Twenty-one years & thanking God nothing's changed

I just spent the last few days celebrating my birth...it wasn't my intent to drag it out as long as possible, but thats what happened and I won't complain!

Pre-Birthday:

I went to the my in-laws house for a family dinner of lasagna...the menu was of my request, considering how much I love lasagna and how much my husband hates cheese. So you can do the math and estimate how much I get to enjoy this lovely entrée ;) It was followed by red velvet cake with cream cheese frosting - a new love of mine. I love how close I am to my husband's family, they are the sweetest people you will ever meet!

Birthday:

Drove up to Seattle with Aeris (my daughter) to spend the day with my two best friends. It was a day of window shopping, eating food (you'll notice food is constantly on my mind!), watching a mediocre movie with an obvious Beauty & the Beast plot line and spending the night away from home - which meant Aeris was spoiled all day, being passed between her two 'aunts' who adore her and taking cat naps in momma's arms. I always claimed that marriage and children wouldn't stand in my way of having sleepovers with my best friends and loving my girl time...now, I still enjoy every second I get to be out and about, but the new responsibility of a little girl and a husband who will live off one bag of chips in my absence for as long as possible does put a strain on old habits. Needless to say, I had a blast and will be paying for it as I try to catch up on my sleep in the next few days ;)

Post-Birthday:

Tonight I ate dinner with my family. Again, dinner was my choice and I went with my all-time favorite: corned beef tacos! Call me Irish or call it gross but those balls of grease have been on my mind since the moment I moved out! I love spending time with my family. Its comfortable and familiar, I feel at peace and I feel blessed. Not to mention the free entertainment for my little one. I come from a family of nine kids, so you can imagine :)

Would it be crazy if I added a "post-post-birthday"? To top it off my husband I are going out to sushi tomorrow, a rare treat in my life...I can't tell you how long those nine months of pregnancy were without my raw seafood! Can't wait.

So...maybe I didn't go club hopping or get drunk with my new horizontal driver's license, but I enjoyed my birthday in the most amazing way possible with the people I love most. God took this time to show me all the blessings in my life, so maybe when its back to reality and laundry, I won't forget all the good my life has to offer :)

Tomorrow, I'm thinking I'll take my birthday money out to get me some new house decor, we'll see...Decor, crafts, baking, cooking and researching ways to provide better for my family are all part of what I love about being a wife and mother.