This year was my double dozen birthday and I was so excited to have doughnut pans that I could make myself two dozen doughnuts! This was really my only plan for celebrating and going to dinner with Jon. Well come to find out the two restaurants that I wanted to go to were closed Mondays and Tuesdays so that would wait until the weekend. Work started out as a normal day, but being my birthday I decided to go home for lunch with Jon instead of eating by myself in the lobby.
Lunch was delicious leftovers from a pasta bake that one of my friends had been so kind to bring the night we got home from the hospital. I'm so glad Jon doesn't really eat left overs because I LOVE pasta and taking it for lunch was fantastic! Then we took a short nap together before I headed back to work. When returning to work I found a colorful array of balloons taped to the back of my chair and a card signed by the professors and students who were in that day. I had no idea any of them knew it was my birthday! It definitely made me feel special and loved.
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| Surprise balloons! |
Coming home from work, neither Jon or I were very hungry as we'd both had a very large and filling lunch so I went about making my birthday doughnuts, and sure some people say you shouldn't be making your own birthday treats, but I love to bake so it was a fun treat for me to do while Jon studied. Peanut butter and chocolate being my favorite I decided to make a chocolate doughnut with a chocolate peanut butter glaze and sprinkled with some crushed mini Reeses. Jon joined me for the decorating and we both enjoyed one together after he took some artful pictures with his fancy camera to capture me being 24. They were fantastic!!!! You definitely needed some milk though and I'd say that made for a very nutritious dinner =P
I put some on a platter and headed off to Bachelor night with some girl friends. I couldn't wait for them to try these divine doughnuts! When I walked into the house I was surprised by a beautiful birthday cake and balloons covering the floor. They had turned our Bachelor night into a mini party for me and once again I was so touched! So for dessert I enjoyed some delicious cake and ice cream. A well balanced diet right ;) I told them they could all take the doughnuts home since I hadn't known there would be cake and ice cream but most of them ate a doughnut as well. Can I say I'm glad I've made friends who love sugar as much as me?
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| The beautiful cake! |
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| Making sure I don't start my hair on fire |
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| Did it in one breath! |
It was such a special day, filled with love from both friends and family near and far! I'm so grateful to have such a wonderful family and to have made these friends in Kirksville who make me feel just as loved and special as if I was home enjoying my birthday with family. The year of 23 was a pretty fantastic one, and looking at the start of 24 I think it will be just as great!
