And We're 50!

Well, we're both now 25!  (So collectively, fifty!)  Weird.  :)  

Marcus got so excited the night before my birthday that he convinced me it was close enough he could give me my birthday presents.  :)  I hadn't been much help with suggesting reasonable ideas, so I had no idea what he had planned.  And his explanation was something like they were things I probably didn't realize I wanted or needed but did actually need them.  I called them my Birthday Bling.  :)

I definitely have a thing for hair bows.  It's something girly I actually really enjoy.  The problem is that I  don't make them, and they can get pricey.  So my collection grows slowly.  But I've got a cute little display of them now:

My two new bows :)  

(The brown and blue ones that were in the middle)

Then Marcus pulled out another box, that he'd wrapped very well in BBB purple ribbon.  I wonder where he'd found that :)

A pretty new watch!

I hadn't realized how scratched my old one was until he mentioned it.  And this one definitely looks a little fancier.  I really like it.  And he likes how he found a good deal.  So we were both excited about the gift.  He'd matched my style really well with no help :)

I opened a few cards in the morning (a big thanks to those who sent them!), and two boxes will be coming in the mail from my mom.  Our awesome baby shower gifts and a few more maternity shirts she found at a mall in Phoenix.  I guess she couldn't resist :)  But I'm excited-- presents in the mail are the best!  Especially when it extends your birthday out a few more days!  Thank you in advance, Mom!

I wore the brown bow and watch to work on my birthday.  And then to dinner after we both got off work.  We went to Benihana, of course.  We love their birthday coupons!  If you don't get them, sign up!  Seriously!  We had the best chef ever.  He was hilarious.  We've been to Benihana together a few times, but he had new tricks and jokes.  He was a cute Hispanic guy who told us everything came from Japan, except him-- he was from China.  Haha.  And the food was so good.  Man, I love their steak and zucchini!

At Benihana

A picture of the picture they take for your birthday when they bring you ice cream and sing.

And we brought home slices of cheesecake from Junior's at Grand Central.  Not quite our usual cupcake treats, but these are just too good.  And Marcus had me keep the 25 candles from his birthday for this.  :)  But he may now be regretting that since the since the wax dripped and attacked him...

Definitely a great birthday.  And today, Marcus took his last summer Friday, so he gets off work at one.    We're planning to see a movie at our small, local theater and then probably get soaked because it looks like rain.  But I'm excited anyway.  Thanks so much-- it was a wonderful birthday.  Definitely not as scary as I thought it would be to turn a quarter of a century.  :)