Birthday Bursting with Blessings

Today’s my birthday… It started off rough. No sleep. Cranky kids. Lots of time-outs. Screaming. Whining. Headaches. By 10am I was spent.

Luckily, Mom came over to watch my munchkins and I got some super.duper.flippin.fabulously.fantastic thrift/retro/vintage/antique/amazingly incredible shopping time in with some of my most favorite girlies… Goodness that sentence had a lot of adjectives… Anyway, it was SUCH  fun day. I got a divine hostess apron (thanks, Linds) and these perfect little blue birdies to further my current obsession with the winged creatures. We found some delightful one-of-a-kind pieces, chatted, laughed, sipped coffee, talked hubbies and kiddos, and “ohhhhhhhhh”‘ed about lots of items in some amazing little shops. I love how my style has changed so much this past year… But now I kind of want to redo  my whole house… Today was 5 hours of fabulous, I will say that!

Tonight we went to my mom’s house and the day got even better! My FAVORITE meal (sashimi tuna salad with 3 different dressings from Cheesecake Bistro), homemade cake, Ben & Jerry’s, family, and some completely amazing presents. I mean, a blue/green/brown tea set with birds on it. My two most current and raging obsessions are tea sets and birds. I got them both in ONE! Be still my heart… A red & pink floral laptop sleeve. A gift card to Home Depot to redo my playroom flooring. Flowers. Cash. iTunes gift card. Teeth white strips. Fabulous earrings. Maya Angelou’s compilation of essays, Letter to My Daughter… Stunning perfection.

Yes, I am spoiled. Yes, getting all of that is ridiculous. Yes, that money could have fed a bunch of hungry people. Yes, I do feel guilty about that. But yes, I appreciate my blessings so much more having been through hell this year. Things don’t make me happy. They don’t bring me joy. But today these things and the people I was surrounded by brought a smile to my face, and made me remember how truly.crazy.blessed I am.

Peace, love, and tea pots…

Meg