short post, but holy cow.
i've got so many beautiful things.
today's my birthday, a day that threatens to fill me with some mixed emotions. and i am totally overwhelmed by the amount of love in my life. really blown away. i've got pictures coming soon, but don't want to wait to write this.
first of all: my husband. wowzer. not only is he handsome, smart, loving, talented... he's so GOOD to me. we spent last weekend celebrating since he had to work. he bought me a beautiful new camera that i can't stop clicking away on. he took me birthday dress shopping. we gorged ourselves on french food at besalu and cafe presse, spent time with my family, stayed at the sorrento hotel, had drinks at vito's, and so much more. and then, today, he showed up in a box (literally!) at my work, and had lunch with the kids and me. incredible! i don't know many women who have a husband like that. actually, i take that back. i don't know any. he is hands down the best - better even than if i had dreamed up everything i could possibly want. i wouldn't have even known to ask for him. he is so far beyond great, and makes me thankful every day.
secondly: my mom. she's pretty wonderful, and twenty-five years ago today she had me! actually, just thinking about how lucky i am to have her as my mother makes me totally sappy. my birthday always lands pretty close to mother's day, too, so i usually spend the entire week getting unreasonably emotional off and on about what a great mom i ended up with.
next: my friends. kelly and kelsey and alyssa and so many others, who organized and took part in some huge surprises for me today. my entire school is decorated with notes from my kids wishing me a happy birthday and telling me how much they love me. there is coconut cream pie from dahlia in the staff room. there were glitter bombs, a dance party, so much artwork. a yoga class on the rooftop, tulips, confetti, and, of course, jacob popping out of big gift-wrapped box. cupcakes, too. (and in my cubby is a chocolate bar and bottle of wine for later).
tonight, alyssa and i will spend my birthday with my family, and hopefully j will get off of work early enough to join us. it'll be great, this whole birthday has been great, and i can't imagine how it could possibly be any better. i am the luckiest duck in the whole freaking pond. my goodness.
and i have some other good news: i am starting a new blog. armed with a shiny new camera, the love and support of j, and a bunch of new ideas about what i want my blog to be, i've decided to branch out. it'll still be full of beautiful things, but will also have projects, recipes, stories from our adventures. it'll be a little more broad, and hopefully a lot more frequent. i can't wait, and as soon as i've finished my first entry, i'll post the link here.
for now, i'm going to bask in this crazy birthday glory.
love,
j
