The Week of Birthdays

This past week has been crazy with birthdays, which is a good thing, but still very busy. My Mom's birthday was on Tuesday and being the good daughter that I am I offered to make dinner for my Mom. I also thought it would be nice to invite the rest of the family over for dessert. Well even though we are in a house now it is still pretty cramped and crazy when you have 8 adults and 7 kids in one room. I was glad to do something for my Mom but by the end of the night I was exhausted. It was also my brother in law's birthday on Tuesday so the next day Sam and I went to visit him and his cute little family, so that is day 2 of birthday week. Then on Thursday (also Valentine's Day) was my Dad's birthday. We decided to do a surprise birthday party for him, which worked out pretty well. Even though it was a great day and a great Valentine's Day, it was also exhausting. By the time Friday came I was so ready for the week to be over with all the party planning, and errand running, and family time, as well as our everyday things we do normally.

But there was still one more birthday to go, yes the Mr. himself, Sam. He turned 24 yesterday and you know what? I think it was a pretty good day. I had no idea what to do for his birthday because he honestly had no clue what he wanted. We got so spoiled for Christmas that he didn't really need anything or have any ideas for gifts so it was extra hard to think of what to do. I like to made a big deal out of birthdays. They should be special and wonderful right? After such a busy week I just tried to make the day as fun and relaxing as possible. It started out by having some delicious breakfast burritos and then played a little Zelda. We was the movie Beautiful Creatures, which was interesting, but not that bad, and then went home and played a little more Zelda :) Sam's parents took us out for a delicious dinner and I, being such wonderful wife, had our friends Torrie Matt, and Richard and Haley waiting out our house to surprise him with a little party. After eating some delicious chocolate cake, and opening presents, we went bowling where I realized I am still a terrible bowler. It was a pretty great day and the fact that this is a 3 day weekend makes this whole weekend pretty amazing.

I am so lucky to have such a wonderful husband who is also my best friend. One of my favorite things about Sam is when we just laugh together. We are so weird, but we have a lot of fun. I love him so much and I am so happy he is the man I get to spend my life with. Happy Birthday sweet Sammy! I love you!

Isn't he handsome? I think so.