Annette's 35th Birthday

I turned 35 on the 10th of October.  It was a good birthday, although not a typical one.  Usually for birthdays I make special treats for breakfast to get the day started on the right foot.  Well, since I was 6 days from delivery I wanted to make sure I continued to eat healthy, so no fun breakfast for me.

I did get together for lunch with some friends.  We had it at a friend's house so we could visit without feeling rushed in a restaurant.  It was fun to visit with friends since it was probably my last big hurrah for a while.  One of my friends made a yummy cake with a chocolate mousse filling and a ganache topping.  I wanted a HUGE piece, but there wasn't any room.

I actually didn't eat dinner on my birthday.  I made pancakes and eggs for everyone else, but I wanted to have room to enjoy my chocolate truffle cake.  I make this cake once a year, on my birthday, and I look forward to eating it all year long.  I decided that since it was my birthday I deserved a piece of it so I skipped dinner so I would have room for dessert.  Very little stomach room is the way it goes when pregnant with twins.

Joseph gave me a Willow Tree Nativity that I have been eyeing for a while.  He didn't want to give it to me for Christmas so I begged for it for my birthday.  I love it and I already have it out on display, although not as prominently as it will be come December.  

At Beaver Lake Park the day after my birthday.

I was glad the babies didn't come on my birthday.  As eager as I was for their arrival, I am selfish and I didn't want to share my birthday with one baby let alone two.  If I did, my birthday would never be special for me again so not arriving on my birthday was my present from the babies.