...and I'm pretty happy about it :)
I had a list. A list of 30 things to do in 30 days by the time I turned 30. I didn't get all of them completely accomplished - at least not how I wanted. The only one completely left undone was driving a manual-shift car. I just ran out of time with no connections to a non-automatic car. In the next few days I'll post the list and how/what I did. Here's a short re-cap of my wonderful day...which in general, I don't associate "wonderful" with my birthday for various reasons - but, none-the-less, today was a good, wonderful day.
6:15AM - woke up early (on a Saturday) to lay outside on a blanket with my husband in the driveway and watch the sunrise.
6:30AM - Silas woke up and I held him while laying on the couch. He cuddled with me and fell back asleep.
6:45AM - Nora woke up, I put Silas on a blanket on the floor and started working on a sewing project.
9ish? - went to look for a drain cover for our back yard - store was closed, went to Menards, then took some clothes to a kids consignment store, remembered to renew my drivers license (thankfully there was a BMV branch open on Saturday)
11:30AM - ate lunch at Chick-fil-A :)
12:30PM - kids in bed for nap, sleeping. Worked to plant some flowers and weed out the flower bed.
1:15PM - Silas joined us
2ish - started working on another sewing project
3:30PM - Kim came to take me to just "get out of the house and do 'big girl' things"
3:45PM - Sweet Cece's.
4:30PM - toenails painted sparkling purple with small white flowers on them
5:30PM - arrive home to find Kim's family joining mine with food that Andy has prepared.
5:50PM - approximately 30 people filled my home...for a surprise party
9:10PM - the last guest left
9:30PM - Family devotions, prayers, and kids to bed
10:00PM - Andy showed me the cake he didn't bring out because he was afraid there wouldn't have been enough (Ooey, Gooey, Pumpkin Cake - sounds yummy, but I haven't eaten any)
The theme of my party was murder mystery. Andy wrote the script and used his co-workers to help come up with the characters. It was a hit and VERY fun! I can't believe how much food he had, but with all the people that showed up, it was a good thing! I felt completely happy and content sitting in my little house with friends that no doubt love me.
So happy to be where I am...planning for a good night's sleep tonight though. Pictures to follow!