The Big 4-0!

Today is my 40th birthday. I was anticipating feeling very morose about it, and actually had been right up until I got up this morning. I woke up really happy, and my day got better and better!
Mark brought me flowers and balloons and my favorite little breakfast treat. I took the kids to school and had a planning meeting for the 8th grade graduation at our school. During the meeting, my lovely friends brought me a cupcake cake and some "40 is so old" paraphernalia and sang to me. Afterwards, two of my friends took me to lunch!
Tonight we're going to my favorite Mexican food restaurant before SB has dance and then after dance, home for cake!

I do have to tell you about my VERY favorite birthday gift! My BFF made me some music CDs entitled "The 40 Greatest Hits of Your Life". There is a song from every year since the year I was born, including her own liner notes! She wrote trivia facts about the song, or why it was special, etc. SO COOL!! The first song, released in 1969 is "Sweet Caroline" by Neil Diamond. I don't know if I've ever talked to her about that song, but there would be no better song to start the CD with. That song belongs on the soundtrack of my childhood as my parents were huge fans of Neil Diamond and listened to him constantly. It brings back tons of memories. As do many of the songs on the CDs. Amazing!