A Year Older

30 Years Old. Is this really true? That seems old. But I like to think back to what a dear friend once told me, "I always feel like the same girl, no matter how much older I get." I agree, so bring on the 30's!

I was very spoiled this year. (A shopping trip with mom, books and candy, cute girly things, sweet messages from friends and family... I could go on and on) But a big part of the spoiling was from Nate. He sure knows how to make me feel special and loved. He was all full of surprises. The Friday before my birthday (shortly after he came home from work), his mom stopped by to pick up the babies for the night. Nate told me to get ready and pack a bag and we were on the road (after a few errand stops). He drove me to Alpine to the pizza parlor "Tootsies". Unbeknownst to me he had already arranged with the workers to have a pre-made pepperoni pizza with the number 30 made out of the pepperoni slices written on it. We walked in and apparently he gave a sly signal to the guys working there to let them know it was us. I was oblivious. Then he told me we had to order the pepperoni because he was told it was pretty good. I thought that was weird we were getting pepperoni out of all the pizza choices but I really didn't think much of it. Then our pizza came out like 2 minutes later which was really fast. Nate said, "Wow that's fast service." And the guy was kind of giggling as he put down the pizza. Then Nate said to me, "Doesn't this pizza look good?" And I was like, "yep" (but I really didn't look at it). Then Nate says,"Kayla...look at the pizza!" Yeah so not very observant on my part, but it was a nice surprise!

After we ate, he drove me back down by Palisades and after a bit of searching, we found a cabin he borrowed for the night owned by one of the Doctors he works with. I was so surprised and so excited because a few weeks earlier I had mentioned how fun it would be to spend a night at a cabin doing absolutely nothing and not caring about anything. Nate was definitely listening. 

And it wasn't just any cabin. It was a get-away house about 3 times the size of ours. So fun!

The views were amazing! (Which we ended up being able to see the next day since it was pitch dark the night we got there). 

My favorite room was probably the movie room. Nate rented some really good movies and it was actually nice to sit down and listen and pay attention to a movie. It was also nice to just lounge around, sleep in, and not hurry in the morning. Too bad my insomnia kicked in and I didn't fall asleep before 3am but oh well, it was still nice to sleep in. It was a very nice get-away to rejuvenate the soul. 

On Sunday I woke up to 30 Flamingos and some awesome signs and balloons in my front yard thanks to a couple of good friends.

After I hopped out of the shower I found the babies all dressed up and in their own shirts to celebrate the day. Kamryn's said, "Holy Cud! My Mommy's 30!" and Emmett's said, "Dadgum! My Mommy's 30!"

And of course I had my own laying out on the bed for me. (I promise I was happy, I just didn't know Nate was taking this picture). 

Later that night Nate invited family over to celebrate the end of the day. He even ordered an awesome ice-cream cake with my favorite ice-cream from Reed's Dairy. That man knows me. The best part was the very fun candle on top which I can't load the video of but let's say there was a lot of fire, music, and spinning candles. 

It was a great birthday (even though it was the 30th)! I was definitely spoiled a lot by family and friends and it made getting older a whole lot easier.