Thirty, Flirty, and Thriving. . . Well Just Thriving Actually

In the months previous to my dreaded 30th birthday, I must have really convinced my husband just how much I was not looking forward to this birthday because he made it the best day ever!

He surprised me by showing up at lunch time on Friday (the day before my birthday) and had arranged for his sister Ruth and my friends the Prices, (who were driving up from Idaho), to come and watch the kids while he whisked me away to a secret location.

No we didn't get married again, (like I could ever fit into that dress ). We arrived at this charming bed and breakfast in Midway, Utah called Inn on the Creek. Everything was done in a European style and just felt like we had really up and gone to Europe (my deepest desire). Ben got the best room offered, the Romance Suite, and it was so nice to just get away from everything and spend time with Ben.

O.k. obviously this isn't us (I turned 30, not 60 and I would never wear a cardigan over my shoulders), but this is a good picture of the restaurant there. It was really fancy inside and the chef was amazing. We started off with some delicious bruschetta, and then I was brave and had the fettuchinni alfredo with shrimp (I'm usually not a seafood person, but you're only 30 once). And the best part was they gave us 40% off everything, which was great since it was a pretty pricey place to eat.

That night we had so much fun just watching movies and loading up on junk food. It was so nice not to have kids bouncing on you every second to try and get to the treats or ask what was going on.

The next morning Ben took me home and my friend Rachel gave me surprise #2. She took me to the mall to do some shopping (thanks to the husband and some spending cash he gave me for my birthday) and then she treated me to a fabulous pedicure (again not a real picture of my feet, but you get the idea). Not only did they give your feet the royal treatment, but we got to sit in these huge massage chairs. After the pedicure, and a HUGE wait, we had dinner at PF Changs. The food was so good, but seriously 1 1/2 hours to even get seated? I was seriously debating stealing a fortune cookie, I was so hungry. I am a big fan of the lettuce wraps and the Mongolian BBQ Beef though and thankfully no theft occurred.

Rachel was so funny at dinner because she acted like she was in a huge hurry. She wouldn't even let me stop to use the bathroom before heading home (I'm totally serious). Little did I know she was covering for surprise #3.

I drove home thinking this was the best day ever and when I walked through the door, there was a surprise party waiting. Ben had invited some friends over for cake and ice cream. The kids were so cute to decorate the house with streamers and balloons and had even made a little banner for me. I was so surprised and I didn't take a picture of a single thing (Rachel did though so I'll have to steal some pictures to post from her). Note: No creepy clowns of any type were actually involved in this party. Had they been involved, they most definetly would of been harmed (I hate clowns!)

It was such a great day and I really appreciated everyone who thought of me on this dreaded, but wonderful birthday. And a special thank you to my husband Ben who was totally creative and romantic, despite his claims that he doesn't know how to be.