I've been slack on the blogging lately. I have been working so hard that I haven't taken the time to sit down and reflect on what has been going on. So, let's start with the birthday festivities.
Friday Bill and I met up with Lisa & Kevin, Stephanie and her friend Rourke at Carrabbas. I like that place because they have a dish called "Chicken Brian" which has sundried tomatoes, basil and goat cheese! (Sorry Eric) So, that's what I got. I have sworn off all alcohol because I'm hoping the baby thing will happen sooner rather than later and I want to be prepared. So, I got a "virgin" pina collada and it was quite tasty. We had a great time hanging out and we decided to extend the evening and go bowling! Yes, bowling! It was so much fun! I turned out to be pretty good at it, even though I didn't have the "form" that everybody else seemed to have. I made several strikes and spares! I was very impressed with myself. Bill played on a league when he was in junior high so he turned out to be pretty good. A few times I screwed up and Bill tried to give me some pointers. I tried to follow his instructions and it just made things worse so I went back to my own style (just throwing it and not thinking about it). Hey, whatever works! They turned the lights out and put on the black lights on and started playing music videos. They were trying to distract me but it didn't work. I still finished with 112 (which is pretty good in my eyes), but Bill beat my by one point. I said "wait a minute, who's birthday is this"! It was lots of fun and I hope we can do it again soon.
Saturday Bill went out and got me breakfast from Starbucks. My tea and a bagel. He gave me my presents and a card. The card had a picture of a kitty that looks just like Franklin. Inside was a cd he made for me of our story through music and tickets to see Lisa Williams. She is a medium and has a show on Lifetime. I'm interested to see the show. I'd like to believe that she can really talk to people who have passed. I'd like the think that she'd pick me out of the crowd and give me a message from my recently deceased cousin Shane. But if that doesn't happen, it will still be interesting to see. We listened to the cd and I loved every song. It brought back a lot of memories and it meant so much to me that he put all that thought in it. Such a sweet husband I have! Then we went to the mall to use up my giftcards. I was looking for a notebook to use to jot down my thoughts. I'm thinking of how I can share my story with other women and let them know that they're not alone. So, I'm writing my thoughts out until I feel like I have enough to put all together. I didn't find one so we walked around the mall and shopped a little. Then we went to lunch at CPK and I got the Thai crunch salad. Tasty! Since we didn't find a notebook, I decided, it's my birthday, let's go to Office Max! Those of you who know me well, know that this is fun for me. I have come to the conclusion that I love office supplies because my birthday is right before school starts so when I go out shopping for my birthday, that's what I find. I found a notebook! It's the perfect size and has a nice soft blue cover. Bill said he had an idea about what to do for dinner, but that he wanted to go home and change first. So, we go home and I grab the shopping bags to take inside. While I'm walking up to the door, I notice a bunch of people standing next to the garage and a Happy Birthday sign. Yay! I love surprise parties, especially when I have no idea what's going on! Lisa, Kevin, and Stephanie had come over earlier and set everything up while Bill distracted me. They were cooking corn, burgers and hotdogs. Bobby, Stephanie and Tina were there too. After a little bit Luce and Todd showed up with Mia and Belle. It didn't take me long to have that baby in my arms. LOL! So, we partied it up and had a great time. Then they brought out a cake! Coldstone cookie dough icecream cake. Yay! I have great friends!
Sunday we took it easy and then Bill surprised me with a dinner with my family at Cheesecake Factory. Melissa and Chad came too because they're part of the family too. :-) The food was TASTY! I got chocolate mousse cheesecake for dessert....yuuummm! I was happy to see my family. It had been a while since I'd been able to spend time with most of them and I miss that.
So, all in all, it was a fabulous birthday weekend! Thank you honey!!!
Whew, that's a long blog entry! I'm gonna have to update more often...this is tiring! :-)
