Right, a post...

First off, thank you everyone for the birthday wishes. :)


Secondly, the birthday itself went really well. I worked until noon and when I got home I was initially not allowed inside. See, hubby had gotten into his head, at the last minute, to create a 'Present-go-round.' This involved tying ribbons to the ceiling fan, then attaching presents to the ribbon, and turning on the fan. This was quite fun, and funny, and a little dangerous as one of the prezzies was season 3 of Gilmore Girls- which weighed more than the others, was on a longer ribbon, and there was the potential to be hit by it... *laughs* I was very amused. And pleased that he went to the trouble.

Total haul (cause I know you want to know) Seasons 2, 3 of Gilmore Girls (because I had 1, 4, 5), Roar (the complete series, all 13 episodes... which I haven't actually seen but hubby thought I would like it), Evanescence's The Open Door, and Blade Trinity (the unrated extended version). The latter happens to be my favorite Blade movie. :) How can you beat a movie with a Vampire Pomeranian? (and a really nice looking Ryan Reynolds...) I was very pleased. Then I learn that he held one prezzie back for later...

So we had prezzies, and then lunch. Oh, and cupcakes instead of a full cake. Sadly, the frosting on the pink cupcakes (there were two pink, two orange, and one green) was gross- and I haven't tried the others. And I got some of the icing on my finger and it stained my finger pink! It's better now...

Then it was off to the passport office! Or rather, the branch of the county clerk's office that's in downtown Lansing. Turns out we needed to know stuff we didn't know. So we each took turns going out into the hallway to call our parents. My dad didn't know for SURE where my mom was born, so I had to call her at work. She did wish me a happy birthday- I don't think dad realized exactly what day it was as he said nothing about it... Hubby was unable to get ahold of his mom, so he called his sister. *laughs* Luckily she knew. (See, I knew MIL's birthday, but not hubby's dad's- since we're not close to him at all...) So we got everything filled out, got pictures taken, and paid them a gazillion bucks. Funny, the clerk lady was just bored and not excited about anything, until we were waiting for the pictures to finish printing and then she got chatty...

Stopped by home for a bit, and then went for an early dinner at Outback (I wasn't feeling terribly creative...). Did get an excellent steak and a free sundae (which I shared with the hubby). We got home and I got my last prezzie- a gift certificate for an hour long massage! I just have to call and schedule it. Soooo looking forward to that. Watched Blade, laughed mightily. Want Jessica Biel's body...

Saturday! It was get up early and go cross stitch shopping day! Picked up cjtremlett (and got to say hi to one of her kitties) and we were off! And got there early! *waits for those who know her to pull themselves off the floor*

Right, so then losgunna and royal_jester (though she doesn't use her journal anymore...) showed up, followed shortly thereafter by sarbah77 and crwilley. Now I can't speak for them... but *I* had a lot of fun! Spent more than I had intended- but that was the rest of my Christmas monies and birthday money! I even went so far as to buy both the pattern and fabric for an upcoming project. Oooh.. So yeah, lunch was NOT at Quiznos, as planned, but at the Irish Pub across the street. This was a good substitution. There was Coldstone afterwards, so it was all good. But then it was time to go home (though some of the others were heading to a nearby mall). I needed a nap. *grins*

Got home before hubby (he was at an open house for Creative Wellness, and did pilates, yoga, tai chi, and Nia... this is the same place that my massage gift certificate came from). I went through all my cross stitch stuff, thought about napping, but stitched instead. Hubby came home worn out, so then there was a nap. :) Stitched most of the evening, and then Sunday we did a whole lot of nothing, I don't think I even left the house! It was wonderful. *grins*

So that was my birthday weekend. It was great. Got prezzies, saw friends, had good times with hubby... what could be better?

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Happy Birthday lady_proxy!!!