My Birthday...I'd tell ya!

So my b-day started at 12am, yes, we were awake because Evan's parents just got back from their mission in Trinidad and Tobago!!

It was a really nice surprise!

Sarah and Kyle, and the kids were staying at our house for a couple of days and Jordan and Tracy, and the kids came to pick them up and we had a little visit at our house with everyone.

Evan surprised me with a ring!

If you didn't know he never bought me a ring.

Not an engagement ring or anything. In fact I bought our wedding bands.

I never asked him for one either.

I knew I didn't want a diamond ring.

But I had mentioned to him that I like my birthstone, the Topaz.

So he got me a blue topaz ring on a white gold ring!

So pretty.

I LOVE IT!!

I always give him a hard time about how I don;t like the things he gets me,

but this was a really nice surprise!

I love it!

It is a bit big on me, so I'll get it resized today.

So next morning, I had to get up really early and get some food orders and delivered them.

I was so early I had to help load the carts and put them in my car.

I had to drop them off and carried the boxes again... so I ended up with a HUGE back pain!

To top things I got my period!

So I was exhausted by the time I got home.

Sarah had to go to the doctor with a pink eye.

I slept while she was gone.

When she came back she gave me a haircut and she made me a cake.

It was super yummy!

It was like the deep fried cheesecake in montana's!

Really good!

Then we got ready and while I went to the spa to get my facial ( the other present from Evan!)

she got some things for tonight's pot luck at Tracy's.

The spa was fantastic!

I really loved getting a massage! 

My sore body appreciated it so much!

We also stopped by Mimi McQueen to get a blouse that I fell in love with!

And then rushed home, because I had to get everyone and then I had a funeral.

Yes.... instead of going out to celebrate my b-day, I had a funeral.

And I wanted to be there.

I am glad I was there.

Everyone was at Jordan and Tracy's and it was so much fun.

I'll just say that Doug is hilarious.

I hope madelaine posts the video in facebook.

But just imagine Doug tickling himself!... I still laguh thinking about it!!!

Yes, we had the usual hockey conversation and the linguistic debate....

As always super fun. And we even had Dad this time to share all about why it is that Spain has the Theta sound. 

Shoot me!

I was dead by the time we got home.

Wednesday... more shopping in preparation for the Relief Socitety Party that night.

Stress!!

Wrapping the little packages I got for the visitors that were coming, writing my testimony in the Books of Mormon I was giving out, preparing all the souvenirs we were giving out to everyone, cooking the 2 pork legs I was bringing, getting plates, cups and  the rest for the dinner!!

I went picked up my two friends, picked up a present from a sister who called saying she couldn't come, and got to church just when the elders were setting the tables.

So we set up and decorated.

The sisters seemed to start arriving on time!

We had a lovely dinner!

Everyone loved the new recipe we tried out.

Pork with honey, nuts and rosemary, and grapes.

Yummy!

They sang happy birthday to me!

In English, in Mexican, in Spanish... and they even threw the "manyanitas"!

My mom used to sing it for us too when we were little :D

We had to clean up.

I had to put everything back into our closets, and some sisters helped in the kitchen.

By the time I was leaving I got the shivers and it was hard to talk cuz of my swollen tonsils.

GREAT!

Next morning... to the doctor ( that was a total jerk, by-the-way)

and got some antibiotics... hopefully they start working soon!.

The rest of the day... in bed!

I hate being sick right now.

I have to go to get an ultrasound this afternoon, so we'll get the last shopping done on our outing,

I have to get the dinner ready for tomorrow, and the trukey is marinating already for sunday.

Then Sarah and Kyle are back for New Year's... I hope I can enjoy some of the Holidays!!!!!!!