A Hoppy Birthday!

I have always loved my birthday. When I was little, I would tell everyone who would listen that "my hoppy birthday is August 4th"! Even the grocery store clerk knew when my birthday was. It was near impossible to forget my birthday when you had a toddler reminding you every day.

Yesterday was my hoppy birthday on August 4th. It was the best birthday I have ever had! It started out as just a regular day. My mom and I went to my grandma's house for our daily morning walk. I was surprised to see my whole family waiting for my arrival. I've never had a surprise party before and they did a great job of keeping it secret because I had no clue whatsoever.

My grandma had slaved away and made a wonderful breakfast that included strawberry waffles with whipped cream! So good! I wish we had taken some pictures of us all eating breakfast together but there's never a camera when you need one. They even sang happy birthday to me and I blew out a single candle stuck in a delicious bear claw pastry.

Next, I went to work for a few hours. The kids I babysit greeted me with a happy birthday and a beautiful bouquet of flowers! They instantly brightened my day!

When I got home from work, I assumed that my birthday surprises were over but boy was I wrong! Molli and the girls brought by a huge chocolate banana cream pie from a restaurant called Manzana. It is one of my all time favorites! If you haven't tried it, you should go tonight. You'll never forgive me for suggesting it.

My next surprise was a pedicure! My mom, grandma, sisters, and I went to get pedicures together. My nail polish was called "hot shot".

The day is not over yet!

My mom and I then made a quick stop at Sonic for a refreshing drink and headed home to change and get ready for dinner at Justa Pasta! This is one of my favorite restaurants. It's located downtown Portland and they have homemade pasta. I always get their fresh three cheese ravioli with pesto sauce.

There was still another surprise for me! We drove around downtown and finally stopped at the Keller Auditorium. My mom purchased tickets for us to see the stage play South Pacific! I absolutely love plays and I haven't been to one in so long so I was so excited! The cast did a wonderful job and we left smiling from ear to ear.

We went home and crashed. I fell asleep as soon as my head hit the pillow. It was such a wonderful day! The best birthday I have every had by far! Thanks to all the amazing people in my life who made it possible and thanks for all the birthday wishes I received!