Happy Birthday to Me!

Today has been a wonderful day!  It began with a late start.  Carly visited me early in the morning, wished me a Happy Birthday, and then ran off to play.  (Ninety minutes later I woke up to her again and later found all of the fun she had enjoyed while Dave and I slept... no one to reminder to clean up.  Carly, Dave, and David then went out to get bagels while I relaxed (slept) a little more.  We then spent time playing and speaking with many family members.  After a late lunch, Dave picked up most of the house while I put both kids down for naps.  In true amazement, Carly napped today (a first since Super Bowl Sunday) while I showered and got ready for my date afternoon!  The kids' babysitter arrive at 3:30 so that Dave and I could head to the bike store for a kid free shopping experience.  Our goal for the afternoon was to get me fitted for a bicycle and then to test two different bikes that Dave really liked on paper for me.  Unfortunately mother nature had different plans for today.  The forecast had been calling for a wintery mix all day, but nothing had actually happened.  Well within 10 minutes of us leaving the house a snow shower began and continued for the remainder of the afternoon.  I was able to be fitted for a bike but will need to return to the store for my test rides.  Our afternoon date was not wasted though.  After the bike store we went to a local bakery that specializes in baking for those with food allergies and enjoyed yummy cupcakes.  We then ventured down to REI to check out their cycling  and running apparel.  I was able to find the shorts I had been admiring online and a hot pink cycling jersey and matching gloves on the clearance rack.  Our thoughts were to visit PF Chang's for dinner while down at REI, but their wait was 75 - 90 minutes, we didn't have that long to wait and weren't interested in waiting that long.  We decided instead to have dinner at a more local chinese restaurant, which was a great call.  We typically only order take out from Ming's instead of trying it as a sit down meal with Carly, so it was great to actually sit in the restaurant and enjoy our meal!  We returned home just before the kids' bedtime - not our original plan but there is only such much you can do on a snowy afternoon and evening in Cornelius.

Unfortunately for Dave this afternoon didn't go as he had planned, but I had a wonderful 32nd birthday with him and our children!