The night before my birthday we spent the evening camping with three awesome families. A very cool teenage boy made the most beautiful birthday cake I have ever had, all our children sat together and led in the singing of the Happy Birthday Song, and we all ate s'mores and told stories around the campfire. It was a wonderful night. I slept like a rock in our tent surrounded by my sweet family and our dog Annie with the sound of the nearby creek as my own personal lullaby.
On my actual birthday, all the dads took the kids fishing and I got to spend several hours lounging and chatting with three of my very best friends. My friend Amy even shared her delicious breakfast burrito with me. If I could have stayed in that place with those people for many more days, I would have. But, we needed to be home so we packed up during the lull of the daily rainstorm and headed home, stopping in Taos for dinner. Of course when we got home I had to check facebook and had so many sweet messages from friends and extended family.
Then last night, we had a birthday BBQ with a whole bunch of really special people. I was so humbled and honored that so many of our friends would take an evening out of their busy lives to hang out and celebrate with me. You guys are incredible. Thank you so much for coming! My fantastic husband and oldest daughter did all the prep work for the party and I got to relax and enjoy my night. My youngest daughter cuddled with me most of the evening and even fell asleep in my lap and toward the end of the night, my son sang a very special happy birthday song for me.
All this to say, WOW! I have the best life! I truly am blessed beyond measure.
