One Year Older, Hopefully One Year Wiser

I love birthdays.  Not just my birthday (although of course I do love mine!) but all birthdays.  It has nothing to do with the gifts or the birthday cake or the good wishes.  I like that it's a day of celebration that's just for that one special person.  It's like random holidays sprinkled throughout the year.

This year I had a birthday week celebration.  Family dinner (with Grandpa in attendance this year!), coworker lunch, dinner with friends, and Anna Bolena (opera) with Josh!

It meant a lot to me that my friends were able to find time in their busy schedules for my birthday dinner.  And Ashley drove all the way from Mansfield!  It's moments like these that remind me just how loved and truly blessed I am.

Josh and I shared a delicious dessert - pumpkin cheesecake!  (I am a sucker for pumpkin.  It makes my world go round.  YUM.)  And look at Josh's baby face!  Bye bye beard, hello 10 years younger!

I have no pictures of the opera - they weren't allowed.  In short, we almost didn't make it and we were SEVERLY under dressed... BUT! it was fun and I really enjoyed it.  Thank you Brother for the front and center orchestra seats!

Here's to 26!  Hopefully I'm a little bit wiser... but if nothing else, I'm sure it'll be a better year than 25 and that's enough for me!