On Saturday we celebrated Joey's 29th birthday. Since he turned 29 on the 29th,
I deemed it JSand Day. If you know Joey, you know that he's a pretty private
person. He's not big on being the center of attention. Now, if you know me, you
know that I'm a fairly open person who doesn't mind being the center of
attention...uhh I mean that in a good way. Anyway, I love birthdays. I've never
understood why people say "It's no big deal" or "It's ts just another year" .
Sure it is! Another day to check off your list. Another day that you will never
see again. So, I tried my best to make JSand Day the absolute best day
ever.
It all started at midnight. Joey was downstairs knocked completely
out and I was upstairs literally fighting to stay awake. When the clock struck
12, Sophie and I rolled downstairs bearing gifts. Boy oh boy..If only you could have seen the look on his face. I'm still not sure if he was totally for
that whole midnight thing but hey, you only turn 29 on the 29th once!
After singing happy birthday and opening gifts, I
decided it was time to get some real sleep. Besides, breakfast has to be ready
soon, right? Joey is an early riser so I seriously had to wake up at the
crack of dawn to surprise him with breakfast....it still didn't work. He managed
to make his way downstairs and stick his nose in my business. It didn't take
much to get him out of the kitchen and in front of the TV.
Breakfast is
served. I found this simple yet tasty recipe for homemade french toast sticks
over on
Dinner With Nerds. I'll post the recipe soon.
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| yummm :) |
After breakfast, I decided to give the birthday boy some "resting time" while I cleaned the house. Halfway through, I realized I was acting like Rochelle on Everybody Hates Chris. If you watch the show, you know that every time Julius wants to rest, Rochelle starts talking loud on the phone, banging pots and pans, or vacuuming the floor. Hahaha oops! I eventually made my way back downstairs.
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| 29 on the 29th |
Shortly after, Joey's parents came up to visit. After conversing with them for a while, we got ready and headed to the bowling alley. Gayle, Joey's oldest sister, and her daughter Gabby met us there. Now, if you've been reading my last few posts, you know that I'm a winner:) However, this wasn't the case on Saturday. The game was so close, but I lost...and I wasn't happy about it. But Joey was...and he didn't care to rub it in my face.
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| Strike...or nah? |
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| The look of a champion |
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| Of course we had to have a photo together :) |
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| Joey & Gabby playing air hockey |
After bowling 2 games our stomachs were on E. We left the bowling alley and headed to dinner at Harveys. It's really hard to surprise Joey. For one, he's very inquisitive. He wants to know where, why, when and how. Geez! Two, he's just a very laid back kind of guy. So instead of having a surprise dinner with family and friends, we decided on dinner with just the two of us. Little did he know, I still called ahead to pull a few strings.
We had a very nice dinner. They even gave us the same booth we sat in the night he proposed :) Special thanks to Pat and the entire staff at Harvey's for making the evening special.
When asked did he enjoy is birthday, he said absolutely. I guess as you get older your priorities change. Spending quality time is what matters most...I can dig it.
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| Happy birthday, Joey! |
Joey,
I know that I can be completely extra at times, but when you get older you'll appreciate it. hahahahaha ikid. But seriously, I love you soooo much and I wanted to ensure that you had the absolute best birthday. You always go over and beyond for me, and it's only right that I do the same. Here's to 29 years and many more.
xoxo
RAEofsunshine
