29+1

According to my birth certificate I guess I have turned 30.

However, I am convinced that every birthday, from this year forward, I will be celebrating turning 29 again. I celebrated the 1st anniversary of my 29th birthday this year, by going on a girls only trip to Florida. (Thanks to Heidi and her mom for the great free condo!)

We had a lot of fun, and it was sunny for the most part, but it was pretty chilly for Florida (between 55-60) so we barricaded ourselves behind walls in the sun or warmed up in blankets in between the clouds coming out.

That wall did a great job shielding us from the wind.

Apparently I was the only one determined to get as much sun as possible, regardless of the temp.

The beach was a little bit underwhelming after having been in Mexico the week before...however, it was still a beach, in the sun, and there was no snow - which was great, being that the rest of the country was getting dumped on, at the time we were down there. Poor David was stuck up in frigid temperatures that whole week for work (see below post from him), while I was in the sun. So there are no complaints from me about the cold in Florida.

Side note....I think the crews at DTW know David and me by name now, after the last few weeks.


Birthday night dinner (that is Heidi) Thanks Heidi, for a fun birthday!



and.....this is what was on my car when I got back from the airport to pick up my car in the store parking lot. My staff at work had vandalized my car while it sat at work for the few vacation days (at least the snow was brushed off it), and my desk in the office was an obnoxious sight of balloons, streamers, pictures and random birthdayness. Gotta love them for making it a happy birthday though. (Unfortunately - driving home that night, I was pulled over and the cop was NOT amused by the car! He gave me a ticket on my birthday.)