My Birthday

Thanks to my family and friends, I had a great birthday!  Ben let me sleep in a little in the morning, then the two of us went on a short (and icy!) hike after Eliza and Luke went to school.

I stayed home with Cat and Jack after that, doing our normal school stuff, and in the afternoon Suz came to pick up those two so that I could have a couple of hours to myself.  After homework and piano practice after school, we went out for yummy burgers at Chom, a local burger joint in Provo.  Then we went home to open presents.  I loved the thoughtful gifts I received, including a cookbook I've been wanting from my good friend and loyal blog-reader Margot, an awesome planter from Suz, and cool homemade beauty products from Cat and Eliza.  For dessert we enjoyed the amazing cupcakes Ben ordered from Cravings Bakery in PG.  We had fun trying all the different kinds!

I'd told myself in the days before my birthday that I would finish the day off by watching a chick flick, a definite treat since I watch so little TV.  But by the time the kids were in bed all I wanted to do was go to bed myself.  It's been a few years now that I've placed a high value on sleep, but I laughed at myself for wanting to sleep instead of continuing my birthday celebration.  I decided split the difference by watching a show, then going to bed.  It really was a great day!