Birthday Weekend

 It's already Wednesday!?

Say what?!
How is that possible?

I can't keep up anymore.
Weeks be flyin'.

This weekend was BIRTHDAY WEEKEND... which is always a treat.
Birthdays are fun, I don't care how old ya are!
There is still this little anticipation and excitement!

Now... to be fair, my birthday was technically Monday... but ain't nothin wrong with celebrating for 3 days.

Am I right?
I am.

Lucy's weekend pretty much looked like it always does... except she enjoyed playing with some sidewalk chalk!

And when she wasn't "drawing" she was putting them in and out of their container. 
repeatedly. 

I count it as a win that she didn't try to eat the chalk. 

{Saturday}

My wonderful husband took me out to dinner at a favorite Hershey restaurant of mine: The Mill

It was a great chance to be together, celebrate and talk about how we will never find a house as long as we both may live.

That's how we were feeling. 

At the time anyway
wink

{Sunday}

Sunday's plan was nothin but an afternoon picnic with friends and family...

 until of course, out of the blue, we found the house we want to buy! 

That folks was not in our Sunday plans. 
But we adapted!
Flexibility is important in life. 

So most of our day was spent investigating a house and then signing our initials on a million pieces of paper. 

I'll keep ya posted once things progress. 
Here's hoping!

But Sunday really turned into a sweet day with friends and family! 
My parents even surprised me by coming out for the picnic. 

I just find it hard to believe that I am in my thirties. 
No matter how hard I try I can't seem to wrap my mind around it. 
I know it's the lyrics of a song but... I do still remember when thirty was old, and now thirty is long gone and we are creeping (slash speeding) towards 4 0! 

Time is fleeting.
Pretty soon this little girl is gonna be all grown up. 

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{Monday}

My actual birthday.

Rachel, Steph and I headed out early for our full day at the Spa at the Hotel Hershey.

If you are ever in Hershey or if you live here and haven't tried it you must!

The spa is SO worth it and so wonderful!

Gorgeous
Luxurious
Relaxing
Delicious!

and you lounge around in comfy yellow robes and sandals.

Ya can't lose!

The only down side was the woman who did my hot stone massage.
I mean... the experience is a little odd to begin with because... you're less than clothed, under a sheet, in a closet-sized room with a perfect stranger, head down in a u-shaped pillow that doesn't allow you to see anything...and then beyond that it got a little weirder...

all I heard was this strange sound of whispering. 
I focused on it, it never stopped... 

I thought to myself:
maybe she's training someone?
maybe someone is in the room getting something?
maybe I'm losing my mind?

Nope
Nope
Nope

Sure enough she was whispering to herself a full conversation while massaging me.

That was a first.
And did kind of make it a little less relaxing than otherwise.
But still... hot stone massage is always a win!

I hope she was able to work through whatever it was she had to discuss with herself though.

We spent the rest of our time shopping and walking the beautiful grounds at the Hotel Hershey

I love these girls.
We don't get to see each other enough.

Rachel lives in DC. (Which is actually close compared to her last residence: Hawaii!)
and Steph is (thankfully) moving closer to me soon!

But we have a history that goes back to 5th grade. 20+ years as friends: through different high schools, through college, through law school, through traveling abroad, through boyfriends, break ups, marriage, children, everything and here we are!

Love them to pieces.

All in all it was a great birthday weekend.

Now to wait and see if we get this darn house!