Happy Birthday to Me :)

I had a great birthday weekend! It was such a treat to have family here to celebrate it with me, and to top it off Shawn had planned a special dinner that he had also invited our friends Tom & Amanda and John & Kerry to. You know me, though. I'm not one for being the center of attention, so that was a stretch for me, but I truly loved and cherished having everyone together.

Bailey had surprised me by putting this picture (that she found on google images) on our desktop. She's such a sweet girl.

Shawn originally planned to take us all to Austin's Steak House at Thunder Valley Casino, but when I discovered this, and the fact that plates run approx. $50/person I asked that we re-think the location. We decided on Claim Jumper. I'm so glad that it worked out. It was the perfect place to be able to have all 14 of us at one huge table.

The whole group, left to right-ish: Haylee, Alexa, Makayla, Darcy, Austen, Shawn, Kale, Kristen, Bailey, Amanda, Grandma Cathy, Tom, Kerry and John

Everyone came back to the house for cake and icecream. Shawn and Bailey had ordered a huge cake from Safeway that was really good. Then I got to open presents (yeah me!) I got all sorts of good stuff! Two gift cards to Green Tangerines ($200 and $40!), gift certificate to Scrapbook Station ($30!) (yes, I have a serious, serious problem, I know!), RHS Tiger's t-shirt, Halloween bracelet, truffles and handmade cards from my kids. Of course, the best gift of all was just having the opportunity to spend my birthday with people I care about.