Birthday Goodness

So my birthday weekend came and went and it was fantastic. I am warning you now, I use the word fantastic quite a bit when describing things as of late, and it gets a little old...but I still love it.

On Saturday Tex and I went up to Falls Church, VA to The State Theater to see Pat Monahan perform a fun little show. I love Pat. He did not disapoint and I left just giggling like a little kid. The encore performance that ended somewhere after midnight brought in my official day of birth. We decided to take advantage of the hour we were going to save by bringing the clocks back, by driving around Washington DC at night- and it sure was beautiful. I commented then, that everything is so much smaller now that I'm older. I remember the infamous 8th grade ERMS trip to DC and was taken aback by the sheer size and volume of each place we went. Now, its miniature looking...but still beautiful.


On Sunday I was off to a slow start due to the hour I got to bed, 3:45am (but really 4:45am), but I was able to get myself dressed and ready for church. On Sunday evening friends were to come over and partake in some birthday celebrating- and I was very touched by all the thought that went into the menu by Matt, and the time Theresa invested in helping him prep. I got to hang out and play CLUE with Joel and Tex and enjoyed a lazy afternoon laughing at losing all three games. SO THANKS to everyone who called, emailed, sent cards, and showed up to celebrate my birthday with me- it really meant a lot to share it with such special friends!

Right now I'm sitting on my bed because its the coolest place in the house- tonight was the first night for the wood stove and its fantastic. It is very warm in the living room, and I have had to make sure to continue to drink water and moisturize! Gracie is curled up and is staring at me begging me not to leave town tomorrow. She has witnessed "the BAG" making its way onto the bed to collect all the items I will be needing with me on the latest trip, and has pouted as said bag has made its way by the door. Tomorrow I am getting in the car AGAIN, but going North. I am going to CT...which is a little strange b/c I don't go home much ever these days. But the opportunity to go is here, and I will have a purpose while there so I'm thankful. I have not been to Ridgefield for more then 10 minutes in over 2 years... I am excited to hang out in town and see that random person and reconnect for a moment in conversation.

So tomorrow I will put myself in the Honda, put the IPOD on Shuffle and make my way up and through VA, WV, MD, NJ, NY and into CT...until next time...