This was one of the greatest, most majestic birthdays of my entire life! I loved it!! Thank you to all who contributed to make this an awesome birthday. :o)
Now for the reason of the giving this post a title of "Happy birth-WEEK".....
To start out... my birthday was Monday, October 26th. Jonathon, my dear, sweet husband knows how much I hate surprises and hate having to WAIT to know what I got. So, when he came to pick me up Wednesday (the 21st) from refereeing lacrosse games, he had a Christmas bag in hand. He gave it to me and said "Here is your birthday present- you can choose when you want to open it!" This is when my birthday begins.
Wednesday, October 21st
I was sooooo happy and excited! I waited as long as I could (until I got home that night with teeth and hair brushed and ready for bed) and then Jonathon gave me four envelopes with the following:
*Envelopes one and two: Two home-made gift certificates for one pair of running shoes (my choice) and an MP3 player (also my choice).
*The third envelope had a HUNDRED DOLLAR BILL in it with a note attached that I could spend it however I chose (I had a brief thought at this moment that I had just barely been out running for the previous four hours and earned 120 dollars sooo it was kindof just Jonathon giving me some of the money I just earned- ha!) This envelope also had a airline ticket to go to Washington on Christmas night. I can't wait for that!! It'll be so much fun to be up in WA to spend time with my family and Jonathon's family up there. :) :)
*The last envelope had Portland Trailblazers tickets in it.. that will be lots of fun too!
Thursday, October 22nd
The next day at school, a mysterious yummy cake appeared that said "Happy Birthday Nancy" in cute, multi-colored sprinkles. I have a hankering it was "Ms. Stidham" our Clinic Instructor since she was last one to leave the class when it appeared! Apparently, WHOEVER IT WAS thought my birthday was on SUNDAY and we wouldn't be in school so we celebrated on Thursday! I went out to birthday lunch with Linzee and Lana at Cafe Rio and it was soo yummy!
Friday, October 23rd
The next morning, my cute Grandma Roush took me out to birthday lunch at Chili's. We got delicious fish n chicken. She gave me a recipe book for starters which I LOVE. Mostly it was just fun spending some girl time with her and talking and catching up. I love her so much.
Saturday, October 24th
The next morning, Jonathon and I got up at 2:00 AM and went to provo to be on College Gameday. That was a fun experience.. too bad the rest of the day sucked with a terrible, terrible game against TCU. Ugh. Oh well! We got to hang out a bit with our friends David and Sarah Lenz and they are the cutest couple. They let us crash at their place and sleep on their comfy bed for three hours before the game and then dropped us off at the stadium- they are so great!
Sunday, October 25th
Jonathon left this morning to go to Washington for his little brother David's eagle court of honor. We are so proud of David and love him so much!! He's a quiet little indian. I went and taught my Sunday School class and we painted prayer rocks (we have the most awesome class ever- the 12-14 year olds of Murray!) and they wished me a happy birthday.
One of the 12-year-old boys in the class and also my downstairs neighbor, Christian, invited me over for dinner since Jonathon was out of town. I, of course, accepted and had a delicious home made meal made by him and his Grandma Sandy. Then we talked and laughed and played games and tried out halloween costumes together for the next 3 hours. It was so fun! I really love Sandy and Christian - it's so fun having fun neighbors to hang out with. They are so cute. :)
Monday, OCTOBER 26th--my REAL BIRTHDAY!!
I slept at my Grandma Richard's house that night so I could not have to be alone on my birthday since Jonathon was still gone and so I could get to have a slumber party with Cosmo. I woke up that morning and got ready and my Grandma was so cute and gave me a birthday hug and a gift certificate for a massage!! She gave me one a little while back and it was the most amazing massage I'd ever had and it's saved my neck and back for clinic this year. She is such a cute grandma and I love her a lot.
That day at school was fun cuz we all dressed up for Halloween. I was a Geisha (I borrowed the outfit from Christian who used it for a school project the year before). That night I came home and studied a bunch for my test the next day.. blah. BUT i got two cute cards from my close friend Linda and Jonathon's grandma and grandpa Huckvale. It was so thoughtful of all of them and I loved getting mail that wasn't a coupon! :)
Tuesday, October 27th
This night I went to Costco with my Grandpa Roush and my mom to pick out my birthday present. My mom bought me some face wash I'd been wanting and some gloves for school. I've loved having this!! When i went out to my mom's car, she pulled out two surprise gifts from my brother and sister, Steven and Shirley. First, a nice, new FLUFFY feather pillow from Shirley. I was sooooo excited for this since Jonathon and I have been using this crappy old pillows that I washed two years ago and they got all clumpy. Next, she pulled out a box with a bright pink Snuggie from Steven! I laughed cuz those are such Grandma things to wear but I couldn't wait to get home and Snuggie it up!
Afterwards we went back to my Grandma's house for dinner and my cute Aunt Sandy and her family had baked me a cake and sang happy birthday! It was such a fun, unexpected surprise!! I love Sandy- she is adorable and her kids are the cutest! That was a fun little birthday party. :)
Wednesday, October 28th
This was the day jonathon came home- YAY!! I was so happy to see him! That was a LONG four days! :) I love him so much.
This was also the day my best friend from high school Shaun Morrow came home from his mission! I went with one of my other good friends from high school, Andy Paulsen, and we dressed up in our old duck and monkey costume again and went to see Shaun. It was great to see him and chat and bring back so many old, fun memories.
Skip to... Sunday, November 1st
This day I finally had my family dinner (we had to postpone it a week because the week before everyone at my mom's house was sick-- I can't afford to get sick right now!!) . My mom made an AWESOME dinner of home made chicken noodle soup and mashed potatoes and garlic bread. Then we sang with cake and ice cream. It stunk that Shirley and Jared couldn't make it until later since they were stuck in dumb traffic but they still got to sing with us! :) And Ryan made his cute appearance and I swear he said to me "Happy birthday, Nancy!" He's adorable.
Tuesday, November 3rd
This day I was happily sittin' on the pot in the ladie's room when this blue THING came flying over the door!! It startled me and I wasn't quite sure what it was when I realized it was a shirt. Not just any shirt, but a CUTE blue shirt from BUCKLE of all places! I pulled my scrubs up fast as I could (skipped wiping even!) and flung open the door but NOBODY WAS THERE. I couldn't figure out where this stinkin cute shirt could have come from except the sky. I saw Linzee and Lana outside of the bathroom and asked if they'd seen anyone and they said no. Maybe Ms. Stidham did this too?? I LOVE my shirt! My very first buckle shirt :) I am now a proud Buckle product owner.
I go into that stall all the time now just hoping that I'll get another great surprise from above!
Wednesday, November 4th
I got home from school and walked up the stairs in my apartment complex and walked up to find a package at my doorstep! I don't know anyone that doesn't LOVE getting a good ol' fashioned package in the mail. I hurried and opened it and found a BYU Scentsy candle warmer with three yummy scents! I LOVE scentsy and was sooooo excited to get this great birthday present from my Mother in Law (SHHM) Susie! She is so great! I love my new Scentsy and I love my mo-in-law. :)Tuesday, November 10th
After telling my Grandma Roush all about my week of birth, she decided she wanted to keep it going even longer and sent me a birthday card in the mail that she had forgotten to give to me when I saw her last. What a delight! Thanks Grandma- you're so cute!
Well, that is my entire week (or two...or three!) of birth celebrations! I had so much fun and loved my birthday. Thanks again to everyone!! :)
(Pictures coming soon!)
