My favorite day of the year!

My favorite day of the year because I get to celebrate without feeling any guilt about being selfish! :-)   It also means there is usually a ski day somewhere around the corner because that's my favorite way to celebrate.  My son woke up at 1 am crying and wanting to be comforted and as I got out of bed my husband says "he just wanted to be the first to tell you happy birthday!"  :-)   I have great things coming my way with a new bike, signed up for a half iron distance in May (my first big event since my son being born a little over two years ago) and putting on a summer track meet!!!!  I was a little sad to have to come back to work after winter break because my son and I had such an awesome time hanging out together but I also feel lucky that I have a job that allows us to do the things we want and enjoy doing.  Actions, experiences and travel bring me way more joy than any material things ever could.  So yeah I have cabinets and light fixtures from the 70s in my house that could use some updating but right next to that I have a photo hanging of my husband's first marathon of the two of us running together and my son always says mom, dad, running and near that I have a photo of us being goofy hanging my son upside down and he laughs when he sees that. So I am looking forward to another year of fun experiences no matter how challenging it will be to get there!

I was hoping for a snow day to spend my birthday at home with my two favorite guys playing in the snow but we only got a dusting.  But I did come in to this:

Looking back on some old memories from this day on different years:

January 5, 2015 at 9:39am · My son's favorite place Explora!

 

January 5, 2013 at 1:45pm ·

At Popejoy about to see Rock of Ages with hubs!

Surprise Birthday Party! — in Albuquerque, New Mexico.  January 5, 2013

I have the most awesome husband, family and friends!!

January 5, 2012 at 10:36am ·This was only as far back as 2012?  Maybe I should revisit this haircut!

January 5, 2012 at 8:13am ·

I was so excited to read an e-mail this morning from a good friend to see that she said I was the one that inspired her to start running, that is such a good feeling and she is so talented I'm glad she became a runner!

 

January 5, 2011 at 8:23am ·Awww when Lexi was just a puppy:

1st day of puppy training classes yesterday learned all about clicker training. When we got back Lexi was in heaven with all the treats and thought we had been replaced by some nice strangers...
 

 

This is what I looked like in Jan 5, 2011: 

 

 

January 5, 2011 at 8:46pm ·Indoor Soccer

Scored a B-day goal!! We totally shoulda won that game!

January 5, 2010 at 6:30am ·Having Winter Break end right before your birthday:

Yesterday was brutal that's what is bad about taking time off but that's ok I only have a half day today!