It's Official, I'm Old!

It was the big 30 for me today... Guess it's time to go plot shopping!

When it's your birthday, you get to play that card to get anything you want, right? Well this morning Riley did not want to go to school. She tried to guilt me, "But I just want to spend time with you on your birthday!" So I played the: "Do it for me, because it's my birthday" card. She finally got up and brought me down a birthday present. It was one of her torn and tattered Shark books. It was cute and so thoughtful.

Later in the afternoon it was time for Jori to have lunch. So I put her up on the island in the kitchen and warmed her up some Chef Boyardee Lasagna. I dumped it into her dish and as I was picking her up off the island she kicked the bowl of lasagna. The bowl broke and pasta sauce and noodles went everywhere. Not only did I now have to find something else for Jori's lunch, I had to clean up the mess, sweep and mop the floor. Not exactly what I wanted to do during nap time.

My mom called today and we talked for over one and a half hours. It was GREAT! My mom and I could talk on the phone for hours about nothing. I love it. After our conversation I got ready for my dinner date with Nate.

Before leaving for dinner, some of my neighbors brought over a beautiful bouquet of flowers: Lily's, Daisies, and Carnations! It was a big surprise for me! I have amazing neighbors. We took the girls over to a friends house so we could go out alone. (Doesn't happen that often these days)

We went and ate at Rock Bottom Brewery. It was delicious. I think we get the same thing everytime we go there. We got the Edamame appetizer (which I think I ate all but a few), Nate ordered the Lemon Chicken, and I got the Smoked Chicken Enchiladas. It was Keg Tapping night. That is when they tap the new seasonal beer they have and it's free from 6-6:30 pm. It was called Fire Cheif Ale, not too bad, a little too hoppy for me.

It was a great day! I am very thankful for my friends and family. Thank you for all the birthday wishes! My neighbor told me that it only gets better from here.... So maybe I won't go plot shopping yet. I hope I have many more birthdays to celebrate and be with the ones I love.