Happy Birthday lover of mine

So, my husband has a flipping 2 hours test ON his birthday that he hasn't had much time to study for which means he is studying pretty much all night... LAME! Which means I will be blogging. We did have a wonderful day though. It started with breakfast which there are no pictures for because we weren't properly dressed. Then I made these cupcakes and brought them with balloons to his work.

Now you may be wondering, TV dinner as cupcakes? Well I got this wonderful cupcake book and it had awesome birthday cupcakes, but seriously, what is more ridiculous that TV dinner cupcakes. I couldn't resist.

When he got home from work he got golf clubs, which was what he wanted :)

Then we went to this blessed place

It may have been irrational for us to sporatically drive 45 min, spending 2 1/2 hours away from studying, spending money not in our monthly budget, to eat at this blessed place. But come on it's the Cheesecake Factory and my husbands birthday. I sometimes feel a bit guilty leaving here like today, and not because I've overeaten enough to gain 5 pounds. But because I can't

seem to finish those last few bites of cheesecake and I have to leave that piece of goodness behind.

I realize this isn't the best picture of you, but it was taken today and I think it's cute the two of you are kinda making the same expression!

Happy Birthday, I love you!

Comments

Suzi said…

You are so sweet. I love that place, isn't it great. We should put something musical together for Christmas. I often browse U-tube for ideas. I have to warn you that I mostly learn by ear and my vibrato is still very weak. I don't shift into higher positions yet. Maybe you can be my teacher! I've been looking for one in Casa Grande. This is something I found that is kind of pretty-http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nQTe-JLxVc4

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