Happy Birthday to ME!

While still in Tooele, my sis-in-laws and mother-in-law took me to dinner for my birthday.  We ate at Texas Roadhouse {favorite!!}

Marianne and Mekhi sent us home with a bouquet of birthday balloons, some yummy cinnamon roasted almonds and two cases of Harvey Weinhard root beer.

My parents gave me money so I could get something for our new apartment.  I went to IKEA and got a 3 draw chest that I will use as a side table in my bedroom.

My mother-in-law bought me a gift and left it here when she visited a couple of weeks ago.  I loved these darling little flowers that you can stick anywhere!

We had dinner in one of our favorite areas of Denver, Pearl Street.  We at at the Pearl Street Grill.  I had a yummy burger with grilled onions!

Urban and Nathan made me a sewing machine cake.

It's hard to tell there's a sewing machine drawn with frosting due to all the colored sprinkles!

And I made myself this table runner!
I hope to post more on this project later this week!

A note from my mom:

"I can still remember the details of the day 36 years ago when the phone rang at Granite High School where I was working telling us that a three day old baby girl was waiting for us. 

I was numb and couldn't speak for a few seconds leaving the social worker wondering if I had changed my mind. 

Are you kidding????? After eight long years I was finally going to be a mother. . . a mother!! I just couldn't believe it. 

I didn't know how to be a mother. And now I'm a grandmother. It's much easier being a grandma than a mother. This is life's payday for sure."