Birthday Bash

As most of you know, I celebrated my 28th birthday this past Wednesday. Birthdays are not usually a big deal for us so I hadn't planned anything for the day and Mike had mentioned going to dinner that evening. So I wasn't expecting anything special...

Mike got up and left for work as usual. On the way, he took a quick detour and picked me up some coffee and brought it back knowing that I was already up with Samuel! Samuel and I sat around and watched the Today show and played with all his cars. Around 11- we decided to get dressed and ready for the day! After Samuel took a short nap, we played around in the living room for awhile. Samuel loves being chased and has found that the kitchen/dining room area is great for it. We chased each other around there for a good half hour before we were so tired of laughing we had to stop! In the meantime, Craig had to go out and also brought me coffee back! Everyone knows my obsession!

When Mike got home from work, he took Samuel because I had a meeting with Paul (Field Abbot from MHGS). He treated me to a triple chocolate meltdown at Applebee's! This day was only getting better. We had a great meeting and I left not expecting to see him again until Monday. Anyway, when I got home Mike wanted to head out and told me we were going to places that have been meaningful for us over the past year?!


Well, shortly after 6 we arrived at the Park Pub (bar owned by Paul--member or MHGS staff!) only to be greeted by friends. Mike (with Beth's help) had planned a surprise party at the pub for me! It was great. We had a chance to eat, let the kids run around (they have a room separate from the bar so kids are allowed), and catch up. I was surprised by the number of people that stopped by to wish me well. It was a ton of fun!

The best part...all this fun and I was still in bed by 10:30!
Yeah to birthdays!