Birthday Weekend

Thanks to all who wished me a happy birthday. The day didn't start out well. I woke up with a headache. Then my oldest daughter decides to tell me 10 minutes before she was to get on the bus that she was supposed to have a Secret Santa gift for Thursday. I asked, "as in yesterday?" To which she replied "yes". I remembered seeing something about it on a paper that had been sent home, but couldn't remember when it was. Crap! Now I have to get dressed, get the baby dressed and go to the store and then take the girls to school instead of just sending them off on the bus as usual, and having a nice, relaxing morning.

So I got the kids all packed up in the van as the bus drove by behind me. I put the van in reverse and gently press the gas....nothing. I am on a sheet of ICE! Great! Finally, I got out of the parking spot (oh, how I miss my garage!) and headed to the store. I ran in and get a quick gift and took the girls on to school.

After dropping them off I decided to stop and put gas in the van. I stopped at Speedway and put in my Speedy Rewards card and it took of 2 cents per gallon. Now, I remembered that the last few times I filled up a different Speedway it gave me 5 cents/gal. off. So I drive off, hoping to save myself a few pennies (cheap, I know) and get to the other Speedway, and the price of gas is way higher. Even with 5 cents/gal off, I'd still be paying more. So off I went back to the original Speedway.

I fill up the van then go inside for a French vanilla cappaccino (It was my birthday afterall) and there was a sign over the French vanilla saying to "please select a different flavor". I did not want a different flavor, but I stood there trying to decide which one to get since I was already there. Then an employee came over and opened the front of the machine and said "these are out." NOOOOOO!

As I pull out of the gas station lot, I see the my bank and decide to stop while I'm out and cash my birthday check from my father in law. I pull around the block and back into the lot to the bank. I get to the drive through window and go to put down my window. It's frozen shut! (did I mention I miss my garage?!) At this point, I say, "forget it" and just head home.

When I finally got home, I i.m.'d my hubby and was telling him about how stinky my morning had gone already and he reminds me that the Secret Santa exchange is NEXT week! That just made it worse because now, I had just had a horrific birthday morning for NOTHING!

After guru got home, things did get better. We dropped the kids off at Trin and G's house to spend the night (little man's first sleepover) and went out on a date. We ate dinner at Hoggy's then did some shopping at Marshalls where I got a new purse and matching wallet. Then we went to see Just Friends. That was a very funny move, IMO. Then stopped at Steak 'n Shake for milkshakes after the movie.

Saturday morning I slept in until 10:40, then got up and met a friend of mine (Sweetiepie) across town for lunch and a fun day of shopping. I also got to meet her newest little one who is now 8 weeks old! So cute!

After church Sunday, we dropped the little man off at Trin and G's again (thanks guys, twice in one weekend!) and headed with the girls to an OSU Hockey game that guru got free tickets for. We all had a really good time.

That's about it, sorry this was such a long post, if you're still reading this I'm surprised. We ended the weekend with Grey's Anatomy (very disappointed there was no DH on this week!) and went to bed.


(My new purse)