my birthday

The downfall to having a birthday the day before Valentines day is everything happens at once and I don't get to spread out the gifts and celebration throughout the year. The upside, however, is that the gifts and celebration are BIG!

This last week Jordan and I went out to eat so many times because I received a lot of free meals from places just because it was my birthday. We ate at Noodles & Company, Rubio's Mexican Grill, and Red Robin....all for FREE! It was great not having to buy groceries all week.

Because my birthday landed on a Sunday this year, the celebration started Saturday night when Jordan took me out to dinner to my favorite place...PF Changs. We had a table back in a far corner which was really nice because it's like we had our own private area. :) We pretty much got a 4 course meal...soup, appetizer, meal, and dessert. Boy were we stuffed, but it was so worth it, the food was amazing.

The next morning I woke up to breakfast in bed and........this.........

It's a Tanzanite stone with diamonds all around. The first year we were dating, Jordan bought me a Tanzanite stone necklace on my birthday and ever since then Tanzanite has been of sentimental value to me. 

Can you tell that I absolutely love it!!!

Sadly I couldn't just lounge around on my birthday, so we got ready for church. After church Jordan made my special birthday cake....It's tradition and delicious. It's a Strawberry Valentine Cake. 

To see the inside click HERE

Before we dug into my scrumptious cake, Jodi, Drew, & Riley (Jordan's sister's and brother-in-law) surprised me with a fabulous dinner....Fried chicken, mashed potatoes, and yummy vegetables. (I love fried chicken!)

It was a great day and now on to Valentine's Day which is TODAY....Happy Valentines Day everyone!