Birthday fun!

Thank you for the sweet birthday wishes. It was very kind of all of you! We had a wonderful  evening out with our friends celebrating our birthdays.

My husband surprised me with an ice cold dirty martini while I was getting ready. I don't have these often but when I do it's a real treat. My motto is the dirtier, the better and with extra olives ~ this coming from the girl that use to drink pickle juice. Oh yes I did, and loved every drop! This act appalled my mother and she would fire back that I would bloat like a dead cow if I drank that salty juice{her grand parents were farmers hence her comment}. This didn't phase me in the least. In case you're wondering, I have experimented with pickle martinis. I don't think you'll be seeing them on a menu anytime soon.



My {non} photographer husband was in charge of the camera for the evening. This is his attempt at capturing us opening our gifts. While it is lovely, it might have been just a tad more memorable if our faces were in the shot and he {and Mike} weren't talking and watching the game. At least Bozley was intrigued. I think he has added a Brie Baker to his Christmas list. He was really eyeing Marilyn's.

{Per Kevin's outfit planning I am wearing a black wrap shirt, grey skirt and I also had on my ruffle jacket and riding boots. I was very impressed with the selection! }

The photos of the restaurant did not turn out at all! It was really dark inside and we were more engrossed with our conversations than taking pictures. Kevin made reservations at a new spot. It's called Water Under the Bridge. The atmosphere is very entertaining and we all enjoyed our meals.

Along with a very sweet card, Kevin had a box all wrapped in pink. It was the sample of the granite that we picked out months ago. We have slowing been redoing our kitchen. The counters are one of the last items on our list to complete. The night before, we discussed finishing a few projects around our home and those would be our gifts to one another. Perfect gift selection! This isn't the best picture but it gives you a general idea. The bright spots are from the chandelier. The back of our home doesn't get much sunlight so I'm forever facing the challenge of brightening up the rooms.



Bright and early the next day he called up the stairs to me that round two of my birthday gifts had arrived. I didn't hear the truck come up the drive so I was a tad confused my this announcement.

Big truck means big gift ~ right?




Or it means the delivery of your two new best friends.

Is it wrong to be in love with appliances?
Well, I am and you would be too if lived in our home. For the past couple of weeks our dryer would go into a high pitched whistle/squeak noise cycle. It was unbearable! Bentley and Bozley would run under the table and put their paws over their ears. I would escape to another level of our home.



Let me just tell you that silence is golden!

I love my new besties. Their friends the pedestals will arrive next week. My husband informs me that this will make doing the laundry easier. Umm, I doubt that. Laundry would be easier if someone else did it for me.

As with everything in our lives, this simple act of buying a new washer and dryer involved a project. My husband decided we needed to strip the popcorn ceiling, remove the shelving, put up cabinets and a drying rack. I'll share those photos with you when it's completed.

My birthday celebration continues this week. I'm being treated to a mani/pedi with a friend and I'm going out to dinner with a group of girlfriends.

I'm a lucky gal!

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