Thirty-First Birthday Part II

After my class we had my 'party'...
Steaks and Presents... What could be better?

Yummm... Cake...

Gotta blow out the candles and make a wish before you can open presents...

Opening Presents...
One of my many presents... Paula Deen Red Tea Kettle...

My other presents included tennis shoes, underwear, cash, twin sling, renewal CCLi subscription, book: Radical Homemakers, book: Oh Yes, You Can Breastfeed Twins, School Pictures, and Nursing Cover...

Happy Anniversary!

Today is my 8th Wedding Anniversary... It was another long and tiring day... We cleaned the house... It was a disaster! We put the lights on the tree and garland... I gave my husband a card... He gave me a card and Bronze picture frame... We went out to eat at Olive Garden... It was my first time there... It was sooo delicious!!! Baby doesn't care much for pasta so I had the Grilled Chicken Caesar Salad which is Grilled chicken over romaine in a creamy Caesar dressing topped with imported parmesan cheese and croutons... Waitress was like is that all? I'm yes... I'm thinking she's going to bring me this monster sized salad... She did... LOL... My husband had Garlic-Herb Chicken con Broccoli which is Rosemary-seasoned chicken breasts sautéed with fresh broccoli in a garlic cream sauce over orecchiette pasta... He also had some kind of sausage and potato soup with a name he couldn't say so I don't know what it was called... We also had Bruschetta for an appetizer which is a traditional topping of roma tomatoes, fresh basil and extra-virgin olive oil. Served with toasted ciabatta bread... We chose the Alfredo sauce to have with our bread sticks... It was soo good... We went at 4 in the afternoon and had the whole place to ourselves... We rarely go out alone or to fancy places... So, it was really special and memoriable experience for us... One neither of us will ever forget... After dinner my husband took me home... Peanut's Godmother came buy and gave her a beautiful sweater... We visited a bit... She left and my husband headed out to return things we bought over the weekend that were wrong and pick up things we needed... That night we relaxed and watched a movie called Just Friends... A romantic comedy...

Food Friday

I filled out a form this morning to apply for something that will greatly help our family... They will call me for an interview once the paper work is processed... I hope we qualify because this could mean so much to our family... Today is Pay Day always a happy day in our house... We will be doing some more shopping this weekend for Christmas probably... The first of the Christmas gifts that arrive VIA the mail came today... So, I will be taking the children out each individually to pick up things they need... The boys have grown and worn out their shoes yet again... So, we will wrap the boxes and the boys will use them... My little princess is wearing out her tights... I also hope to find her some thermals (mini cuddle duds)... That will save wear in tear on her tights... She is a very active peanut... My friend and I weren't able to visit the Asian Markets again today... Her mother came in from out of town and they spent the day together... It was a pretty quiet day at home... I wrapped my husband's birthday present... What do you think?

Weather Channel™ Combination Radio & Cooler
Take your music anywhere you go — to the beach, the park, fishing or just hanging out in your backyard. Plus, it's insulated to keep your food and drinks icy-cold. AM/FM radio.

He asked for this... His current one is all worn out... He has a mini igloo type one now... He uses it to keep his check book, coupons, recipets, frequent shopper cards and stuff like that so his wallet isn't all fat... He doesn't use it to keep stuff cold except on occasion he will toss a couple soda cans in if we will be out for a while... I prefer a bottle of water...

I know he will be excited when I give it to him... I will share b-day PIC soon... We need to find a cake carrier (round)... He wants a double layer chocolate cake this year with white icing...