The Week of Birthday Begins

Around our house we like to celebrate the "Week of Birthday". Such fun! This year the celebrating has started a bit more than a week early, which is fine by me!

Part one: my getaway staycation (and first ever night away from Luke, now 16 months old). The fun involved:

• a successful kid-free shopping trip to give my lackluster wardrobe a boost.
• scones at Merritt's with Becky
• late night movie and beer at Beck's, and a gift received - a copy of the cookbook that started my cookbook obsession.
• a sleep-in!!
• Egg Factory breakfast
• more lovely shopping
• a girl's trip to the salon
• dinner with 9 lovely girlfriends
• New Moon

Part Two: post movie, I arrived home to find a rather large gift-wrapped boxed sitting in the front room. A birthday gift from Casey & Luke! I was more than happy to open it early! Meet my new best friend. Hello, friend. I have dreamed of you for years....