Birthday Cards

I had a lovely birthday! Josh stayed home from work and took Boo to and from school, which she loved and I loved as well! I got to talk to my parents on phone - uninterrupted. I received flowers delivered from my sweet in-laws, which are happily blooming on my counter. Lots of well-wishes and birthday greetings via Facebook, and several text messages. I feel so blessed to have such wonderful friends and family. We left our kids with my visiting teacher and went out on a "kidless" dinner date - our first real date without the kids since we moved here! It was wonderful...and delicious!

Swilly's House Salad: Spring greens, candied pecans, red onion, gorgonzola, house balsamic vinaigrette

Brazilian Seafood Stew : Prawns, Mahi Mahi, & Mussels in a Tomato Coconut Sauce

Chicken and Sausage Cacciatore with Potato Gnocchi and Pecorino Romano

My good friend Steph, whom I've known for over 10 years, always sends me a card in the mail for my birthday. I love getting mail, don't you? It's so thoughtful of her to think about me every year.

I love cards. I have a box of them that I just can't bear to part with.
Here are some from my birthday:

This birthday card came from Yaks. He drew me a teeny tiny birthday cake with candles.
I love his drawings - they are detailed and very small, and he draws with such concentration, always with his tongue sticking out. :)

This one is from Boo: Balloons a-plenty, and a phonetically spelled message.

Happy Birthday Mom. I love you Mom. I hope you have a great (grht) birthday (brfday). LOVE. IT! Special mention to Josh who organized the card creating.

Finally from my parents: My dad has been known to spend hours in the card aisle looking for the perfect card that says just what he's feeling. This one is surely from my mom. I love it.

Don't you love my parent's handwriting? I'm not sure how I ended up with such sloppy writing, but I love to see their fonts :)