i had my cake and ate it too

I refused to focus on plans for my birthday all week because I was determined to get signed into the classes I wanted at UVU before anything else took place.

By Thursday afternoon, the task was done. With great luck, I signed into all three classes I was hoping for. Art history to the renaisance, photography, and drawing. In my drawing class there were 10 students that showed up to be signed in! ugh. The professor told us she would put our names in a hat, and draw five names to be added to the class. It was fate. Good karma. I was the first name drawn. woo-hoo! So meant to be. I am already having a love affair with going back to school, it’s great.

On Friday morning, the kids rushed in with presents to wake me up. so cute. I was NOT expecting this beautiful little gadget!This is the Canon FS100 digital camcorder. It’s the cutest smallest thing I have ever seen. This picture makes the color look lighter than it is, but the color is the deep shade of purple and sparkly! Kiana noted she chose the color.

I’ve pretty much resorted to begging for a new video camera the past couple of years. Dusty consistently tells me, “use the video camera on your digital point-n-shoot” and I continue to complain about the quality…

NOT ANYMORE!

Then I had lunch with ladies whom I totally adore! We ate at my latest favorite Thai place. Suz brought me this cute cute cake, and I was given the cutest gifts.
Dusty showed up to lunch with a second gift. See those shoes? Yeah, those are to die for! They are GOLF shoes that have flower-shaped spikes! oh my my, i had no idea! Now I just need springtime to get here so I can put them to use!

shannon/caryn/susan/daphne/sara/me
We had unplanned plans to do something with Scott and Suz. About 5pm we finally decided to eat at Sundance and see a movie. By 6pm, Scott and Suz realized they had also made other plans with neighbors and couldn’t make it. I sent Scotty & Suz about 10 texts teasing them for dogging me on my birthday, geesh! hehe.

Dusty and I headed up to Sundance and in the middle of dinner Scott and Suz showed up. {all those guilt-ridden texts sank in} It was such a fun surprise to have them there afterall! We never made it to a movie because dinner and laughter went on way past what we expected. Those ingredients are just about my favorite thing ever. Good food, good friends, and laughing.

I love the atmosphere this time of year at Sundance. So cozy-It was a perfect birthday. This was my first year on facebook, and it was crazy fun to get greetings from so many friends and family. hugs and kisses to everyone who sent a message or took time to celebrate with me.

Getting older has never really bothered me, yet. I just hate how fast time is passing. I feel like months go by like weeks, weeks pass like minutes and it’s just not fair. I absolutely love the stage of life we are in.

Life is remarkably beautiful.