Age ain't nothin' but a number

My birthday came and went, and I told myself I was going to celebrate with some "New Year's Resolutions," including writing and reading more. We'll see how that pans out...

We had a jam-packed weekend right before my actual birthday (see prior posts), so I wasn't expecting much on my actual birthday, but of course I was wrong. 

A few highlights (you know how I love bulleted lists!):

• My co-workers made sure everyone knew it was my special day, by gifting me a pretty tulip bouquet and a delicious red velvet cake. 
• T gifted me a beautiful Mexican-inspired dress for our honeymoon.
• I saved many great cards and packages from friends and family to open on my birthday morning. Loved this. 
• We moved our typical "First Sunday Family Dinner" to Monday, and my mom worked all day creating our wedding menu (to an absolute T!) so we could try out a few wines to pair on our Big Day. I have to say, this was so much fun. It was like our own little wine tasting evening, something our family has never done together. 

Thanks to friends and family near and far for making my 28th the best one yet. 

My dear friend Liz stopped by my office to drop of a wonderful assortment of gifts. She included this book she found at the Goodwill...or maybe it was a thrift shop. Regardless, it's a homemade bridal shower book from the 1950s--as in someone made this book for a friend. It is outrageously awesome. I should write a whole post just about this. What a treasure. It even has pages in the back with hand-written lists of gifts the bride received and from whom.

My mom said nothing turned out the way she wanted it to, but you could have fooled us.

Spoiler alert: We are doing breakfast for dinner at our wedding. I can't wait. 

My mom said we'll have to wait and see just how much better the caterer's presentation of the various dishes will be...but I highly doubt it. I have so much to learn from my mom in the kitchen. She's just a marvel.