I came downstairs while Jon was leaving for work and Sean ran away and came back to proudly hand me 2 cards, and then ran away saying, "there's a book too!" He came back with Jon's Systematic Theology book he's going through in discipleship group and says, "This is God's word, mommy." haha...I told him, "Well, that is a book ABOUT God's word...that's daddy's, it's not a present!" He just grinned. I think he knew he was just being silly! I opened the cards...one was from Jon and the other from the kids. Sean pretended to read me the card, "It says, Happy Birthday, mommy....are we going to have cake?"
I dropped Sean off at preschool, then headed to Starbucks to get a mocha with a gift card Jon gave me way back for Valentine's Day! (Can't believe it's lasted that long!) I was so disappointed that the Starbucks inside Target had a sign up that read, "Sorry, Cash Only. We apologize for the inconveinence." I thought, well, I can still use my gift card, maybe...until I saw written down farther as though it had been added later, "We also can NOT accept gift cards." Oh well. I felt too hot anyway lugging the kids out of the car twice already this am! So, we went home and I fixed a smoothie and Lilly and I enjoyed sharing it with 2 straws :)
I received a couple of e-mails from dear friends, one of whom was a previous co-worker, and I was so surprised she remembered my birthday. I also texted back and forth with my best friend since the 2nd day of Kindergarten, and she put a huge smile on my face. These are the little things that have made my day so special!
Of course, our day has still contained the usual day to day activities, including Lilly using the potty increasingly more everyday. I have emptied her potty 6 times today so far, 6 hand-washings followed by 6 treats of M&Ms...hmmm...maybe I should switch to intermittent rewards instead of every time. I don't believe she will want any lunch if she gets any more this morning!
Jon told me I could go on the crocs website and pick out a pair of shoes (he wanted to buy me a pair, but didn't know what to get...I guess after almost 10 years of marriage he's learned this is the best thing to do!) I thought about it, and I haven't had a NEW pair of shoes in 2 years!!! I didn't even realize that until I started thinking about the last pair I got...I guess my mindset the past few years has been on buying things for my kids instead of myself! I'm going to try to find a pair that is dressier to replace a black pair of Mary Janes that I got from Target about 6 years ago that just are too ragged to wear anymore. Jon says they have some really nice wrapped pairs of crocs that would be appropriate for church, so I am excited to go look at their website as soon as I finish this post!
We're going to go out to eat tonight and I am so excited to spend this special time with my family! I don't know where the time has gone, because I really don't feel 31! I thought that turning 30 would be hard, but it wasn't...perhaps because it was exciting and new, but now that I'm REALLY into the decade, and not a newby, I feel like I should still be younger! I was always one of the youngest in my classes growing up with a September birthday, and everyone used to tell me all the time, "oh, you're so young!" Well, haven't heard that in a few years. Sometimes I think to myself, "I'm fooling everyone around me...I feel like a little kid, I'm really not an adult at all!" Anyone else feel that way sometimes? Guess it's good to feel young at heart!
Thank you all for making my birthday so special!
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