My Birthday!

I cant believe I am 26!!! Where did all that time go?! haha. I am ready to be 26 though. I feel 26- a good 26 though! not old. haha :D Working with college kids has really made me feel my age, but in a good way. And I really hope it's just this generation, but they are just very immature. Anyway, I am not going on that soapbox right now. lol

My birthday was awesome! John and I had already celebrated in September with the concert- which was the best birthday present in the whole wide world! AND my staff had the party I mentioned in my last post. So, I felt set. haha I felt like my birthday was awesome at that point already. BUT it got even better!

Unfortunately, on Thursday I left work with a migraine (I almost threw up in my Office Supervisors office it was so bad). It came on out of nowhere, so I think that's why it was so bad. I went home and slept and took some migraine medicine. WELL, the silver lining to this was my co-worker, Leslie, and Office supervisor, Tracy, decorated my office for my birthday on Friday :D When I got to work the next morning I walked into a fall wonderland! I love that they know me so well, that they knew it would be perfect!! I had a beautiful wreath on my door and they COVERED my office in leaves! They hung a birthday sign and had me a pumpkin basket full of goodies :D It was PERFECT. If you remember last year, I decorated my office with leaves because I missed the fall, but this year I decided it was too much work. lol BUT they did it! I am going to leave it up until Christmas! lol

The Wreath..:D

My office! AMAZING.
A little while after I got to work, my family had a bouquet of birthday balloons delivered to me :D I felt beyond special!!
Then for lunch I was going to go out Leslie and Tracy for lunch and few others came too. John told me he couldnt make it- but he surprised me and showed up!! I was BEYOND excited! lol We went to Chili's because it's always been a favorite of mine. We had a good time :D

It was SO hard to get any actual work done that day. I went home around 5 and when I came home John had tied one of my balloons to the outside of the door. It really made me feel so good. He thinks I am a little crazy about birthdays, but it's just how I was raised. Even though he thinks that, he still plays into for me. He's a great husband :D When I walked in, I also walked in to a pile of presents and cards! I woke John up from his nap and he let me open them all. He did WAY too much for me. John got me Beauty and the Beast, The Lion King, and an AWESOME polka dotted NC State coozie! (if you dont know, those two movies are two of my most favorite disney movies and he knows I want to collect them). Then I opened up a NC State necklace and earrings from my in-laws. It's SO pretty! I was also overwhelmed by the amount of cards and other goodies that were sent. I am SUCH a blessed woman :D

After that we got ready and went out to dinner with my faculty master, Dr. Moore, associate faculty master, Monica and her husband, Tracy and her husband, and Anthony and his girlfriend. Dr. Moore had planned this with me a long time ago and it was really nice of him and all of them to go out and celebrate my birthday with me. He took us to the Cheesecake Factory. I ate WAY too much food and still had so much I had a whole meal the next morning. lol. By the time the cheesecake came, I could only take a bite. They have pumpkin pecan cheesecake- and OH MY GOODNESS it was delicious! We all had a good time and again it was so nice of him to take us out. By the time I got home, I was pooped from the day! haha.

I did have one more present when I got home and John let me open it. It hadnt arrived by the time we left for dinner since Fedex was moving slow. But I opened it up and it was from Carter! haha. He got me a book of 101 tricks to teach him. He told me it got two paws up. I love John for doing that for me :D He's the best and of course it was SO sweet of Carter to think of me that way.

Anyway, It may have been my birthday but I fell fast asleep not long after that. lol It was an amazing day and I was birthdayed out!

Thanks to all the family, friends, coworkers, and of course my amazing husband that made my birthday SO awesome :D