isn’t it funny the way that time changes things?
for instance, when you are little…birthdays are all about PRESENTS! and lots of them. harper was very concerned that i only had a few. i told her it wasn’t about presents!
when you are a teen/young adult, it’s all about the PARTY! the girls were very worried that they were the only ones at my “party”. i told them that they are all i need.
when you are an adult, it’s about the experience. it’s kind of just another day, but a gift. one to be appreciated.
this year was just perfect.
jimmy thinks that the girls must have schemed in their beds at night and i think so too. b/c i didn’t plan a bit of yesterday.
this is how it went.
MOMMY- YOU AND SADIE GO TO FRESH MARKET WHILE I AM AT SCHOOL! GET ICE CREAM. MAKE SURE TO ALSO GET ICE CREAM I CAN EAT. GET CAKE AND CANDLES!!!
after school, the girls mandated that i take them to monkey joes for a ” mommy birthday party”. since monkey joes consists of huge inflatables, mama was not participating. but you know what i DID get to do? sit in a huge chair with my feet up. and read. oh my…maybe the party was for me!
then fuddruckers ( i told you, they really planned this)
then home for cake and ice cream and presents.
fresh market italian cream cake to be precise. harper looked at all of the candles and said OH MY GOSH, that is HOT! you are getting OLD! hahahahaha!
and then the monkeys sang me “happy birthday” and seeing the looks on their faces and the way they said “deeeaaar MAMA” made me tear up”. i am so blessed.
j got me a beautiful edition of pride and prejudice. i love the symbolism behind this gift and i love that he thought of it.
from my parents, i’ve been wanting this forever!:
and j’s mom and dad…LOVE this. wore it yesterday. it limits the question asking, which i kinda like. HA!
so that’s it. you know, it’s strange how quickly i’ve hit the “exhausted wall” in this pregnancy. I honestly feel (at 25 weeks) how i felt at nine months with the other two pregnancies.
swollen, in pain, tired, ribs feeling like they might crack, shortness of breath. it hurts. and i wasn’t ready for that. i’m praying lots, b/c i am only going to get bigger. God willing, i have plenty of pregnancy left. and the babies will get bigger. hopefully REALLY big. so i’m praying. and resting. and thinking about getting a sitter to help me with bedtime and supper each night.
oh, before i forget, i want to share a new deal at SC. It’s only good through midnight tonight…
2 dollars off one rub-on. see them here:
here are a couple of pages i used the SC rub-ons on:
okay, that’s it for now.
hope you have a beautiful wednesday, thank you SO much for all of the birthday wishes yesterday, you are all so precious to me!
xxo