Have to say, we're celebrating this one to beat the band.
Last Thursday, the girls and I spent the day at IKEA with Mom and Dad--always a fun day. Bought some cactus (I know--but look how cute they are!) and some window panels to make some mistreatments (which still make me squeal when I walk in the door--they warm up the house so much.)
So. Here's the deal. I really, really do not like the cactus in my front yard. It's truly scary. But look at these! The ones on the left look like little Christmas trees. That God made these kinds of things AND peonies is incredible to me!
(These are held together with straight pins!)
Then Mom and Dad took us to dinner at the Rustler's Rooste--so yummy and so much fun. You enter the restaurant through a mine, then can take the stairs or the slide down to your table. (No need to hesitate for a second in guessing which I took!) We ate barbecue and steak and fry bread and the whole restaurant sang to me. The balloon man made me a wrist corsage and the waitress gave me a cowboy hat.
On Friday, Mom and Audrey and I went to Target and I found a dress for $6.38. Happy birthday to me! Then we had dinner at Joe's Farm Grill. Which wasn't really part of my birthday, but super yummy anyway.
Mom and Dad left on Saturday, which was sad. But Audrey and I went to Anthropologie to spend my birthday gift card, which was happy. (And that running is paying off!)
Sunday was church, doing a temporary dye job for the bowling party Audrey went to, then birthday dinner with our dear, dear friends, the Halls. They sang me the most off-key, loud, and obnoxious birthday song ever and I loved it like crazy.
Yesterday, Toben and Audrey and Emma gave me this beautiful necklace (how I love EVERYTHING at Anthropologie!) and Emma decorated the box just for me. I love it as much as I love the necklace.
We did school, I went to work at church in the afternoon, made Thai food for dinner, dyed Audrey's hair semi-permanently, and ate a birthday Blizzard from DQ that Toben brought home (Heath bar crunch--the ONLY kind of Blizzard as far as I'm concerned).
And yesterday also held more Facebook, email, text, phone call, bloggy birthday love than I ever expected or deserve. I am overwhelmed and humbled. Thank you.
Tonight, my friend Ali and I are having girls' night. Nail polish, girl movies, popcorn, jammies, and no kids. And Zac Ephron--can't forget him!
So fun...thanks for sharing all the birthday love!
Oh how my Courtney loves the movie above. Have a wonderful girly girl time!
Posted by: Helen at A Work of Heart | March 16, 2010 at 10:30 AM
LOVE to see pics again on the blog!!!!! Keep taking pics, even if they are random. And love how the curtains look, especially with your amazing family photos above the fireplace. :)
Posted by: Kristen | March 16, 2010 at 01:52 PM
Sounds like you had a FANTASTIC birthday, so I won't wish you a happy one, rather a wonderful and fulfilling year to come!
Posted by: chapmanchick | March 16, 2010 at 05:57 PM
Looks like such a great day.
I love you!
Posted by: No.17 CherryTreeLane | March 16, 2010 at 09:23 PM
Yay! Happy, happy birthday to you.
I'm so glad you and your family had such a fun celebration.
Birthday love from oz!
AnnieXX
Posted by: annie | March 17, 2010 at 01:23 AM