Shane was gone to Vietnam and I was bummed he couldn't be home but I had a great day and week. Thanks for so many thoughtful calls, cards, gifts, and emails for my birthday! It started with Debbie, Kennedy, and Isabella taking me to Red Robin (Kennedy's choice) for dinner - but they surprised me and turned it into a birthday party.
The girls gave me pajama jeans - yes - you heard me right - pajama jeans! Shane had ordered them as a joke waaaaaaay back in January and they were (shocker) backordered. They just now came so Debbie wrapped them up and the girls gave them to me as my birthday gift.
Debbie even smuggled in tie-dye cupcakes in her purse that Heidi had made. They were delicious and it was funny to see her whip them out. You just never know what might be in a lady's purse :)
The girls gave me the cutest card with a golden retriever puppy on the front and I thought the inside was so special. It brightened my week for sure:
After work that week, the dogs and I loaded up to Nicole's. We got massages at the Davenport which was AMAZING! I had never been to the Davenport and I couldn't believe how pretty it was. I felt like I was touring the Biltmore again in NC.
Later that night, we met Aunt Rhonda at Steamplant Grill for dinner and drinks. It was sorta sketchy walking there but the restaurant had a cool vibe and the company was awesome! We got a complementary birthday dessert called "WOW". And no wonder - it was the best free birthday dessert I've seen...actual scoops of ice cream, a big brownie, and a huge cookie. Easily splittable for a table unlike most birthday desserts that barely feed the birthday girl.
We headed home to the farm on Saturday and Brittany, Ryan, and Reid met us there. Mom made my favorite childhood birthday dinner: Chicken-n-Rice casserole and sprinkled brownies. She also picked up my adult favorite birthday dessert: Red Velvet cupcakes. So sweet!! We had fun trying to make lemon drops, playing Life, and watching NC2A basketball.
On my actual birthday, I had to work and then taught evening classes at school - blah! But, Heidi and her boys brought me tulips at work during my lunchbreak - a total surprise - that absolutely cheered me up! And Shane had sent me a beautiful basket of flowers with lots of bright and cheery colors. It was pretty special he had arranged that even while he was gone to Vietnam. I missed him even more after getting the flowers but it was really sweet of him to do that since he wasn't home.
Oh - and I nearly forgot to tell you but the pajama jeans are VERY comfortable. And yes...I have worn them in public ;) I'm not sure they can really pass for authentic jeans but they get an A+ for comfort (AKA stretchy wastebands). These will be my go-to pants after Thanksgiving dinner this year.
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