Yikes, I'm 32 years old!

Thursday was my 32nd birthday! It was a wonderful day! We had a combined birthday celebration at the park earlier in the month celebrating Cooper's, John's(a bit early) and my birthdays. It was a fun evening with family from the Bishop, Gunnerson and Parker sides and my Mom and her friend Jeff. So I thought because of our earlier celebrating, my actual birthday was going to be quiet and uneventful (which I was okay with), but it turned out to be a busy and fun-filled day.

Throughout the day I enjoyed lots of phone calls with birthday wishes (one was even from Kamber in London). My mom sang to me over the phone which was great! I also received b-day wishes via the internet, I love the internet. George and RaNae were passing through Caldwell on their way back home and stopped by to say 'hi" and brought me some homemade plum jelly. It was great to see them. Later in the morning my good friend Michelle had some flowers delivered to me, some very pretty, colorful mums. That was a nice surprise.

In the afternoon Amanda came over to hang out and brought me some more lovely flowers, a yummy cake and had bought and brought over some supplies to give me a pedicure. Can you believe that? That's going above and beyond, but was a lot of fun and I now have cuter feet to show for it! It meant a lot to me that she would spend the day with me away from all of her own responsibilities.

In the evening I took Cooper to piano lessons and got to visit with one of my best friend's, Sheila, for a little while. Her son Landon teaches Cooper piano. She gave me a pumpkin spice candle and some chocolate and a cute sign that says "family" that I've hung on the wall going up our staris above the pictures of the kids. It was sweet of her. After piano, our neighbor watched the 3 older kids and Mark, Seth and I went out to eat at one of my favorite restaurants, Red Robin. Mark made my day special by bringing me home some Dove chocolate (which is another favorite of mine) and a funny card that he had all the kids sign. After dinner we stopped by Target and he chased after Seth while I looked around and spent my b-day $. I got some scented lotion and some cute notecards.

I'm not sure I deserve to feel as special as I did on my birthday! I am so grateful for my family and friends. I love them so much and they make my life meaningful and complete. Well, that's it for now. The birthday celebrating isn't quite over yet though, tomorrow Amy is taking Amanda and I to Olive Garden for lunch. I'm looking forward to it.