happy birthday to me!

So my birthday was Friday. Earlier in the week, Ben spilled my birthday gift in a Vicoden induced not thinking clearly moment (from having his tooth pulled). A friend of YL in Bridgeport has a condo in Canaan Valley and he got it for the weekend for us. For FREE! Thankfully he told me earlier than he originally planned b/c I still had to arrange for the kids to get to NM and laundry and packing and food and all that stuff.

So, Friday we met halfway to NM with one set of grandparents and headed to Canaan. We were there by early afternoon. Over the weekend we napped, read books, watched a movie, played cards and one tortuous game of Scrabble (Scrabble is only second in line to Monopoly as my most hated games), hiked to Black Water Falls, saw some friends from Charleston who were staying in the same village, watched the Steelers - all in QUIET. I haven't been sleeping well so I took my trusty friend Tylenol PM and we slept until 9:00 AM!!! Can't remember the last time we did that. It was beautiful! The entire weekend was such a blessing and so needed.













We left Sunday morning and met the other grandparents halfway to get the kids. This was the first time the kids had stayed seperately. And it was a little rough on them. Ted ended up at my parents Saturday night b/c "he just wanted to see someone in his family. You know, the family who lives in his house."

Sunday evening the Santens came to visit. We went on a double date with Matt and Stacy. Matt and I shared some chocolate dessert - just like old times. Great weekend! So thankful for my sweet husband who made this weekend happen and to our parents for keeping the kids.