I have a history of 'bad' birthdays. I have too many stories of birthdays that involve trips to the emergency room (mine or others'), plans that didn't work out, and birthdays that were forgotten by my own family (as in my parents and siblings, not my husband and kids). This year I was prepared to forget my own birthday. After all, who wants to turn forty. Yes, forty. Even as I write it, it looks terribly old (especially since most of my blogging friends are in their twenties). Yet somehow this turned out to be my very best birthday ever, thanks to the best husband and kids in the world.
My sweetest day looks something like this:
-Flowers and balloons in my room when I checked in
-Waking up in a cute little cottage at the beach snuggled up next to my dear hubby
-Sneaking into the other room for a little cuddle time with the older kids
-Heading down to the beach with the older kids while Todd and Emma slept in
-Exploring tidepools and enjoying having the beach to ourselves
-Heading back to the cottage and finding Todd and Emma just waking up
-Meeting up with my mom, sister, and sister-in-law for lunch while Todd and the kids go on a "secret mission"
-Spending the afternoon at the Oregon Coast Aquarium with my parents, siblings (all of them... a very rare occurrence), nephews, and my own sweet little family
-Dinner with my husband and kids, complete with chocolate birthday cake
-A beautiful sunset
-Hot cocoa with Todd, Rachel, and Connor while watching the video they made that morning to show me the beautiful handblown glass gifts they made for me (Rachel made me a paperweight, Connor made me a decorative float) --- we picked up my gifts at the studio the next morning
-Lots and lots more snuggles
-A whole day of Emma singing "happy bir-day to momma, cha cha cha"
-And the light on my phone flashing throughout the day to let me know that I had another birthday greeting
I have never felt so loved and cared for! I'll admit that I'm still a little apprehensive about this whole forty thing, but so far it looks pretty promising....
13 comments:
You make forty beautiful and fresh. :)
Really pretty pictures! I am so glad that you finally got a sweet and lovely birthday! :) It looked, and sounded so fabulous! Thanks for sharing it. :)
What a beautiful birthday get away, Dawan! I am very much loving all your family photos, especially the first of all of you! Such a beautiful family you have. So blessed to call you friend and to share with you this journey with you. Fourty is young, don't let anyone tell you different, I pray you have many many more wonderful and happy birthdays ahead
Love you!
Sorry for mispelling your name, (typing error:S)
xoxo
oh Dawna, LOVE THIS POST...
love the glassblowing, Im a big fan. Love the sweetness of it all..
your the most deserving girl ever for it.
HAPPY HAPPY HAPPY 40.. :)
much love to you and your family.
Oh seriously a wonderful time. I am so happy that this was truly a HAPPY birthday. So happy that I had tears rolling down my face. Which is certainly NOT an everyday occurance.
Beautiful how the loved ones in our lives make us feel special.
And by the way. SO not "old"! I mean I have not much time to go by before that is ME! And atleast for you, you will not have a hubby who just turned 35 when you graced that 40th! lol I will! SIGH!
You are precious! And I CANNOT wait for the day that we will meet up! In fact, why wait until March? I think that perhaps I could get Chelle to come and we could have our very own little get together this Autumn!
Loves to you sweet lady!
Minta
P.S. I SO love the glass blowing as well! I Really would love to learn, wouldn't that be an amazing talent to learn?
I just found you through the girls {IRL} and besides wanting to say happy belated birthday, I also want to say I so look forward to reading your blog. I turn 37 this year and you make our age look beautiful! :) So true. I can't wait to grab an afternoon and read through all your writing. I hope you feel as young and as lovely as you make it look!
Misha
Hello there sweet girl! And...once again Happy Birthday! It looks like yu had the PERFECT one...and being 40 totally is GREAT! I remember feeling a little apprehensive too...but, I have to confess...the 40's are sooooo GOOD! So, sweet girl, enjoy every minute of this time...and see how many, many Sweet Blessings it holds!
So glad to hear you had such a lovely birthday at the beach with your family!
Connor and Rachel - those glass creations look amazing!
And I hope you liked your present - I know I LOVED mine :)!
Also I love the new look of the blog and new title - there is such a freshness to it. Truly praying that this year will be easier on you and heaped with a tonne full of blessings, of which you most certainly deserve!
And forty? seriously.. really.. YOU? No way ! ;)
Hugs
x
dawna...how lovely...lovely pictures...lovely memories...lovely, lovely. praying this new year is full of God's richest blessings and mercies!
I just put two and two together ... and realized that I "know" you ... how crazy is this small world and town we live in :)
Happy Birthday a bit late ... I know that your next trip around the sun is going to be bright and beautiful!
Hope you're having a GREAT summer!
love that you've smashed the history of bad birthdays :)
happy birthday to a beautiful woman (inside and out)!
So funny - I had just been thinking about this post again last week and then you left your incredible comment. Thank you so much. That really touched me. I so appreciate your sweet words. Lots of love... and anxious to hear how the new year is feeling for you. :)
xoxo
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