The Last of the Twenties...

Thats what Ken said when we were driving over to the restaurant tonight. Gack! It has finally come... the beginning of the end. I am kinda sad actually. Today I turned 29... next year I will enter a whole new number... until then I refuse to talk about it. Haha.

Since its been several days since my last post, this one will be extra long. YAY! So go grab some snacks and get comfy.

Tuesday was sewing day here. I was going full force on the Tinkerbell dress and I am happy to say it is now just needing a zipper and trims. I did start beading it and it looks fantastic. Here is a little sneak peak at the work in progress thus far...

Cinderella!

Tinkerbell! (With capri pants, haha)

On Wednesday I had an early birthday lunch celebration with Nana and Stella (since she had to work today). We went to pizza hut for my first REAL pizza since new years. Yes, I really miss it, so it was a fantastic treat. Ariel who is just as much a pizza fan as me was thrilled. First she made fast work of the bread sticks. Ariel loves to dip anything, so when they were gone, she had to dip her pizza.

Hmmm, pizza good!

Have some brownie Aunty Lala.

I got some nice presents too! Stella gave me a great cupcake book and mug. I heart cupcakes. Hee. Nana gave me a gift certificate to have a manicure and pedicure with my friend Nav. Yay. I will be so pretty.


This morning, my day started with my sweetie of a hubby surprising me with breakfast in bed. A yummy plate of egg whites, toast and an apple. The breakfast of champions, or more so the one of the incredible shrinking Jay. Yes, I met my goal for the new month, I am now officially at 45lb lost. Woot. The birthday goal, I was worried I wasn't going to make it, but I was pleasantly surprised. Yay! I still can't believe its only been 4 months. Can't wait to see how the next few months go.


Ken then surprised me with a massage at the spa this weekend! Woot! My hubby rocks! After breakfast and Ken heading off to work, I got to check my email to see a few email greetings and e-cards. Ariel got up eventually and we went to join Nana, Papa and Aunt Penny at the cafe for coffee. Ariel had her regular favorite, yummy. (I know there is a lot of pictures of her eating, but I am just amazed how much she loves all kinds of foods, as her mother and father were uber picky as kids).


We then went for a nice walk and stopped at the grocery store to see if we could pick up another box of chicken. Alas, no chicken, so we will have to come again. Since it was such a gorgeous day we went to the park since we didn't have any other chores.

As we arrived, I noticed this beautiful area over grown with dandelions. Yes, weeds but cute ones. Had to snap a few pics...


I love this one, she is off and running to the park. Look at the blossoms on that tree. Beautiful!


Quick one with Mommy too!


Ariel had a fantastic time at the park. We even mastered the big slide today. I am happy to say I even road it with her, woot. Slides are fun.


When it grew closer to noon, I had to pull Ariel away to head home. Never a fun thing. I managed to distract her with the notion of seeing Stella at the quilt shop to stop the tears. While we stopped in, I found some cute material and finally got to use my gift certificate I had gotten when we bought my new sewing machine there. Have I said how much I LOVE my sewing machine, it rocks!

Then home for naps and a rest before Daddy came home for our dinner date. I had a gift certificate for Earls still and we decided it be fun to go somewhere nice. Of course the idea of going to a nice place with no kids menu and taking a 20 month old might not appeal to everyone, but we are fearless. Haha.

Ariel was almost perfect tonight! She had the hostess melting at her cuteness and impressed her parents with her behavior. Since it was a special night, we went all out. I am going to post some pics of the food. On my new Disney board, there is an area to post pictures of your Disney meals, so you can rate them etc. They lovingly refer to it as 'food porn'. I personally think this is hilarious, and I hope no one is offended. So I give you our dinner in pictures.

First up was Spinach and feta dip and pita dippers.


Ariel LOVED this. Again I remind you about her love of dipping. Plus an appetizer is always a great way to distract a hungry child.


For our meal I had a yummy chicken and veggies. It was kinda spicy with a sweet pineapple and melon salsa. Very good indeed.


Ken had the ribs and chicken combo with veggies. Ariel kept calling his coleslaw 'cheese' since it looked all grated.


Ariel had the quesadilla and fries. She ate a good part of it , but still brought home a doggy bag.


Then to top it all off, a little coconut cream pie to share. Mommy's favorite! Yummy!!!!!!!!!


Ariel wanted to pay of course, but with Daddy's cards. Figures.


After our wonderful dinner we walked around the mall a bit. We found an area with some little rides and Ariel was excited. She loves these things, and this one was a real car too! She loves cars. Before we got on, Ariel went to run over to a little group of little boys. Uh oh! She stops and starts saying 'hi,' then shows them her 'shoes'. Haha. I think they thought she was funny because they had to hang around when she road the toys. My girl loves the boys. Gack!

Daddy thought she looked too comfy behind the wheel.


Clifford wasn't as exciting... but she still thought it was great.


Then the merry go round... whee!


Before coming home we stopped in Toys R Us for some bubble mix for Ariel's bubble machine. Ariel managed to spot a toy stroller in the store, drat. Took some effort detaching it from her grip. Once in the car, we were home in a few minutes and very content. What a wonderful day it was.

So a big thank you to everyone for your birthday wishes, your cards and emails, gifts and calls. I feel very loved and I guess 29 can't be all that bad. So, until next time, birthday girl Jay, is over and out.