As much as I would love to come up with a clever title for this post, I just don't have the time to sit and think about it. Oh, I gave it a good 3 minutes, but I'm on a schedule and my brain is not cooperating.
So, yesterday was my birthday. It was a very nice day. Not a fantastic one, but not a terrible one. God has placed some wonderful people in my life and in my children's lives. I got up yesterday and Allie had two presents for me. A friend of her's and her mom took her shopping. I got the cutest purple necklace and earrings (my fave color!) and a really cute silver purse. Then, after school, the doorbell rang and Nate answered it. He yelled for me to "not" come see my present, but I thought he said "come see" your present! So, I kinda spoiled it, but it was the most beautiful bouqet of purple flowers! Then, one of my besties and her family had the three of us over for dinner and a birthday cheesecake. They are like family to us, and we had great fellowship and fun. The best part was when they were lighting the candles, Nate started singing the "Hallelujah Chorus," which then led everyone else into "Silent Night" before finally singing the birthday song. Too funny!
Like I said, I'm on a schedule this morning, but I just had to write down a favorite memory. Brad always gave me a hard time about being older than him (2 1/2 years, but for 7 months it was 3). He would always comment not about my actual age, but how much closer to the next decade I was. All I could think about yesterday was hearing him in my head saying "Now you're closer to FIFTY than you are to FORTY!" I missed hearing him teasing me about it in person, but I'm thankful for the memory…
I was blown away by all the birthday wishes on facebook. Nate said he counted, and it was up to 162! Wow! How blessed I am to have so many people take a minute or two to wish me a special day. I also received several phone calls and text messages. God has blessed me with so many wonderful, thoughtful friends and family. I gave the voicemail of the day to my niece. I won't go into details, but if you've ever seen "Charlie the Unicorn" on YouTube, it was referenced in her message and I've listened to it several times for a great laugh. "It's a birthday adventure, Jennifer!"
