Thank you for all the kind birthday wishes! Yesterday turned out to be very nice. After we hit up the stores Jan and I drove up the canyon to Sundance and had lunch at the grill there. A lot of the tress had finished dropping their leaves but the drive was still very pretty–so pretty in fact that I missed the turn for Sundance and didn’t realize it until we were at the reservoir (3 miles past the turn, oops!).
I had never eaten there; the food was really good. We split a chicken sandwich (flavorful but very moist), a vegetable pizza (we each had a slice and took the rest home), a side of sweet potato fries (which I adore), and a chocolate dessert which were all very tasty. But the best part of the outing was just hanging out with my sister. We’re both so busy (and she’s about to because a whole lot busier when the baby comes in December) that we don’t get the chance to do so that often.
After I got home I spent some time playing with E on the swingset out in the backyard and getting ready for woodworking. I figured out what I’m going to do with my jewelry boxes; I’m going to remake the lids. On one hand it’s frustrating because I’m wasting the wood and time I used to make the original lids but now I’m mostly just excited about the new design. I think it’s going to look really good. I took some pictures at class last night and will get them off my camera and post them tomorrow.
I had stayed up quite late reading Tuesday night and so even though yesterday was great I was dragging a bit through the whole day. Luckily for me E decided to give me a birthday present just from him and let me sleep in today. He played quietly in his crib until 9:30, something he almost never does. He’s usually up by 7:30 at the latest. It was a great end to a lovely birthday. And I still have this weekend to look forward to: N’s taking me out for a special dinner on Saturday. It’s fun when the birthday festivities stretch on for a while.