35

me and the bug on my 35th

It's official. I'm old. I'm in my mid-thirties as of today. It is amazing to think that I'm already 35. I'll be in the nursing home before I know it! I kid, sort of. I know thirty-five is not old, but I remember a time when I thought it was...and it hasn't been that long ago.

I had a great day. I woke up to each of the boys wishing me a happy birthday, a bag of Sour Patch Kids and a sweet card. :) I bought my own gift (from Darren) a bit early so I've been able to enjoy it for a while now. He is SO good to me. I know it's not romantic to buy my own gift, but that's just how we roll around here. It works for us.

The morning did get off to a bit of a rough start as I overslept, which in turn meant that the boys overslept. Luckily we made it to school with ONE minute to spare. Yikes, not a great way to start off the day. The funny thing is that I went to bed at 8:30 last night to watch a movie, so I actually fell asleep earlier than normal. I had rented the movie "The Switch" for myself and jokingly told Darren that since it was the eve of my birthday I was starting the celebration early. I crawled into bed as soon as Darren headed off to work and the boys fell asleep. It was the first time in a long time that I was able to sit and watch a movie without with just a few interruptions (from the dog, not the boys). It was a treat!

After picking Cale up from school we went to meet my mom at our favorite tea room (on the way there Cale asked if the tea room was pink. I told him it was. I was concerned about his response, but he said, "Oh good, that's my favorite color!"). Just as I was about to pull into the parking lot, mom called to tell me the tea room had closed. We ended up at Upper Crust which is a favorite of mine. I had a great lunch with my mom and Cale.

The day was full of phone calls, texts and cards from friends and family which made me feel so loved! Darren took me to Outback for a quick dinner. Unfortunately we had back to back parent/teacher conferences at the kids school starting at 7:15. This is the second year in a row that the conferences fell on my birthday. I learned long ago that birthdays just aren't the same when you are a grown-up with kids...and that's okay. It was perfect in every way (even with the cold and gloomy weather)!

{Oh...I don't want to forget this. Coby made me the cutest drawing, folded it up and put it in an envelope with 11 cents. He had me open it a day early because he was too excited to wait. He was so proud. He just melts my heart. Then when I dropped him off at school he turned back to the car, poked his head inside and told me that he hoped I'd have a great birthday. He is always thinking of me and wanting to make sure I'm happy. I just love him to pieces.}