Good morning and Happy Friday! Today I am recapping my birthday week.
Monday afternoon, I met up with my sister at one of the cutest coffee shops in town that is decorated with so many lights for Christmas!
I enjoyed a London Fog, my sister had a hot drink and I had an egg/bacon/cheese sandwich on sourdough bread.
So thankful for my sister, known as Honey to 12 of my greats.
Tuesday at work, my co-workers gave me a Key Lime Pie, my favorite type of pie, that we shared at our team meeting. I was also able to share this with Brook and Wade.
After work, I drove to my niece's house. She invited me over to have dinner with her, her husband and 5 kids. It meant so much to me they invited me over for a birthday eve dinner. We had pizza and chocolate cake. Having a 4 year old pray for Aunt Marilyn who plays with her and has sleepovers about melted me. Needless to say, my heart was full after this.
Wednesday, 11/11 was my birthday. I wear this 11/11 bracelet and ring for the month of November. I usually only wear these during November. The ring is an antique setting my grandmother gave me when I was a teenager and had my birthstone, topaz, put in the ring.
My sweet Brook had me a gift and a white rose for me that morning. What a treat it was to wake up in a home on my birthday with someone else here. It has been a few years since that has happened. Don't take this for granted friends.
Since the mail doesn't run on my birthday since it is Veteran's Day, I always save any cards to open on the actual day. Some of my sweetest blog friends sent me some mail and it meant so much.
Brook went to work and I went to take a walk. I was able to talk to my friend in North Carolina and my older daughter, who went to NYC for a few days by herself. She told me I had inspired her with my solo trip to Canada! I have been so proud and excited for her this week.
I came back home and then met some friends from church for lunch at Salad Station. They brought me flowers and a birthday crown :).
I then met up with Pearl for some frozen yogurt. Only on my birthday do I splurge for yogurt toppings!
I stopped by Starbucks to get my freebie. I picked up egg bites that I could warm up for breakfast instead of getting a drink. I have also used a lot of my other birthday freebies!
I wore this sweet butterfly necklace on my birthday. Thank you Joanne! I love it!
I spent a few hours at home by myself and was able to clean up a few things. I walked up to Rotolo's to meet up with friends for dinner. There was music outside, they sang happy birthday to me and it was a fun night with a hodgepodge of people.
I always like to take a picture on my phone on 11/11 at 11:11. Well, I missed it by a few minutes yesterday morning. But as time goes, thankfully, I had a second chance at 11:11pm. It may sound silly, but this reminded me just because I missed the first opportunity, I had a second chance to take this screenshot. By taking this picture, it reminded me of the gift of second chances in life!
I was blessed with so many sweet gifts, texts and calls yesterday. This past month has been a hard season for me with so many things that have happened that I won't write about here, so it felt really nice to have a good day. I really appreciate all the birthday wishes and encouragement from this community. I am thankful and hopeful, even when I am in a hard season.
Thanks friends and hope you have a wonderful weekend!
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