Turning 30 never felt so good

All I can say is that I have the best husband, family and friends in the whole world and I couldn't have asked for a better birthday. First of all, it must be said that my mom has been with me on all but 3 of my birthdays, so it's no surprise she would be here for my 30th birthday. We spent Friday, which happened to be the first day of spring, wandering around town and we stumbled upon daffodils that had blossomed. In addition I must mention that when I went running yesterday, the tulip trees behind the Metropolitan Museum of Art have started to blossom as well. Yay!!! We also had a lovely time at the Smylie's Friday night singing Easter songs with friends and enjoying each other's company.

And then the joyous day of my birth.... I got to sleep in and go running. I came home and Cameron made crepes that we filled with strawberries, bananas, chocolate and Rebecca's awesome cream from the cream puffs. It was the perfect birthday breakfast. We then went to the Ziegfeld Theater to see Back to the Future... fun. We enjoyed a lazy late afternoon dinner at Candle Cafe, a vegetarian restaurant on the east side that had amazing guacamole. We then strolled across the park stopping at the pond and on Bow Bridge (our bridge) for a little reminiscing. We continued on our way to Levain Bakery to pick up some yummy cookies for dessert and some spring tulips at the corner deli to brighten the house. I came home to a surprise birthday party... a room full of all my favorite people who came out to celebrate with me. I was overwhelmed, and everyone had brought chocolate chip cookies for me :) I now have a freezer full, which I can pull out and pop in my toaster over anytime I please. As if that were not enough to make any girl die with contenment and happiness, my sweet husband and family pooled their resources and bought me a new digital SLR camera. I don't have any pictures of that or of the party yet, but I will post them when I do... still reading the novel of a user's manual. I am truly blessed and could not have planned a better birthday myself.

And then it was Easter... full of joy and happiness.


And my sister Mallory got engaged... JOY!


My mom goes home today... I'm a little sad and feeling sensitive. It's so nice to have a mom around, and I am always sad to see her go. It's been so fun having her here.