32 years old and not a bit ashamed..

I looked in the mirror this week and realized that I look older. I am wrinklier, saggier, less symmetrical, and yet.. I look a bit wiser. The thing I really noticed is that I just can't get away with wearing teeny bopper jeans anymore. It makes me look like I'm trying way too hard. :) The good thing is that I'm finally comfortable in my skin. That's what 32 is supposed to feel like right? I finally know how to laugh about embarrassing things and blow off other people's opinions when they don't really matter, and be glad to be who I am. I'm so happy to know what I stand for and to not be a bit ashamed. So 32 is good. Much better than 23. 23 was a ROUGH year.

So this birthday has been a delightful one. Getting over winter.. slowly day by day, degree by degree has worked miracles at improving everyone's mood around here. AND, We got the pleasure having my sister Katie come out for a couple of weeks that happened to pass over my birthday!

Paul took me to my new favorite restaurant in our area Ashoka Indian Cuisine. It was incredibly delicious and we had enough leftovers for 3 whole meals. I talked Paul into buying a Bose IPOD Dock off of EBAY. We got a steal, and then he surprised me with a new Kitchen Aid. I have been mixing everything by hand for a few months since our hand mixer we got for our wedding broke. I've been getting some new muscles, but I'm so glad to have a mixer. So I got S.P.O.I.L.E.D. and I love it. I had a very special friend drop off this delectable delight. She knows me and knows what I like the best. (White chocolate mousse tort) Yes you read that right! Thanks Erin. You are amazing!

And to top off all that excitement, we had Zach and Arrin and their 4 kids visit overnight. We borrowed a Wii and the fun was immense. Thanks Christina for being so generous!

Thanks to everyone who called, sent cards, gifts and visited. You made me feel so loved this birthday. Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!