Best Birthday week EVER!!!

My husband is always very good at picking out gifts and planning special events to celebrate things like birthdays...but this year he has out-done himself!! I am so spoiled!!! The main thing I wanted to do for my thirty-f...I mean twenty-seven birthday was to have new experiences.  I have been focused on that the past year...enjoying life and ignoring fear. Sounded like a good way to start a new chapter. We started this new mind-set off by moving back across country facing a lot of unknowns. Slapping fear in the face!

Back to my birthday week. To start it off, Will made sure I got one of my favorite treats: a chocolate Blizzard with nerds. Sadly, DQ stopped having nerds as an option years ago (I actually stopped going there because of it - I was very sad) but I finally went back after six years when pregnancy cravings made me really, really need a deluxe burger. That was strange in itself since I do not like hamburgers and was a vegetarian at the time. Anyways, Will  went to DQ and got me their chocolate ice cream, then bought a box of nerds!! My own blizzard! It was so delicious!

We spent Monday and part of Tuesday at the coast. On Veteran's Day we saw a vet memorial by the port. It was very pretty and represented all of those that have served from that town going way back. Then we had drinks at a lounge overlooking the ocean.  It was a bit cloudy, so we could not see the sunset but still a gorgeous view. For dinner, we went to old town and enjoyed a delicious meal. Being a Monday night there was not a whole bunch of people out, but you could definitely tell it is a retirement town. I actually enjoyed the quiet ambiance.


For breakfast, we got my favorite cranberry orange muffins and some Dutch Bros coffee, then headed to the beach. I know that bringing food on the beach is not overly smart... but was totally worth it to see Will's reaction to the flock of seagulls that was stocking us. He was scared! There were so many of them and they were not shy coming up to us. They were squawking and flying above us. I for sure thought they were going to swap Will's muffin at one point. It was nerve-racking but I was laughing so hard and really enjoying it. Poor Will. After that we shopped around and then headed home. I did not want to spend my actual birthday away from the kids. So, when we got home, Colin and Will made me dinner and dessert. It was such a perfect day. My gifts were sweet too. Colin got me a traveling coffee mug (Wonder Woman) since my other one broke. Will got me some very nice perfume and a book of art history focusing on Ancient Greece. This book is supposed to be one of the best out there. I am very excited to start reading it. I am a dork, I know.

Yesterday, I finally did something I have wanted to for years...I got my first tattoo!! It is the smaller one of the two that I want. I psyched myself out so much beforehand, but it was not that bad at all. Will got another one this summer and so now it was my turn. His is amazing! He got a Celtic flower design (not too flowery at all) with two Native American hummingbirds (representing Meli and Colin) - it is combing the two major heritages for the kids. It turned out so good.

After all of this my week of celebrating is still not done! Today, I get my big surprise from Will. All I know is I have to wear my fanciest dress...More to come...

~ Love, Hugs & Kisses ~

The B Family