I had a great birthday. Sunday, my parents did a family birthday celebration for me. All my siblings were there, Mommy made me chicken parmigiana and stuffed mushrooms, yummy breadsticks, salad, pasta & sauce. We had pies for dessert and I was given a couple gifts of spending money. It was a relaxed, uplifting day of fellowship.
Yesterday, Forrest made me a nice breakfast, and while I made a cheesecake and got myself ready, he oversaw that everything else got done. It was great to have a break! Ryan and Taneisha came over and watched the kids, while Forrest and I went out on a date. I'm so glad Forrest likes shopping! We went to Burlington Coat Factory and I found some nice dressy pants and a really pretty dress. Thanks Daddy & Mommy for the money to buy them! After that we went to Target and after a bit of browsing around the entire store, I picked out some makeup (for the first time in years!) Also I got myself some chocolates. :-) Thanks Rick and Rachel! Then we were ready to have lunch. We went to Chili's and it was really yummy. They now have a half-rack of ribs you can get (a full rack is so expensive for one person...and a lot of food for one person), and I've always kind of wanted to try their ribs...so I got that and they were good. Not my #1 choice in the future but I enjoyed them and now can say I've had them. :-) Thank you Forrest! After lunch we browsed the mall a little bit, got a Thomas Hammer mocha, and headed back home. Thanks Ryan and Taneisha for watching the kids! We visited for a while, had a yummy stir-fry and potstickers for dinner, watched some Flight of the Conchords, had some cheesecake and coffee, and watched Keeping Mum (while the kids watched their own kids-appropriate movie in the other room). It was a fun, full day, and thank you to everyone who made it special!
And now I'd better go...it's our first day of school!