Golden Birthday!

🎂

Today is November 29.

Today, I am 29.

Yay, golden birthdays!

The first order of business on my birthday this year was of course the gifting of things from my family. They are so thoughtful, it's unreal. My mom, the origin of my creative intuition, has taken to creating her own silk scarves this year. I chose two of them, but I couldn't not share the first batch of what she's done. She... is.. amazing.

silk scarves

Crafty mom... crafty!
Rob, being his handy self, undertook the task of replacing the brakes on my car before we headed back. That left me with some time to play with the pups out back, and of course.... take some pictures.

stella

sasha

patient girls ♥

pittie play

And some of the other simple beauty around my parents' back yard....

 

There are a lot of ways I could have been spending my birthday today. The most obvious would have been to join the mass of crazed humanoids indulging in the pandemonium of Black Friday shopping. {No. thank. you... ever.} Meh, not so much my thing. I reflected a lot on today, and the only real pang I felt [single, but real] was not having Sydni alongside to celebrate. My leniency on that will not stretch itself again this time next year, actually.. Christmas, even. Once she's here, my family will be complete and I won't have to swallow whatever indignant thoughts I shouldn't be having on my birthday. 'Nuff said....

So instead, I reveled in the company of what family I do have here today: my parents, my sister & nephew, my boyfriend and our dogs. I am certainly a happy girl, today.


myself. mom. sister.

my nephew & my dad

best friend... the man i call my boyfriend (:

sisters

Thankful girl, right here. ♥♥♥
And of course, that brings us to the evening.. we are en route back to Cincinnati and I think Sasha's melting smiles can about sum up the last couple of days for me:

smile! :D

No big bonanza tonight for this girl. I'm laying low with my little family [again, minus one...] and saving the big bash for probably next weekend, when all my lovelies are back from visiting their own out-of-town families for the holiday.

Oh, and to all you Black Friday deal-hunters out there, be careful today! You're brave!

xo | cmd