Today was my 31st birthday! Today is the day I left 30 behind me, and all that year 30 brought. I began my day by unwrapping my first gift, and it's not what you think, unless you're on Facebook, and then you saw the picture lol. That's right, today I got my stitches out of my arm, pulled ceremoniously and quickly by a nurse whose only words to me were "take a deep breath in." Then it was over, the stitches were out, and I didn't feel a thing. Happy!
I was able to go to breakfast this morning with a lady from church and her daughter. I had some happy moments talking with her and getting to know her better. It was so kind of her to take me out to breakfast! The next part of my day, I spent cuddling with my children and watching them enjoy the blueberry muffin I brought back from breakfast. Those kids make me so happy.
On to lunch. My dear friend Nancy, who is also my long-time Pampered Chef consultant, took me out to lunch today down to San Juan Capistrano. We enjoyed good food, great friendship, and just had the best time on a girls' day out.
I came home and spent a little more time with my little ones, getting some giggles and kisses in. We got this new toy that is a dog that says either Connor's or Joel's name, and they are both obsessed with it. They don't fight over it, they just both really enjoy the songs played and hearing their names said by the dog lol. Then it was off to work.
After work, we were supposed to go to Coco's to dinner, but on the way there I realized I didn't want to eat anything at Coco's. So I called David and told him I wanted to go to a BBQ restaurant that has brisket nachos. David wholeheartedly agreed, possibly because it's my birthday and the birthday girl is always right lol. On the way there, Joel was upset because we changed our plans from Coco's to this new restaurant, and he also had it in his head that we were going to Wendy's for my birthday dinner lol. So as he's carrying on in the back seat, David and I are saying nothing, and he finally says to us, "Do you understand what I'm saying?" Little Connor, in his quiet voice, politely says, "Noooo." LOL. It was a really cute moment!
We got to dinner and got to sit in a pretend jail cell, and the kids got to draw on the wall in crayon. Not sure which was the bigger hit for the kids, but it certainly made them behave (for the most part). When I came back from dinner, I found a birthday present on the porch. I had just been telling David I was going to light a candle and take a birthday bath, and what do you know? It was a great-smelling candle in the bag. Thank you Kellie! I also got a surprise in the mail, a delayed Christmas present turned into a birthday present from a dear friend in my rheumatoid arthritis support group called RARA. It was a pair of spoon earrings. There is this story for people with autoimmune diseases called the "spoon theory", and we all know it well, so the earrings were kind of an inside reference. You can find the "spoon theory" anywhere online, and lately I have been almost completely out of spoons after breakfast lol.
Overall, I feel very blessed this day. I'm grateful to my mom who gave birth to me, because it is kind of a big day for her as well. I am grateful to the many friends who sent birthday wishes my way, and I am grateful to my precious little family for making my evening so wonderful. Today was filled with an overabundance of happy moments, and that makes me very happy.
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