at 37 years old, i have discovered a secret. birthdays are way better when you take charge of your own celebration! i loved spending the day exactly as i wished and making sure i had all the right ingredients for a great day - family, chocolate, pretty candles, laughter, sunshine, dinner at my favorite restaurant and a sleepover with the kids in my bed. plenty of others did have a hand in making today a great birthday. i received lots of birthday wishes by phone. chase brought me flowers this morning :) megan, heather and the kids brought over chick-fil-a for lunch. we had a little play date, ate a yummy lunch and then had chocolate birthday cake for dessert. having brooke, gavin, jackson, joey, chase and stella around my kitchen table singing "happy birthday" was the best birthday present. i really felt very blessed.
this afternoon the kids and i took a bike ride and then went to el coyote for an early dinner. when we returned home the kids talked me into a sleepover in my big bed. "why not?" i thought, "it's my birthday!" so brooke, gavin and i cuddled into bed together and read bedtime stories, and i fell asleep sandwiched between the two i love most.
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