Birthday Weekend

Well, today is officially my 26th birthday. I'm officially closer to 30 than I am to 20, which is strange, but in a good way. Like my friend Molly, I'm not the type who dreads getting older. I think getting older is fun. There is so many milestones that I've gone through, becoming a teenager, driving, college, drinking (legally), first job, getting married, buying a house, getting a dog, etc that I couldn't imagine not getting older. There are so many fun and exciting things to come that I look forward to many more birthdays!! Thanks to everyone for the texts, calls and card...they really made my day that much more special. Those who know me, know that I love my birthday. Its not just my bday, I just love birthday's in general. Its so exciting that there is one day where people celebrate just you, no other symbolic event. I tend to like to celebrate my birthday all week long. Nothing extravagant, just the casual, "Andy can you get me a soda...please, it is my birthday on Sunday." I use the power of my bday for little favors, so I'm not completely out of control. Andy indulges me as much as he can stand as it only usually lasts less than a week and he knows how much it makes me happy. He started the festivities off with fresh flowers on Thursday, so pretty!! Then Friday night we went out for margarita's and Mexican food, muy bueno! Saturday, he took me shopping to the mall then we had a night out on the town. We went to 202 for happy hour martini's. This bar/restaurant is very cool, very modern which is far cry from our typical Applebee's, haha. Then we went to Fork in the City, which is this small local restaurant in downtown Roanoke. It was soo good and one of our new favs!! We shared some apps and had a few more drinks. After a night of a few drinks, I was on a roll so I made Andy take me back to 202 for a dessert drink, Snicker bar martini. That was the perfect ending to a great meal. Too bad I'm not in my prime anymore because I was not feeling so hot today. This all brings us up to Sunday (my actual birthday). We went to Panera for a bagel and then grocery shopping. Then I went to get a Mani/Pedia. When I got home, Andy and I took Trubs for a nice long walk. It was 60 degrees today!! Needless to say, if you didn't know I loved my birthday before reading this, you probably do now. It was a great weekend!! Now back to the real world...Monday is just around the corner, boo!!!