25 Years Old

Saturday was my birthday and it really was the best birthday ever- well besides my Chuck'e'Cheese surprise party when I was in second grade. It all started with an EARLY morning birthday wake up call from my Mom and Dad. They are in South America and I miss them so much. They have been gone for weeks and I can't wait until they come home. When I was in Preschool we learned a birthday song that my Mom still sings to us every year.


Today, Today, Today, Today
Today is some body's Birthday
It's not the Pickle, it's not the Pear
It's not the Elephant or the Bear
Today, Today, Today, Today
Today is _____'s Birthday.


It is a small tradition, but my Mom sings me that song every year. It makes my birthday so special.

After my Mom called Brian got up with Savannah so I as able to sleep in until 9 am. After we got up and got dressed we went to Kimmie's Cafe in Brea. I really like their Country Style French Toast. It is definitely my favorite breakfast. While sitting there I figured that based on an average life expectancy of 80 years old that I have lived 31.25% of my life already- a harsh reality.

After I depressed myself a little thinking how old I am getting we went to the Brea mall. I had a bunch of gift cards and got some new makeup, a couple new shirts and a really cute head band from jCrew (I really love that store). Since it was my birthday I chose everything we did and Brian had to quietly and patiently go along with it. Even when Nordstrom was testing make-up on me for 30 minutes he had to stand there. I could tell that inside he was dying. We took Savannah over to see the puppies. On the way over Brian got me an Auntie Ann's pretzel and being the little piggy I am I asked for it to be double dipped in butter (my Mom always ordered it this way which makes me think about what Savannah will pick up from me). Brian's response to my order was, "I am pretty sure that the extra butter just decreased your life expectancy." Brian is still amazed about my horrible eating habits.


That night we went to the Yard house for dinner and went to the early showing at the IMPROV. We had a really good time and even ran into old friends from Nordstrom. When we came home Brian gave me a foot massage and we watched 'Temple Grandin' on HBO. Brian has read all of her books on Autism. It was an amazing movie. The night ended with some SNL and listening to all the "Happy Birthday" voice mails left by family and friends. It made me feel really loved that people took time to call or text.