Another Year Older

Another year has flown by and apparently you can really tell in my face. A man from work stopped by my office- which was full of all kinds of fun goodies from co-workers- and said, "So you're 29 this year, huh?" Through the sting of that burn, I managed to muster up enough attitude to correct him and let him know he was a few years off.

I am not one of those people that get a kick out of growing older like my sister does. I absolutely hate getting older. The changes in my body and lines in my face totally freak me out, but since there is nothing I can do about it, I try not dwell too much on it.

I will say that my birthdays have become much more fun since I married Matt though. He always goes above and beyond to make it special.

First he sent me flowers at work.

After work, we dined at my favorite Thai restaurant with my parents.

Then we ate the delicious red velvet vegan cupcakes he picked up for me at Sprinkles.

Tucker helped me open my many fun gifts.

Matt did an exceptional job at finding my favorite winter goodies at J-Crew.

And I even got a Fortune Tee. I've wanted one of these for like 10 years! (It's inside the little take-out box)

My parents also went out of their way to make this day special and got me some awesome presents too.

Thank you mom, dad, and Matt for making it a great 27th birthday.

Christmas 2010

Christmas came and went super fast this year. We didn't even get to decorate our gingerbread houses until Christmas eve. Below is our rushed job. I made a church this year- Matt made the house.

Christmas morning Tucker opened his stocking first...

And when he opened his gift- he found a stuffed lobster dinner. He's been carrying around the squeaky baked potato non-stop ever since.

I scored some pretty unique items that I've had my eye on for quite a while this year. First was a jalapeño corer so that those pesky juices stop burning my hands for days on end.

Second were these days of the week pillowcases that my mom embroidered for me. For some reason- I sleep much better knowing my pillowcase is fresh each night.

And finally I scored a sa-weet metal spork! Phở will never be the same with this puppy!

Matt got some fun items too, we just didn't request his picture be taken with each of them like I did.

And of course, no year is complete without a few exotic presents from Matt's parents.

Below is Tucker's reaction to the rugs they sent this year.