Birthday

It's my birthday.


Usually, I would put a LOT of exclamation points after that sentence, but this year, I'm not all that excited. The strange thing is that I'm not sure why. I typically celebrate my holiday for at least two weeks, call it birthday month, and use it as an excuse to get away with almost anything in regards to Dan. :) This year has been very different.


It could be that turning 28 means I'm closer to 30 than to 25 and am now "late-twenties." I've never really cared too much about age, but I've never gotten this close to thirty.


It could be that being excited means that I have to find some energy, and that's just NOT going to happen. Maybe, I'm too tired to be excited.


It could be that last night Dan was on call to help the person working in his department, so between that guy and Sophia, not a lot of sleep was had here last night. We will definitely be napping here later today. In fact, it's been such a busy weekend, I asked Dan if we could reschedule my birthday for April 3 (our next open Saturday). :)


Who knows. I do know that I will enjoy this day. I have already enjoyed MUCH cake. Have you ever been to Wuollet's Bakery? There are a few of them all over the Twin Cities and I would say that they have the best cake EVER. The family I work for is great at celebrating birthdays and there are always Wuollet's cake and cupcakes around for any birthday. Their white on white is unbelieveable and my favorite. So, Tuesday I bought myself a birthday cake! It's been very good and there's still enough left to celebrate with today.



I was with the kids I work with last night and was surprised with Wuollet's cupcakes - this time I chose chocolate. What a fun birthday treat!


Today we are going to a cute neighborhood in Minneapolis that I like. We're going to have Punch Pizza and walk around some shops. The original plan was to also get a cupcake at YUM! Bakery, but I think I'm all caked out. I can't wait. I've been craving a nice quiet birthday with Dan and Sophia and I'm going to get my wish!


This year has been full of a lot of changes, the best and most memorable being Sophia, of course. I've always wanted to be a mom and it's been such a blessing and even more amazing than I imagined. She is my perfect little present and has already given me a lot of smiles today.


I've also been doing a lot of thinking about how I want to be "28," and have come up with a few promises for myself:
-The first is to enjoy each day, at least a little, in spite of the busy-ness and stress. Sometimes, I get distracted with how crazy everything is and can get a little cranky (not me!). Hopefully, I can work on that.
-The second is to make my health as important to me as I make Sophia's, and not feel guilty about making myself a priority. I spend a lot of time thinking about her food and development, etc. and do everything I can to be sure that she's a healthy girl. I do a lot of that for myself, but plan to make it more of a priority. That means that if I take her for a run around the lake after work, I will not feel guilty that her dinner will be 20 minutes later than usual, because my health is important too.


I think it's going to be a good day (once I have a nap!). I also woke up to this message from my brother on Facebook. Probably one of the best birthday cards I've ever had.