He Makes Me Cake.

My hubby Brad does. Every year on my birthday. Without fail. This year he was kind of sick, but I still received a beautiful pink confetti cake. Full of love and perfectly baked.

It was delicious. My bday was Thursday, January 10th. The cake was gone by Friday night. NO, I didn't eat ALL of it. But most of it.  The first year he baked me a cake was a surprise. We'd been dating for less than a year. He made it before work (he works nights as a nurse) and delivered it to me the following morning. Perfectly safe in a box. I looked at him and almost cried and said "You made me a cake!" because I couldn't remember anyone having made me a cake since my mom had died. It's possible SOMEONE did, but I just don't recall.  It was a big deal. He stopped making the two layer cake a few years back as it was just too much to eat. Each piece of cake was equal to three pieces.

So...I'm 41 now or Tina version 4.1.  I don't feel much different except I don't sleep like a baby like I did at 37 or even 38. The reason I GIVE my age is because people are so weird about age. As if it's something to be embarrassed about.."Oh, yeah..I'm sorry I'm over 40 now...at one point I was younger.." it's just dumb. When I was in my 20's I thought that 40 was OLD. Now that I'm in  my 40's I find that I feel just fine. I think that overall I get lighter and happier as I age. Stupid things that are of no consequence generally don't bother me as much. If anything, I'm just smarter and more selective about how I spend my time and who I spend it with.  We were supposed to be in Tucson this weekend visiting a good friend & her family. Everyone here is sick (I'm  not anymore, but I did have a migraine that I thought was going to kill me.) and I guess Melissa's baby is sick AND it's only 26 degrees and snowing in Tucson. It just wasn't meant to be.

I had a great early dinner/late lunch with Brad on my bday at..oddly enough PF Changs. Not sure why, it just sounded good. I'm weird about making plans on my bday as I then feel stuck and find that I usually don't want to do what has been planned. I'm a bit weird like that. So I thought we were going to hit antique shops and at the last minute I thought "Let's take a weird left and go to Changs!" It as fun. I had an apple beer that was gluten free and quite yummy.  We perused Pottery Barn and Williams Sonoma afterward. I bought some very pretty mica shades for our lamps in the bedroom. They make me happy everyday. THAT  is a good purchase. I felt loved and my  head had stopped hurting, so it was a good day.

Found this pic today and I think I may have posted it months ago, but here's a reshare!! Me and my little sister Dawn in the late 70's. I loved these Santa Dolls!

And for ONCE I actually used my "FREE BDAY DRINK" coupon from Caribou!

Good Things, People. Good Things.

Happy Weekend. Rock this Saturday with all you've got!

xo

T