Happy Birthday To Me

I celebrated my 29th birthday this past Saturday, and it doesn't seem remotely possible. I remember turning 10, 16, 18, 21, and 25 as if they were yesterday. Each one of those were small milestones in their own right. Next year will be yet another milestone. I'll be 30!! WTF!!!! Time flies that's for sure.

My mother will forever be 32 in my mind. I know that sounds crazy, but for reasons unknown to me, she will never age past 1990. We didn't have a huge birthday party for her or anything, but it remains etched in my mind forever....and to think I'm only 3 years away from that!! I know, go ahead and say it, I'm an oddball. Seriously, it won't hurt my feelings a bit!!

For the past two years, Stanton ISD has allocated their snow days around my birthday. I know I have been their favorite employee since November 2007, so what better way for them to show me than with a long weekend,right??? I'm kidding people. I'm the least arrogant person you will ever meet. God blessed my with a sense of humor, not good looks.....and oddly enough I'm ok with that. After all, my inner beauty makes up for my outer beauty.

Anyway, lets get back to my long weekend. Sorry, I'm easily distracted if you haven't caught on yet! Ivy, Ozzie,and I got up early Friday morning to pamper ourselves. We took Ozzie to the groomers to get a bath, while Ivy and I got manicures and pedicures. Ivy thoroughly enjoyed herself. My favorite part was when the lady was scrubbing her feet and her sweet giggle resonated through the air. It was contagious. The ladies there fell in love with her. Later on that day, I heard a knock at the door, and it was the local flower shop owner delivering me a beautiful bouquet arrangement from my sweet, sweet man. They smelled just as great as they looked. The celebration continued through Saturday. They took me to my favorite restaurant in Midland, The Outback, where I enjoyed my favorite dish, the Alice Springs chicken, yum!! Then, they surprised me again with an ipod in my favorite color, purple. It also came with a neat gadget to plug into my car lighter that allows me to listen to my music through my car speakers since my CD player has been replaced twice and still doesn't work! Also, not to forget, Ivy picked out the most perfect card for me all by herself. It was the sweetest card from the sweetest girl. I must say, this was one of the best birthdays I have had. It wasn't just the gifts, it was the fact that Anthony and Ivy made me feel so special. I love those two sooo much!!