Birthday Me

Andrew spoiled me so much on my birthday and to be honest, I think it was just what I needed. My birthday flew by and I'm sad I have to wait another year to have such a fun day again. 

I woke up to popcorn by the bedroom door taking me on a scavenger hunt throughout the house. Each clue had a thoughtful note and reason that Andrew loves me written on it. One of my favorites talked about how much Andrew loves and looks forward to hearing me play the piano on Sunday mornings before church. He got me all of my favorites. (Super healthy)

Almost first thing in the morning I noticed a delivery person on our porch. He delivered our new mattress memory foam topper (which was our combined birthday present) as well as a baby pac and play (a present someone sent me for my shower). I was so excited to get to open both of these things! As soon as Andrew woke up, we immediately put the mattress topper on our bed to let it expand. (I sure slept well Saturday night!) Andrew also put the pac and play together in our room. We will be using that instead of a bassinet for the first month or so. 

Our stake had an all day relief society activity. I decided to go to hear the last speaker, Brad Wilcox, and for the lunch. I had never heard Brad Wilcox before and he did a fantastic job. He has a great way of mixing in humor with serious topics. I learned a lot about grace and now feel like I understand it on a whole new level. The lunch after was homemade Cafe Rio which was perfect for my birthday. (We were actually considering going there for dinner, but that made our decision easy.) 

Off to see Brad Wilcox at about 35 weeks pregnant. (Notice my paper chain countdown is getting much smaller. It only includes work days until my due date.)

When I returned from the relief society activity, Andrew finished assembling the baby dresser for the nursery which made me extremely happy. It was fun for me to put the adorable baby clothes I have in all the drawers. 

We decided to go to Texas Roadhouse for dinner. To be honest, I have had lots of my favorite restaurants lately with the book club I'm in and the free birthday meals at various places. The rolls did not disappoint and Andrew graciously told the waitress that I did NOT want to have to sit on the saddle for a loud rendition of "Happy Birthday." (Smart man!) At dinner Andrew surprised me with a pizza cookbook which will be put to use immediately. He also got me some frosting bags/tips so I can frost cupcakes that look classy. (Something I have been wanting.) 

Birthdays mean you can take the day off and not do your hair. (Again, why aren't birthdays more often!?)

After dinner we decided to use a gift card I got for Christmas. So off to Bed, Bath, and Beyond we went. We got super nice sheets to accompany our new memory foam mattress topper. They are divine and I have been sleeping better since we purchased them. (Sleeping can be hard when you can't really roll over and have to pee constantly.)

Andrew suggested a new cookie sandwich place near Texas Roadhouse in Lehi for dessert called, "The Baked Bear." I'm so glad he did! He laughed at me because I told him before we even ordered to make sure to get a punchcard at the cash register. He asked how I knew I would like it, but I could tell. 

Here is the menu. So hard to choose. 

I ended up going with 1 funfetti cookie and 1 oatmeal cinnamon cookie with birthday cake ice cream in the middle. Of course I had them "zap" the cookies to make them soft and hot. It was divine. The wait was well worth it... the line was super long and it was only 6:45pm. 

We then decided to go see "LaLa Land" which I have been wanting to see ever since it came out. I had a hard time justifying this because I know it's almost out of theaters and movies are expensive. We used a gift card though which made me feel okay about the whole thing. I loved the movie as did Andrew (who was skeptical about whether or not he would enjoy it). I was not thrilled with the ending, but maybe reality isn't always what I want it to be. The music was great and I was just thrilled I didn't have to leave to go pee in the middle.

As you can tell, I had a great day. I haven't even mentioned the birthday calls, texts, messages, etc. that I got from friends and family throughout the day. I can't believe I'm 24 and almost a mom. I tried not to think too much about how old I'm getting, but if life continues to be as good as it is, I think I can handle a few more birthdays.