Birthday month

I was so fortunate to get to travel for a large portion of June and see a lot of people who mean a lot to me.  B got to go home as well, though for less time since he started summer school in early June.  It was an excellent month, and thanks to everyone who hosted us on our travels back home.  We really had a blast seeing everyone we could see, and hope to continue seeing you all as regularly as possible even after the move to Pacific Time.

So...prior to my actual birthday, I got to eat chocolate cake with chocolate icing and chocolate ice cream (and chocolate sauce once!) three times, and I received way more presents than is appropriate for a woman of my age.  

However, my actual birthday was spent mostly driving through Kansas.  I drove, B studied.  But when we got to Denver we had some excellent pizza at Marco's with some friends from high school and for dessert shared a nutella pizza.  So when we got back in the car, I pleaded with B not to make me a birthday cake...little did I know the deed was already done.

When we got back, I saw this in the refrigerator:

The photo on top is my eighth grade school picture, one that B had memorialized I believe for Valentine's Day 1997 by making an 8 x 10 sketch of it and giving it to me.  Even better was what was on the actual cake:

 

 

 

My eighth grade self, in frosting

So that makes FOUR birthday cakes and chocolate ice cream.  And a husband with some real artistic talent.  What a lucky lady.

In addition to the cake, I received an awesome present from B which took me way longer than it should have for me to notice.  Wearing a necklace is always a challenge for me because I first have to detangle it from all the others I own...this was on my dresser when I got home (necklace detangling included)

He repurposed some wood that was left over from a gift from his dad.  He managed to fit in 30 hooks in alternating rows.  One thing I love about it is that it's really slender, so it doesn't take up much dresser space.  Some day when we have more wall space and/or less art, (in the far, far future), I can even hang it on the wall, which I think looks pretty neat.

It was a great birthday and a great few weeks traveling around...I can't believe all that has changed since my last birthday and look forward to all that will happen before my next.