Birthday wrap-up and my very own "New Year's" resolutions

It's been a great weekend...apologies for any spelling/grammatical errors, but be warned that I am sipping on my first glass of red since last week as I type...

Yesterday afternoon we headed down to the in-laws' for a joint birthday celebration. Had a nice dinner with them and the girls had a few giggles at looking through Daddy's photo album (mind you, they look at this album every year and have the same reaction...)

This morning I was greeted by my beautiful family with some lovely presents ... (I <3 presents!!!)

- a new pair of Asics "Torana" from Hubby, they are awesome! really good for walking/running off-road, which just about sums up all the terrain around here, and the colours are really cute, too (pictures to come)

- a Pandora bead (a heart with a pink stone), a Chanel lipstick and an animal print scarf from my gorgeous girls. They both have part-time jobs now, and paid for all this out of their own money...so sweet...my heart sings with joy

- a vase and a work table from mother-in-law (the work table is actually quite useful)

We enjoyed a yummy breakfast of Hubby's pancakes with organic yoghurt, fruit and maple syrup and about a million cups of tea.



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Now, I don't go in for New Year's resolutions on the 1st of January like most people do, but since I turned 40, I have been making "personal" resolutions every year on my birthday.


This year's is seemingly simple :


*** I will take better care of Myself ***


What does that mean...? Well, these last 12 months have been hectic with our business. Hubby left his safe, 9 to 5 job to join me in our business exactly 12 months ago, and to say that I have slid down my list of priorities is an under-statement...

But it's never too late to turn it around.


Put simply, I will think about myself every day and try to just "take care" of myself.

I will report on it as I go. No strict, rigid plans, no unachievable goals, just doing what's right every day...



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Just got a last minute invitation from friends to join them for dinner - Mex lasagne is on the menu ... sounds interesting!



Bye for now.


xoxox

Happy Birthday Hubby!!! ... birthday weekend finally here

Hubby's birthday and mine are two days apart...so we've always shared the celebrating...being lovely Cancerians, it's no big deal, we don't mind.

The only thing is, we are super-sensitive, so it helps if we're both in the mood to celebrate or hybernate at the same time :)

This morning started early. The original plan had been for the girls to stay home as it is the last day of term...but they were getting their reports today, and being the sort of parent I am, there was no way I could hold on for two weeks until seeing them...

Hubby's "main" present this year was a bass guitar. He chose it himself (shhh), but let me house it under our bed for the last couple of days, and last night the girls and I put a big ribbon around its neck. We also got him a little hamper of "goodies" that he'll enjoy. A selection of chocolate bars and liquorice from Darrel Lea, two biographies, and some bath products. The girls joke that they can just picture Daddy in the bath, reading one of his books and eating chocolate...LOL

After dropping the girls off, I took him out to breakfast at a favourite cafe. He indulged in the ricotta and banana pancakes, and I had the eggs benedict with smoked salmon - to die for...


Then it was pretty much business as usual, we are now getting ready to head up to his favourite pizza joint for dinner...I'll try to get some pics up next post.


Tomorrow the celebrations continue, with afternoon tea at his parents', and then on Sunday we do it all over again...well, with some variation I hope, for my birthday!


Hope you all enjoy your weekend.
xoxox