Monday, June 6, 2011

The Best. Birthday. Ever.

So the milestone that I have dreaded has passed and I have to say, I survived. :) When Matt asked me what I wanted to do for my 30th birthday I just told him that I wanted to do 'something' with all of my friends. I didn't really care what, just 'something'. Usually we don't do a whole lot for birthday's, but since this one was a big one for me I definitely wanted to celebrate. With help from Bri and Lindsay, Matt planned the absolute perfect birthday, definitely the best birthday I've ever had.
The day before, I had lunch with my mom, Matt's mom and my girls. I even got sung to at the restaurant :) Then I dropped the girls off at my in-laws and spent a glorious afternoon running kid-free errands (it's the little things right?:) Matt had booked us a room at the Sanctuary Resort on Camelback Mountain and I wanted to enjoy every second of it so I checked it at 4:00 on the dot. I just relaxed, read a book and waited for my hubby to get off work. He got there shortly after and we got ready for dinner. Matt planned the most amazing dinner at the Elements with my brother and sister-in-law and my dearest girlfriends and their hubbies. I couldn't believe that out of 4 firefighters/paramedics, they were ALL able to make it. It seriously meant the world to me that everyone was there. We enjoyed great food, wine, an incredible view and lots of talking and laughter. It was perfect.
The next day, Matt and I slept in (until 9:00!!!), ordered room service breakfast and literally spent the next 6 hours at the pool. The highlight - hanging out with LL Cool J at the pool. Seriously he was there! I'd like to say that he sang me happy birthday and ate lunch with us, but no, I just stared at him as descretely as I could - it's always fun to see a celebrity :)
We could have stayed there all day long but decided we should go pick up the girls and head home. We spent the rest of the evening just hanging out together, put the girls to bed, then caught up on some reality TV shows.
It seriously could not have been more perfect! I have the best husband, family and friends, I am so blessed!

The best girlfriends ever

My two BFF's

Yep, he's just the best

It was Amanda's birthday on the day of my dinner - so we both got to celebrate :)

On our way to the pool

1 comment:

Meredith said...

Awww wish I could've been there to celebrate with you! Glad you had a great day!