Welcome 38!

A bitsy blurry, but this is the Fisherman's Inn fish farm. It's such an AWSOME place!

So, this is what 38 feels like! Last Tuesday was my birthday, and it's so nice to be the birthday girl! Friends and family sent messages and e-cards, calls, my friend Amy had a nice gift card for a local Spa (THANKS, AMY!!) that I intent to use soon, and the whole day just went so placid and nice. Tracie sent the most beautiful card that made me cry (THANKS, TRACERS!!!), it was soooo sweet and touching, just like Tracie is!

Brian told me NOT to make dinner (as if!) and to wear something other than jeans. Now that is the kind of talk I like to hear! When he came home, he got the children to give me my present. I am sooooo excited about my present!

Now, a few days ago, when my parents were visiting, they asked me why don't I listen to music anymore. So, after pondering the question, I realized that a lot of the music I'd like to listen is from my teenage years, and I have it all in LPs. It's music in Spanish, kind of non-commercial music, and it's really difficult to find it on the net to download. So, when Brian asked me what would I like for my b-day, I told him I'd like a small little record player, maybe one of those combos that you can find at Walmart, or something like that.

My b-day comes, and what do I get? A record player that connects to the computer so that I can transfer my music into MP3 files so I can play it on my little stereo!!! WOO HOO!!!! And also a little bit of jewerly that you can see in this picture...

Then, we go to dinner, and I ask if Noni and Papa can come. They are out and shopping, what a bummer. We get to my fave restaurant, Fisherman's Inn, and who is waiting for us? Noni and Papa, of course! After dinner, I had a delicious white chocolate cheesecake (I didn't eat the white chocolate and chips part, it was just too much!), and then we all went to feed the swans, geese and ducks, and see the sunset. Wonderful, just awsome.

Then on Wednesday, the guys I work for decided to have our monthly meeting in my home, in the evening, and decided to bring a Dulce de Leche cheesecake from the Cheesecake Factory... YUM!!! I cannot believe that I almost finished my piece! We had a great time having the meeting in our patio until midnight. Of course, after drinking coffee I almost couldn't sleep the rest of the night. One more sign that I AM 38 YEARS OLD!!!

My kids are healthy, Brian is healthy, my parents are healthy, my in-laws are healthy, my friends are healthy, I love them all and they love me back. I am so blessed. I cannot stop counting my blessings everyday. Sometimes, I cannot believe the fairytale life that God has granted me. I am a very happy woman. Not worthy of God's immense Grace, but yet here I am enjoying every bit of it! Thank you dear Lord!