Perfection

My day began at 7:10AM when my phone started buzzing every 20 minutes for about 3 hours straight. When the first text message came in, I thought to myself, "Seriously people, my birthday is the entire day, why start so early?"

Truly though, I am blessed with a HUGE family and many friends who love me very much. My brother called and sang a very interesting rendition of "Happy Birthday to you" which ended in his wife begging him to stop singing. My mom and dad called me and sent their love. My sister called a little past the crack of dawn and my aunts each sent me lovely picture text messages. It's an amazing feeling to feel this special and I am so thankful to be surrounded by such love.

Of course, nothing beats the day that I am having with my Ryan. We planned to go to PF Chang's for lunch, then go see "He's just not that into you" afterward. PF Chang's didn't work out because we had a slow start to the morning and wouldn't be able to make the movie if we waited to be seated. So we wandered around the Winter Park shopping plaza and found this lovely restaurant that neither one of us has ever been to called "Brio - Tuscan Grill". We sat out on the patio with the most perfect weather that anyone could ever dream of! Our table was in the sun at first, but we were able to move under the shade of a big umbrella. There was a light breeze with a temperature of about 72 degrees. We had a slow and decadent meal. My exact idea of perfection. Words cannot even begin to describe my levels of elation at this time and the day isn't even over yet.

Thank you to everyone for their birthday wishes and thoughts of love and friendship. I hope everyone is feeling as loved as I am right now!

HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY!!!