30 years...

Where has the time gone? We celebrated my 30th birthday back on December 7th and it was definitely made extra-special by my sweet husband. We didn't do too much on the actual day, except Mark did make me a delicious dinner from scratch. Since I'm still able to stay at home with Eli, I'm the one who usually cooks, so the break from cooking was awesome! Eli joined us for dinner and cake too!





Mark also ordered me a yummy cake, which I was so excited about. Buttercream icing is a definite vice of mine! However, my excitement soon turned to sadness, when Mark decided to cover the cake with 30 trick candles (which I've hated since I was a little girl) and they proceeded to melt all over my precious icing. We managed to salvage some of the cake, but it was a definite mess!

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Once we extiguished the cake, Mark gave me an envelope filled with sheets of paper documenting my itinerary for the next day. He set up my first ever spa day, a romantic dinner at Melting Pot, and front row seats to a local production of "A Christmas Carol" in Raleigh. I was blown away by the surprises he had set up just for me!

Wednesday turned out to be very relaxing and I enjoyed my day "off." My most favorite part was how much time Mark and I got to spend together, just the two of us. That is such a rare thing these days, so I was soaking up every minute of our time together. Looks like my 30's are going to be even better than my 20's!