My 38th birthday

My birthday this year was very simple but nice. No drama or hangovers. I received many birthday e-mails, e-cards, and gifts from many friends and family over the last few days. Thank you everyone for your birthday wishes. My 38th birthday was memorable. I went out with my best friend, DL for a birthday breakfast on Wednesday. It's always nice to go out and visit with her. She treated me to Denny's. Denny's pancakes are awesome and a real treat! She also bought me a really nice tea set. Yesterday I woke up early so I could spend some time with Anakin before he had to go to work. I enjoyed cuddles and a few light birthday spanks before he headed out the door. I made coffee and then sipped on it while enjoying a beautiful sunrise. A very simple moment but a calm and peaceful one. I felt really good to be alive to celebrate another birthday. I think you start to appreciate birthdays a lot more as you get older. I realized that I didn't need a big party or to get hammered to be able to celebrate it right. All I needed was the simple things like being with friends and family. I went to the States with my Mom for breakfast and shopping. Our Canadian dollar is at par so the line-up was huge but we stuck it out. We got some fantastic deals and bought some really neat groceries. I love that we live so close to the border. It's one of my favorite things to do is to go shopping in the States. There are many different products there that you can't find in Canada. Their Yoplait yogurts are amazing! I love their cherry coke and different flavors of pop. We also did some shopping once we were back from the States. I enjoyed the time with my mom. Sometimes she drives me crazy but yesterday was very nice. I got treated to dinner from Anakin. We went with the kids and my FIL too. I really missed having my MIL there. It's still strange to adjust to her not being at family events anymore. I got spoiled from the kids and Anakin. My FIL gave me a gift card which I can't wait to use. I was able to enjoy a nice meal with my family there. I really enjoyed that. I came home to triple chocolate cake and the family singing "happy birthday" to me. Anakin ran me a hot bath afterwords with some bubbles and candles. I sipped on a cold beer and enjoyed it a lot. I also got some rubs from Master when I was out and a massage too! What a lucky spoiled girl I am. :D I was told that today could be a "free day" for me. That means I can watch a movie or just relax for the day if I want to. I don't need to do any chores. I also got permission to use my Hitachi. it's a beautiful day out and I am looking forward to my private time today. A great way to start the weekend. May the force be with you all!! ~padme amidala