Wow! I am turning 25-years-old today. That's a quarter of a century. I'm getting old. And the best part is, our car insurance goes down this December because of it. I love saving money!
Well, I've never been very good at celebrating birthdays in only one day. It tends to turn into a weekend affair. So, Friday we threw a party at our place. I originally wanted to have just a few friends over for cake ad ice cream and games, but it kept growing. By the time Friday evening rolled around, I had 14 people (Tori, Tyler, Deana, Charles, Jen, Andi, Calli, Dean, Chelsea, Robin, Blake, Joe, Craig, and I) crowded around two card tables in our front room laughing, eating and playing. I felt so loved. It was so much fun that I completely forgot to take pictures.
Yesterday, Craig took me to see one of my favorite plays at Hale Theatre, "My Fair Lady". Last Christmas Craig bought us season tickets and this was our last show. As always, the play was incredible. Craig had never seen it before and I loved that we have shared that now. After, Craig took me out for a romantic dinner at 7-Eleven. No really! This came from one of our favorite dates from back before we were married. Believe me, it really was great.
Today is my actual birthday. This morning, Craig and I cooked a wonderful breakfast together. Then we headed up to his dad's place for a Happy Birthday, Kelsi and Krystal/Halloween/Thanksgiving/Good-bye, McFadden Family Party.
The party started with the family meeting at a park to play some baseball. They (Craig included) were all on a baseball team together and their league just ended a week ago. Jill doesn't seem quite ready to let go yet. Craig and I are looking forward to joining her team again next April. (By the way, in the picture above, Craig is the one closest to the camera wearing a blue shirt and silver gym shorts.)
After, we headed back to Phil's house for a delicious turkey dinner and lots of socializing with family.
Before the night ended, Sharon took all the kids on a Halloween Scavenger Hunt around the house. It was so cute, but then it was time to say our good-byes. It was hard to give Megan a final hug. They are driving to Texas tomorrow morning and we probably won't see them again until the end of April. At least Megan got to feel Baby Ella kicking before she left.
Happy Birthday to me!
