Feeling Blessed and Loved

Having a birthday in a different country is awesome because it lasts for longer. Mine basically started on Saturday night here when Erik took me out to dinner at this cool place he found out about in downtown Jakarta. It was on the 56th floor so it had a great view of the city. And it was good food and the most wonderful company :) {And actually ... my birthday kind of started when my parents were here because my mom took me out for a cream bath.} So anyway, that was Saturday night, and then Sunday was a relaxing day at home and by the pool and then we had some dinner with some friends {not for my birthday, but still lots of fun}. Then on my actual birthday {in Indo} I was blessed by my sweet friends and co-workers and of course by my wonderful kiddos. They listened to me when I told them what I wanted for my birthday was for them to listen and be nice - and they were :) When I walked into my classroom in the morning, Erik had a cup full of a couple of my favorite things, my class parents brought me flowers and a yummy cake. Later, my sweet hubby brought me lunch from one of my favorite Mexican places here and I even got a Dr. Pepper from my friend Laura during the day. It was a day full of sweet e-mails, texts, Facebook wishes, and hugs. When I got home from school I heard some music playing from our apartment and I thought that was really weird because Erik was at basketball practice and when I walked in I couldn't figure out where it was coming from, but then I saw my iPod was playing the music from my new iPod dock! Woo hoo :) Thanks hubby! Then, Monday night was filled with sweet time with my girlfriends. They made a wonderful dinner full of my favorite things - cheeseburgers with all the fixings, fries, fruit, and for dessert a homemade key lime pie! My friends know me so well :). I ended the night with a wonderful Skype date with my sweet Mama. Words can't express how thankful and blessed I am by all the wonderful friends God has put in my life- and I was definitely reminded how blessed I am today. And it's still not over ... because it's still my birthday in America I am still getting notifications, etc. and I am loving it! :) And we {Erik's bday was earlier in April} even get some more birthday presents and fun when we are home for the summer. So if you want your birthday to last for months, move to another country ;).

Thanks to all of you who took time to wish me a Happy Birthday. You all made my day very special! And a special shout out to my husband, who treats me like a princess everyday, but he went above and beyond the last few days to make me feel special and loved :)

And a special birthday wish to by my little {or big} brother. I am thinking of him today! I can NOT believe he is 16 years old. Holy cow!! He is such a blessing to me and I am lucky to call him my brother. Happy Birthday Josh - I hope you have a great day and feel as special and loved as you are.