family love

...for family time {especially even if you're not related}.  i found this one in my archive the other day from the husband's bday dinner at benihana's a few months ago.  due to yuck weather, our party of eleven became just the four of us.  we talked; we laughed; we watched the chef cook our food right in front of us.  the onion volcano makes me happy every. single. time.  i couldn't get ian to wear the giant birthday hat, but i've got fifty more years or so to get on that.       

hobbits abound

...for my husband, who wanted to celebrate his birthday yesterday in style by seeing the hobbit in all its 3D high frame rate geeked out glory.  while i may not know a hobbit from a {insert another lord of the rings character here... i'm out}, i was happy to put on my big girl glasses and go with him.  i'll always wonder why, exactly, one needs four movies to find then lose then find then lose then destroy {i think} a ring.  but i did appreciate the cool special effects.  and going out to dinner afterwards.  husband, you make 32 look good.

amy everyday

...that i'm not quitting my day job anytime soon.  sometimes, i like to pretend that i'm a fashion blogger and take silly self portraits in my bedroom.  i sent this pic to my sister to show her how much i'm loving the cute scarf she sent for my birthday (sooo soft).  i'll leave daily outfit postings to the experts, but i am very much enjoying cozy layers this winter.     

making a wish

caramel cookie dough and churro with a side of melodrama

...for birthdays and getting old(er).  my actual birthday was sort of a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day full of annoying classroom parents, 12 hour tension headaches and unpaid staying late at work time which made me miss my free bday yoga class.  by the time the husband got home and innocently wished me a happy birthday, i was in full meltdown mode.  next year, i'm taking the day off and celebrating inside with a nap. 
  
{taken from facebook once i'd calmed down}
thank you for the birthday wishes. they mean a lot to me ♥. i'm also happy that my husband chose only 1 candle for year 1 of married bdays, instead of 31 candles, which might have started a house fire.

licking the cardboard

...for dessert themed birthday cards.  giant cupcakes may not be conducive to a fitted wedding dress, but a girl can dream. 

pretty in pink

...for my students who showed me some birthday love today.  clearly, an important lesson i have taught them this year is my love of pink.  i told them that other great gifts would be good listening and everyone doing their homework.  maybe for xmas :).