? Husband joined us as I pulled her into bed and she helped me open my present. The stone is a “pink fire” (pink sapphire) and she picked out the necklace all by herself (Husband said they went into the jewelry store and she headed straight for it. He couldn’t resist).

As we’re laying there, Lucy whispers not-so-quietly to Husband, “where’s her earrings?” No secrets kept here! So instead of surprising me later Husband gave me another gift, a sweet little pair of white gold hoop earrings. How special did I feel?! So a grand start to the day, I must say.

After dropping Lucy off at daycare, I stopped back at home and then headed out to do some shopping. I purposely wanted to be out of the house so I didn’t feel compelled to CLEAN (that was reserved for Friday) – I wanted to force myself to relax. After shopping I met a couple of girlfriends for lunch, then had a lovely massage. I went back home and watched a couple of TV episodes on the DVR before picking Lucy up. When Husband got home we all went out to dinner and got to have dessert, too…although I think Lucy ate more of the chocolate cake than I did! It was great birthday and made turning 36 a little more palatable. Here’s to another great year!