I won't lie. I was pretty down the week of my bday. I, like everyone else on earth, caught the 3 week junk and I felt pretty awful all month. I had just come back from a trip that was nice but exhausting... I also kicked my back out of whack for the umpteenth time this year and was struggling with that. Back pain is so obnoxious! This is actually the start of a really weird/scary series of health events but I'm just going to skip over all of that because I don't want to relive it again! I've got a group of girls and momma praying over a healthy body for 2014 and I'm so excited to see what a new year will bring!
Anyway, I was in a funk that I just couldn't kick. The day before my birthday, I got a call from the greatest girl alive asking if I could meet her for lunch. I wish everyone had Lauren at their fingertips like I do. She is a cure all for whatever ails you! We sat down at our table and I asked if I could just let go and talk. I just had a full on therapy session with her until I talked my way back into a good mood! She brought me a container of mini sprinkle cupcakes because she's fabulous and we ended our lunch with me squeezing the life out of her. I love this woman so very much. She is as trusted of a friend as I have ever known. I left that day excited for what was to come and overwhelmed with thanks for my amazing family.
The actual day of my birthday was fabulous! I woke to lots of sweet birthday texts and had an earful of calls on our way to work! London's school Christmas program was this day so that was a major highlight also! (I'll get back to that!) Jill had asked if she could keep London while I taught spin and then I could come eat dinner with them afterwards. I always have a strict 'no presents' rule with Jill but she breaks the rules every year. After school, we headed to their house to switch out kids and they threw me a little pre-dinner party. They are the sweetest, most fun people alive. My lawd. I don't know what I'd do without the Thomas'!
I left to head to my spin class and called Momma on the way to boo hoo over how wonderful Jill is. She had already made the grandest deal ever over my day and I couldn't get over having a friend that cared for us so much! She is one of a kind and I'm so thankful God put her in our life.
Anyway, I taught my class and headed back to Jill's for dinner. I walked in the door and my whole small group and a few other friends jumped out from behind the doors screaming 'SURPRISE!!!' ... and I ball cried again!
Jill fixed my very favorite dinner. Holy Cow it was good, then I got to unwrap my sweet presents! One friend gave me a bag full of her favorite goodies from one of our favorite out of town grocery stores so it's been fun trying out all this new food! The rest of the girls all pitched in and gave me a MAJOR gift card to one of the swankiest spas here in town! I was FLOORED.Two weeks later, I spent almost an entire day getting pampered from head to toe and am still putting words to my gratitude for this group of people who love on us like crazy!
That weekend we went out on the town and splurged on all the things we had been wanting to do but were too poor to do them! We ate fabulous food and drank ridiculous drinks and went all over town hopping in and out of places we had wanted to visit. It was such a fun night!
At the end of the day, my 32nd birthday was the best I've ever had! I'm surrounded by caring, thoughtful people and I'm so excited to spend this year filling all of THEIR love tanks full! Thank you all for making this such an exciting, happy season of life for me! I love you more than I could ever say!
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