My birthday celebration started Thursday night. We had supper club at Elizabeth’s house. She made a wonderful shrimp and grits recipe and had birthday cake ice cream for dessert.
Friday, I did have to go to work, but that’s okay because I had a three year old come with me. ME and I went to the circus, but she came to work with me before hand. I have a small office, so nobody really cared. Around 9:30 we walked down to the Colonial Center to see the circus. Of course we had to buy a light up toy for ME and for Grayson. The circus was just like I remember back when we used to go. They had the motorcycles, horses, elephants, trapeze, lions and tigers, and all the clowns. ME and I had a great time. What made if more special was it was just me and her.
After the circus, we met up with Ben and went out to eat for my birthday lunch…of course the Mexican restaurant. When I got back to work, I had another surprise waiting for me.
Friday night we went to my parent’s house for dinner. We had wings, at my request, and of course a giant cookie cake. My parents gave me a super cute dress from the new store in Treholm Plaza, a necklace and earrings to go with it, lots of cleaning materials, and some extra money to buy anything else I needed.
Ben did extremely well this year; I don’t know what I did to deserve everything he got me. He gave me some awesome racing shoes, and a necklace and ring from Uncle Bruce’s store. The pictures don’t do either one of them justice.
My second mom's gave me some money, wine, and some gift cards to our favorite place, Outback!
Saturday morning was the Columbia Marathon. Strictly Running got together and formed an all girls team. The legs were 1st: Shannon (5.1 miles), 2nd: Amy (8 miles), 3rd: Theresa (5.1 miles), and then me (8 miles) which equaled out to be 26.2 miles. We won for the girls relay team and came in second behind the boys team we were aiming for. Ben and the girls came out to watch and chased me all over the course.
Waiting for the start!
Shannon lining up to start us off!
Shannon passing off to Amy.
Theresa passing off to me.
The girls playing on the State House grounds as we waited for the awards, that never happened.
The girls playing on the State House grounds as we waited for the awards, that never happened
Theresa and I and two of the girls we run with in the morning. They did the whole marathon!!
Saturday afternoon we headed to North Augusta to spend time with Ben's parents. They watched the girls for us so we could go to dinner. We went to Takosushi, and they gave us a gift card which made dinner even better. We got a bottle of wine, several things of sushi, edamame, another glass of wine, and more sushi. The restaurant was really good and it was so nice to be able to eat in peace. Sunday morning we ate a wonderful breakfast and I opened more presents. They got me some really cute clothes, an awesome can opener, a soap thing for the sink, and $100 gift card to Belk. Which of course I left shortly after that to go spend it.
(I bought lots of clothes, course I couldn't get a really good picture)
Sunday night we went back over to my parent’s house for Sunday night dinner to come to find out, my mom had broken her foot. Six years from my birthday, she broke her leg, this year on my birthday she broke her other foot. Crazy, I know!
Besides my mom breaking her foot, I had a great birthday. I have such a wonderful family and group of friends. I couldn’t of asked for a better birthday.
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