The celebrating started off right on my actual day of birth! I got to spend my entire birthday with my dear mother! We spent the day in Brooklyn and made the most of the time we had to be together! It was such a nice day, full of relaxing, talking, eating, walking, appreciating and more! It was so great to have some quality time with my mom seeing as we don't get time like that too often anymore!
Then over the weekend I got to celebrate with yummy cake and ice cream! This time the whole family was there including Uncle Dave's family! It was even Edwin's 6 month birthday! How appropriate! Of course my mother made my favorite chocolate cake with peanut butter frosting! It was divine, as always!
Not only was it great having so much family around to celebrate, but Broc even got to be there! He was my favorite birthday gift the whole week! :) His project at work took on an assignment that kept him traveling the whole month of July! After 2 longs weeks of traveling, he got to be there when we had cake and ice cream! Talk about a great treat!
Upon my return to D.C., despite the fact that I was coming home to an empty apartment, there was still reason to celebrate! My wonderful neighbor and dear friend Emily surprised me with a little birthday gift as well! We have become quite the running pair and as a little boost to my running abilities she got me some intense, but oh-so-comfortable running socks! Even though she insisted it was a small gift, she doesn't even know just how much this gift meant to me! (P.S. Notice the little L and R indicating left and right foot! That's my favorite part of these socks by far!)
As mentioned before since Broc was a traveling man, he wasn't home to give me my presents until the very last weekend in July! So to finally wrap up the 2 week celebration, I got to open some of the bests gifts a gal like me could ask for! He got me a mini tripod for my camera so when I want to take pictures we don't have to constantly ask people to take them or balance the camera in precarious spots with the hope that a perfect picture will be the end result! He also got me a running pack for my up-and-coming running escapades and a garlic press! But the real celebrating started when Broc informed me that since my mom had already gotten me a garlic press for my bday, we were going to exchange it for a full length mirror! Talk about the best way to end my 2 week birthday celebrations!
And did I mention that all throughout this 2 week period of celebrating my birthday, my dear, sweet mother-in-law, who knows me all too well, sent numerous cards? I got a card a day for at least a solid week if not more! Each card was thoughtful and caring and made my day! Anyone who knows anything about me knows I love mail, so getting it for 2 weeks straight was seriously the best birthday gift to keep me celebrating each and every day!
So in the end, I guess what I am really trying to say here is thank you to all the wonderful people in my life who make it worth celebrating! I'm not the type to make a big hullabaloo about my birthday but one thing I do know...the celebration wouldn't be half as fun without each and every one of you! Love to you all!
Happy Birthday! So glad you were able to spend your special day with those you love. That sounds grand and glorious!
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