Happy Birthday to Me!

Friday was my 26th birthday and we have been celebrating all weekend! My day started with the kids in my class bringing me homemade cards which were too cute. They are so sweet. My 3rd grade team ordered out for lunch from our favorite little Mexican place and then at the end of the day my homeroom mom brought cupcakes! Chris also delivered a beautiful bouquet of flowers to me during the day.

When I got home from school I saw this awaiting me on our kitchen table...

I was really surprised because I wasn't expecting so many gifts! Chris and I got ready for dinner and headed to Red Lobster (my favorite). We stuffed ourselves silly with jumbo coconut shrimp, grilled salmon, and stuffed flounder. Not to mention those cheddar biscuits!

After our wonderful dinner we headed to another fine establishment for a gourmet dessert...we went to McDonald's for Hot Fudge Sundaes! Ha! We were both pretty full from dinner but passed by McDonald's on the way home and made a split decision to grab dessert there. When we got home Chris let me open my presents!

The funny thing is that Chris and I were shopping last weekend and I tried on those grey tennis shoes. Chris asked me if I wanted to get them for my birthday and I said "sure!". So in my mind...that was my gift...but Chris surprised me with all these other little things he had been collecting for months! He got me (the shoes), new yoga pants, Julie and Julia, bracelets, earrings, and...a car wash gift card! I love having a clean car : )  Gary and Dianna also sent me a gift card for a pedicure. I can't wait to use that!

On Saturday night we had some friends over to celebrate and the best part was the cupcakes we got from Cupcake A La Mode. I loved the ones we had for Valentines and couldn't wait to get some for my birthday. 

They were so delicious!! We cut them into fourths so everyone could try all the different flavors. I can't wait until the next "special occasion" when we can get some more of these.

I really have to give all the credit to my sweet husband for making my birthday so special. He knows how much I love it and he really pulled out all the stops to make this one so spectacular!