That's right. I just turned 29. One more year to live it up before I become an older and wiser 30-year-old. I know it's been said before, but this decade of my life has brought me the most life-changing events: my LDS mission to Donetsk, Ukraine, studying abroad in France, getting married, graduating from college, bearing my first child... I'm sure I'll fully recall and reminisce this decade on my next birthday.
My day was full of fun, and I received so many birthday wishes and expressions of love. Thank you everyone! My day started out with presents in bed, not to be confused with breakfast in bed. :) I think Eric was just too excited to give me the gift he and the girls chose out for me a few days earlier (a box of Bath & Body Works products).
Then, Eric gave me another wonderful gift: he took the girls swimming so I could go shopping alone! I found just what I wanted too, including a pair of boots for $15, a pair of jeans for $12, and a cute shirt on top of that! After our busy morning, we arrived at the Gateway Theater on campus to attend the OUAB-sponsored family showing of "Bolt." We took the girls to see "The Tale of Despereaux" a few weeks ago, and they both sat and watched the ENTIRE time (unlike the time we went to "Wall-E"), so we were confident it would go well. And it did! They were just as enraptured and entertained as on our last theater experience, so we all enjoyed it! After the movie they had a reception. We had caricatures done of both the girls, Mierae got her own "Bolt" made from pink balloons, they colored and crafted, ate "puppy chow" and "dog biscuits" and had a great time!!
I wanted to have a New York Cheesecake for my birthday cake, but Eric and I hadn't really paid attention to the recipe until Saturday morning when we read that the cake had to chill for 8 hours... So, at the last minute, Eric and the girls whipped up a Wacky Cake so I would have something to stick a candle in.
The girls had been practicing weeks earlier so they could help Mommy.
Eric and I made the cheesecake that night, and enjoyed it the night after when the girls were in bed.
Thanks again to everyone who helped me feel so special on my birthday!
12 comments:
I'm so glad you had a good day!
Happy Birthday Dear Robyn! Miss you!
Hope you had a wonderful birthday!!
Happy Birthday Robyn! You have such a sweet family and husband to make your day so special! Glad you had a great day. I can't believe we're so close to the age of 30! yikes!
What a great day, Happy Birthday.
I'm glad you had such a good day! I'm still sad that we don't get to celebrate birthdays together anymore, but I'm glad your family takes such good care of you! Happy Birthday! Love you lots!
Happy Birthday, Robyn! I'm SO sorry we didn't get a chance to call or even write--we're such slackers!! But we DID think about you, and said often, "We need to call Robyn!" Then something would come up or we'd fall asleep... But we love you lots!!!!
I totally thought of you several times on the 28th, but the day got away from me before I could do anything about it. Thoughts count for a little something though, right!?
Happy belated birthday!!
What a great birthday! You have a very sweet husband to organize all of that for you. And when the kids have fun...EVERYone has fun!
Happy Birthday! Sorry I didn't wish you a happy birthday in person. I'm glad you had a great day!
sorry I'm posting a week late. Happy belated b-day! and so glad the theater experience went so well for you! What did you think of the film? and the Despereaux film too, for that matter?
Happy happy birthday! It is so wonderful to see pictures of your family. I miss you!
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