A Belated Birthday Post

Storms seemed to be the theme of my birthday celebrations this year; let's hope it isn't foreshadowing the year to come.  My birthday festivities started off with a celebration with family and friends Memorial Day weekend at our house.  The plan was to grill and enjoy our patio, but Mother Nature had other plans.  Instead, we grilled and enjoyed the front porch on our house.  It made me glad to have the enclosed space and realize we don't use it near enough.  Everyone still had a good time, we think, despite the interruption in the original plan.  At one point, I believe we had sirens going off and a torrential downpour outside. 

My actual birthday was much the same for the weather.  It started off decent, but got a little dicey for a while.  Story of my birthday; spending some time in the vault at a jewelry store.  We were at a jewelry store when the sirens went off and a storm blew through, although I think it was only ever high winds.  That will be a memory I wont soon forget from this birthday.  But, our goal was accomplished while we were at the jewelry store.  I have never been much of a watch or bracelet person, but for some reason lately I have been wanting a watch; not just any watch, a really nice watch.  I didn't want a $25 special from Target; I had one of those and promptly broke it.  So, Andrew's birthday present to me was a beautiful new watch!  I am absolutely in love with it.  It has white ceramic in the band, diamonds around the face and rose gold, which is also in my wedding ring.  This is a Citizen Eco Drive watch, so it also doesn't need a battery to keep it going.  I know I will get many years of use out of this watch.    

 

I also got some new bling, as we like to say in my family, from my parents for my birthday.  Since pink is my favorite color, it is only fitting that I got some pink jewelry for my birthday!  Check out these awesome new earrings! 

 

 

Birthday's aren't about the gifts we get, they are about the people we share them with.  I shared my birthday with my wonderful family and friends who remind me daily that I am loved.  I am so grateful to have them all in my life. 

 

This week we have another birthday in our house; Maya is turning ONE!  There will of course be a birthday celebration complete with a birthday cookie for our birthday girl.  She is coming to the end of her official puppy days, but she is still very much a puppy filled with energy.  She keeps buddy on the go, which is a good thing for him; it keeps him young.