Starting my 38th year

This year, my birthday fell on a Monday, Columbus Day.  The kids were off from school but I had to go into work because Mondays are my meeting days.  I took an early train though and was home by 4:45!  I wish every day could be like that...

Yesterday on Sunday, October 7, I celebrated my birthday with my fam, my mom, bro, MIL and FIL with dinner at NHCC.  (HJ was in Hawaii.  Lucky!)  Afterwards, everyone came back to the house for cake.  A custom-made 4-layer decadent and ever-so-delicious red velvet cake by Du Jour Bakery.

  
My mom doesn't come over on Mondays but she called to wish me a Happy Birthday and apologized for not making me mi-yuk-guk (Korean seaweed soup traditionally eaten on birthdays).  I told her not to worry about it but she felt so badly!  So she said she would make it for me tomorrow.  That's my mom for ya.  I love her so very much and appreciate her more and more every day.
 
So today, on my birthday proper, I celebrated with Tae and the girls.  They got me gift certificates to one of my favorite stores - Paper Source!  We had Du Jour Bakery cupcakes and we put the girls down before enjoying our take-out dinner consisting of fried dumplings, black bean noodles (you have to eat noodles on your birthday for 'long life!') and fried rice.  Perfect birthday.  Now officially a year older and wiser, I am reminded yet again how much less I 'need' each year.  The simple basic things in life are truly all that matter.  Everything else is gravy.

I am looking forward to living my 38th year to the fullest and to the very best of my abilities!  Happy birthday to me!

The girls know my favorite color is blue.

My lovies with me on 10/7.

My lovies with me again on 10/8.

Bday gift from the girls to my fave store - Paper Source!

And with the man who created this extraordinary life with me...my love, best friend, partner, Seedy!  (Taken by Lauren - on my SLR by the way - who was trying to delay bedtime as much as possible!)