Hi Friends!
As most of you guys know, yesterday was my birthday. Thank you SO much to everyone who tweeted and facebooked birthday wishes my way! I spent the whole day feeling very loved 🙂 I feel like there are two camps when it comes to birthdays. Those who love them, and those who just treat them like any other day.
I’m definitely in the those who love them camp. I LOVE birthdays! When I was younger, we had the birthday fairy in our house. She visited the night before our birthday and decorated our room with balloons and streamers so our rooms were fun and festive when we woke up on our birthday morning! I looked forward to it every year!
Luckily for me, I have a husband who indulges me and treats me like a princess every year on my birthday 🙂
Since my birthday was on a Sunday this year, we spent the whole weekend celebrating! Friday afternoon I got a pedicure (my first of the year!) to kick off the weekend. Then I came home and ran 4 miles while I waited for the hubby.
Hubby came home and surprised me with some flowers and some delicious treats from Trader Joes! We enjoyed a few beers on the deck and then headed out to our favorite Thai place for dinner. And then we stopped for some fro-yo for dessert 🙂
Saturday morning we woke up bright and early to do yardwork! We got 2 cubic yards of topsoil delivered on Friday night and this year we finally decided to buy a wheel barrow instead of dragging the dirt around to the backyard on tarps. However, the wheel barrow didn’t fit in our car. SO, I walked it home 🙂 We only live half a mile from Home Depot so it didn’t take long. I’m sure I was quite a sight 🙂
We just got a new mailbox so this weekend we made a little bed around it so we can plant some flowers. We also turned the garden and added some dirt to get it ready for planting. Finally, we expanded one of our back flower beds to add a new bush and did some leveling in one of our other beds!
Oh, and did I mention that all of this took us about 5 hours, it was only 50 degrees and it rained almost the whole time?
Saturday night we headed out to dinner with my in-laws. Good food, good times 🙂
Aren’t we lovely?! 🙂
Sunday was the best day! This is what I saw when I woke up, lol 🙂
Hubby served me breakfast in bed. It started with coffee:
Is he the best or what?! Look at this amazing breakfast!!
French toast made from a pretzel roll, scrambled eggs with leftover mexican couscous, a honeycrisp apple, Chobani and LGF granola, and a little bowl of Kix!
The boys watched me carefully the whole time!
After breakfast we headed out for a bike ride. We covered about 11.5 miles on a beautiful but WINDY morning!
He gave me my present- planter boxes for the deck so I can grow my herbs in them this year!
The we headed out to do some shopping at my favorite stores!
We bought a random assortment of things including a new rug, a new dog doy, a planter, a new dress, a clutch, some cutting boards….
and this beauty…
LOVE IT 🙂
Next we headed to World Market to spend my $10 bday coupon:
Afterwards the hubby treated me to an afternoon beer and snack!
We stopped by the grocery store to pick up some things for dinner:
Crab cakes that are so packed with crab that they don’t like to stay together….but taste delicious!
And hubby made me pan-seared scallops and roasted asparagus:
All in all, a pretty darn good birthday if you ask me 🙂
How was your weekend?
–Lindsay–
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Happy birthday beautiful girl! It’s mah bday tomorrow and I’m in the ‘I hate birthdays’ camp!!
Your pedi is so adorbs. Glad you had a great bday wknd xo
My weekend was not as amazing as yours! I love Bell’s Oberon. Oh, I need to get my hands on that.
That looks like an awesome b-day weekend! Happy, happy birthday to you!!!
SO GLAD you had an amazing weekend.
xo
So glad you had a wonderful birthday!!! Nothing better than getting spoiled all weekend ;D
Happy Belated Birthday! Yesterday was my husband Ralph’s birthday also!
this sounds like such a fun weekend, full of delicious food and fun! thai is my personal favorite, and i could probably eat fro yo every day for the rest of my life and not grow tired of it 🙂
Wow, what an awesome birthday weekend!!! Your husband is quite the impressive chef. My poor husband can only make Kraft mac & cheese!! 😉 Glad you had such a wonderful birthday!
Looks like you had a wonderful weekend! Happy Birthday!
Hey girl! It has been too long since I popped over to say hello – I love your new layout! Very fun and spunky!! 🙂 Happy belated bday – your hubby is sweet!! Looks like a great weekend! I <3 birthdays! People know how to make a girl feel special.
P.S. foodie penpal still happenin???
Woww sounds like a great weekend! Glad you had such a wonderful birthday 🙂 My sister and I used to always decorate each other’s rooms the night before while the birthday girl was sleeping!!!!! It was the BEST waking up to a room filled with streamers and “happy birthday” signs.
spoiled good fun! you look so happy lady, and that you should be. BLESSED
Happy belated! Sounds like such a fun birthday weekend. I don’t care about gifts on things like anniversaries or Christmas…but I always want to be pampered on my birthday. And, now, I think Mother’s Day even trumps that for me. Haha!
happy belated birthday! looks like a fabulous birthday weekend! you deserve it! 🙂
What a sweet hubby! I love the breakfast in bed! I’m glad you had a great day. I love birthdays!
Sounds like you had an excellent birthday!!
Yay for a great birthday weekend!
I’m so glad that you had an awesome birthday!!! And I totally have to remember that birthday fairy idea for when I have kids :D. That picture of your MIL “picking” her nose is priceless haha…love it!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!! sorry i’m a day late, but it looks like you had the perfect birthday weekend! i’m all about extending my birthday celebration for as long as possible. 🙂 your hubby sounds like a good one – glad he spoiled you!
Looks like you had a fabulous birthday weekend!
Beer and flowerbeds. Awesome.
looks like a perfect weekend!! I love birthdays too!!! And the crab cakes look divine!!
Happy Birthday!
Looks like a fabulous one! I love your doggies. They are too adorable, patiently awaiting for a possible taste of your breakfast. 😉
Sounds like a PERFECT weekend 🙂
How did I miss your birthday yesterday – so sorry! Happy Belated Birthday, so glad it was a great one! 🙂
So glad you had a happy birthday weekend! It sounds like you were treated wonderfully! : )
Sounds like an amazing birthday!! So glad that you had a good one and I’m sorry I missed it! I just sent you an email!
Happy, happy birthday!! It sounds like you had a fabulous birthday weekend!! That’s so sweet that he served you breakfast in bed! And what a breakfast too! He covered all the cravings bases!
Looks like you had a wonderful birthday weekend! I love reading your blog! It is one of my favorites!
Looks like you had a wonderful birthday weekend! I love reading your blog! It is one of my favorites!
Happy belated birthday! I love all of the pictures…looks like a great and productive weekend 🙂
Aw yey! Happy belated birthday!
looks like a fabulous weekend!
marshalls is one of my favorite stores too – it’s so much fun seeing what treasures i can find there! and i love the picture of the boys watching you eat. that’s totally jake & capone too.
Well happy belated birthday to you! I love making the house & garden beautiful. Looks like you had lots of fun. I love Spring!
Happy belated bday! I am so sorry I wasn’t up to par on Twitter yesterday! Looks like you had so much fun…Meals cooked by the hubby are always the best! I am super curious about the pretzel bread you speak about? Sounds delicious!
Omg, a Le Creuset at Marshall’s?! Girl, you lucked out for your birthday!! Happy belated birthday, by the way. Birthdays are my favorite too!!
Can’t wait to hear/see more about your garden!! It looks lovely 🙂
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!
You and your hubby are so adorable! And all that food he cooked you- he’s a keeper! 😉 Keep us updated on how your herb growing goes- I’ve always wanted to try that!
HAPPY BELATED BIRTHDAY GORGEOUS!!! Looks like you were surrounded by love and the beautiful outdoors!!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY! You celebrated AWESOMELY <3
Happy late birthday! It looks like you had an awesome time! I’m so jealous of your breakfast in bed!
That is the most adorable breakfast in bed platter ever. I assume you guys split that, lol. Glad you had a wonderful day!
Happy belated birthday! (Better late then never, right?!) Your husband did an amazing job… kudos to him. Sounds like the perfect weekend!
It looks like a wonderful weekend & birthday!! I love the birthday fairy idea!! So cute & fun!
Happy belated birthday!
sounds like you had a wonderful birthday! that breakfast in bed looks amazing!!
What an AMAZING weekend lovely lady! I am not sure if I’m more jealous of your breakfast…or the fact that you got new cutting boards. 😉
Wow! I don’t even know where to start. It’s SO funny that you walked down the street pushing a wheel barrow! And that Birthday Breakfast looks like a FEAST. The picture of the two doggies staring you down is hilarious. And I <3 World Market. Which reminds me, I haven't been there in way too long!
Happy belated. I’m so happy you had an awesome birthday…and sounds pretty darn productive!!! I want the birthday fairy to come visit my room! lol
What an awesome birthday weekend! Pedicures, fro yo and breakfast in bed? You got spoiled! You deserved every bit of it though! 😉
WOW, looks like a packed (but fun!) birthday weekend. I would have loved to see you walking a wheelbarrow home, ha!
Happy belated birthday! It looks like you had an amazing weekend! I’m definitely a celebrate my birthday all month type of girl! 🙂
what a fun birthday! happy belated birthday 🙂
Aw what a super birthday! Well deserved, I’m so glad you had the perfect weekend x
Awww it looks like you had such an awesome birthday weekend. I’m in the same boat….I looooove my birthday! I can’t believe I missed wishing you a happy birthday though! Sorry for the belated wishes, but it looks like you had a wonderful celebration :).
Happy belated birthday sweet friend of mine! You look like you had a fantastic weekend!