My actual birthday was Tuesday, November 18 but the celebration started Monday evening when my sister and brother-in-law presented me with a beautiful gift from Brazil: a beautiful, 6" long sculpture of amethyst crystals in the shape of a clump of grapes (purple is my favorite color and grapes are my favorite decorating motif). See picture
The celebration continued on Tuesday when we went to Austin to have lunch with a friend. She took us to a quaint Italian restaurant downtown where the atmosphere was charming and the food delicious. The best gift however was when our friend told the waiter it was my birthday. Without missing a beat he quipped,"So you're turning 25 and your insurance premiums are going down!"
Carl and I agreed we would go out for our celebration on Wednesday since we were still full from our lunch. So on Wednesday he surprised me with (1) dinner at The Vineyard which is definitely a celebration-type restaurant -- see picture; and (2) a Nikon Coolpix camera. The latter blew me away as I would have NEVER suspected a camera from him. He said he thought I needed one to carry in my purse so I can take pictures of the things I see in my shopping expeditions for our house "stuff." It's a kicked-up "point & shoot" as there are custom settings but they are all on a menu -- just the perfect camera for me. Is Carl good or what?!!?!!
On Saturday, we went to our best friends' house for dinner where they presented me with a case for my new camera -- it's even the same color!
I LOVE being 60!
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So glad you had a good birthday week! It sounds like so much fun! We are in the middle of a birthday week here, too! Actually, it's been more like a birthday month--which is just the way we like it!
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