Birthday Time !!!!!

Wow, so it's been a while since I've posted, so I've better get going. Things have been pretty crazy around here. We've both been really busy w/ school and have had a good amount of homework. I've also been pretty busy at work as well. We just started a new campaign at the beginning of February, which will go until the end of March. So, I've been doing some overtime in order to keep up w/ things.


On Wednesday it was my birthday. I had work like normal, then was able to get off an hour early. I hurried home, and when I got there Steve had balloons and all my cards I received on the table. He also had gotten me a really cool plant/tree. It's called a Azelea Topiary Tree. I've never seen one nor heard of one, but I love it! It's so beautiful and just lights up the whole room. Steve decided to get me this instead of just flowers since flowers tend to only last a couple days and he figured this will last for years! He said it reminded him of the beautiful flowers in Slovenia as well, so it was perfect!

We then went to Ruby River Steakhouse, where we went last year, for dinner. It was great! The atmosphere was just what we wanted....country music, clean, and quiet. We split a meal, since they're always so big and we wanted to save room for dessert. Steve had the BBQ ribs and I had the steak. I also had a Cesar salad and Steve had a fried/bakes potato. They then brought out a yummy dessert, free for my birthday (and the best part is they didn't do a silly song or dance). The dessert was an ice cream cake w/ peanut butter in the middle and whip cream, chocolate, Carmel and nuts around it. Also on the bottom was a chocolate cookie crust, so yummy!!!!

We then went to see if the redbox machine was working. I reserved it online, but when Steve went to go pick up, the machine was uploading so he couldn't. Luckily when we went back there it was working and we got the dvd! We then stopped by Dave/Joann's to say hi. They also wanted to give me my birthday card. We went home and had to work on homework for a while, unfortunately. I had a big 15 page paper due the next day and had to do some final touches on it. We then watched our movie, and Steve gave me a massage (thanks Honey).

We watched it in our room in bed, which was nice, since we have 2 tvs now!....... if I didn't announced it..........we got a FLAT SCREEN LCD 32 INCH TV this week!!!!! I got some perk points at work and decided to use them. We put the flat screen in the living room and moved the old one in our room. We decided it would be nice to have when we're sick or whatever. The TV is great! The color and picture is awesome, and Steve has a HDMI cord what we can hook up and connect to my computer! I also ordered the movie, "Ice Age, Dawn of the Dinosaurs." We love those shows!!! My mom also ordered a crepe pan and recipe book ...I love crepes (thanks Mom). Thanks everyone for the phone calls, songs, cards and your thoughts... I really appreciated it ;)

I really had a great birthday.....Side note....just some thoughts....when we were sitting at the restaurant (where we went last yr also for my birthday), I was thinking about how much more comfortable I feel w/ Steve this than last. Not that I didn't love him or felt awkward before, it's just that my love for him has grown soooooo much over this past year and I feel soooo comfortable, at easy and peach w/ him. We both have grown closer, having to learn to communicate and work together on our goals so much more. Then when we were watching the movie, I looked over at Steve and had this REALLY strong feeling come over me. It was more spiritual than physical or emotional. It's hard to explain, other than I felt drawn to him and just LOVE HIM SOOOOO MUCH!!!

Well...other than that....Steve has been busy w/ school along w/ myself. I'll be done w/ this class in 2 weeks, then start another one. There were also 2 baby showers the last 2 Sundays for London (Stacie and Phil's little girl) and Cameron (Jeff and Kim's little boy). Steve's grandpa Carl also came up from Arizona, so it was good to see him. It's been great to get together w/ everyone. I made some banana chocolate chip bread; Steve said it was my best yet!

My parents also came down last weekend and we were able get together Saturday night to celebrate my birthday. We all went to Rose's, had pizza, then cake and ice cream. We then played games for while, which I love! Thanks:)

Oh, and if I also didn't mention it...I cut my hair last week. It was getting long, and I just wanted to have it short again, so we got it cut. I'm loving it, and Steve said he likes it too (though he normally prefers long hair).

Well, I hope all is well. Love ya lots ;)