Best birthday in a LONG time...

Last year I had a truly crappy birthday so this year I wasn`t holding out any hope and tried not to expect too much. I LOVE birthdays and have always made a big thing out of them. This year I knew D was going to be away so figured I would be in for a lonely/ boring day but in fact the opposite was true, I have had a lovely lovely day. I had class this morning but my students were, as ever, adorable and easy to teach. Then I came home, planning to do some tidying up while J was at daycare but in the end I just played on the internet/ tried to decide what to wear!! I had a yummy lunch at Steak Ann with Jenn and Sue and I mentioned to one of the staff that is was my birthday so they did a whole big "happy birthday thing" and I got cake and a little wine glass as a present. It was lovely to be spoilt and to have yummy food and great company. They even took a photo to preserve the event for posterity!!! After lunch, Jenn and I came back here and I got a phone call from a florist asking if they could deliver some flowers to me and the family downstairs turned up with a big bouquet for me as well. I was so touched that everyone remembered my birthday and bothered to do something for me as it made me feel a little bit special! The woman downstairs also invited me over for dinner because she didn`t want me to be alone on my birthday but I had already made plans to go to Sue`s for dinner so I had to turn her down. I now have two beautiful bunches of flowers decorating the living room, I love flowers and it has been so long since anyone sent me any. This evening I went to Sue`s for dinner and she had also made me a gorgeous cake. It was a fun evening and Joey is finally at the age where he can enjoy playing with her kids so the four children had so much fun messing around together.

It was nice to be able to sit back and relax and enjoy an evening without having to worry too much about what Joey was doing!

I am feeling very spoilt and special, which is how I think you should feel on your birthday so it is perfect!! LOL!! Thanks to Sue and Jenn for making today special!

I am off to see my SIL and her family tomorrow so what I thought would be a quiet weekend after I cancelled my Okinawa trip has turned into a busy one with lots to do! I really need to clean the apartment at some point though because it is a HUGE mess!