Birthday Weekend

Well, it is official. I am in my late 20's! Honestly, I have been looking forward to 27 for quite some time now. Just seems that it is a good number and good time in life. Although I don't think that I ever expected to be 27 married, have a 14 month old, be expecting our 2nd in a few weeks and have my own home-based business. But it is all true and I couldn't be enjoying life more. It all fits so well, I couldn't imagine it any other way.

What a wonderful birthday weekend (even though both Olivia and I were sick, and still are.) Autumn officially has begun! Hip Hip Hooray!! Fall is my favorite time of year and I am so excited to actually get to have a fall. So for my birthday we did Fall-ish things! Saturday we went to Parshallville Cider Mill. My parents and my brothers met us there. We had a picnic lunch by the creek and then wandered around the mill, played in a fire truck and got fresh apple cider, doughnuts, and Carmel apples! Yummy!! Of course we did have to fight off the bees to enjoy the cider and doughnuts, but it was worth it. I had forgotten how many stinking yellow jackets there were! Luckily no one got stung, although a couple bees didn’t make it out alive. After the Cider Mill we went back to my parents and hung out for a bit. We watched the Gators destroy Tennessee! Had a great dinner and cupcakes!! Olivia seemed to enjoy herself at the cider mill, but things went down hill from there. After her nap she woke up with a fever. Thanks to some Tylenol and a nice bath it quickly lowered. She still was just not feeling good the rest of the day and we kind of had to rush though dinner. All in all it was still a great day.

Sunday my brothers came over and we went on a little treasure hunt. So much fun!! Then we went out to lunch at Deadwood Bar and Grill. It is the type of place you are just not sure what to make of it from the outside. Man their food it amazing! They have a lot of wild game on the menu so it is very interesting, but stinking delicious. Olivia also learned to say ‘moose’ as we spent out time there staring at a gigantic moose head mounted above the fireplace. (No, it was not the only mounted animal. Yes, some of the furniture is made from antlers. We live in Michigan now, people! What do you expect!?!)

I am so blessed to have such a wonderful husband who made my birthday weekend so great! And who got me all my favorite things for my birthday!!! What a great guy!!

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