Oh wow, December is almost done and I haven't told you about my birthday! November was crazy. Good crazy. My birthday was just one of those good crazy days. I'm grateful that my life is so full of goodness and love. When I turned 38 on November 7, all I could think of was how every year God gives to me is a testament to His grace and love. Not every year is great. There have been years that were bad, even horrific, but on my birthdays, when I look back at the past year, I always still see that God was always there. Always.
This past year, my 37th year, has got to be one of the very best in my life. I really felt God's blessings pouring on me! Thank You, Lord! I hope my 38th year will be even better. But first, let's take a look at my birthday weekend.
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| Flowers from my Vince and our boys! |
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| Check out how old I am! We recycled candles from the kids' birthdays. |
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| Everyone make a wish! |
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| And the cake is now covered with kiddie saliva! |
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| My flowers are actually a deep red, they looked almost black. |
Oakwood Joy-Nostalg gifted me with a stay at one of their suites. I'll talk more about the serviced apartments on my mommy blog but I just found it so perfect that Oakwood's address is on this street:
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| My sister Jacqui celebrated with us. Thanks, Jacqui, for babysitting the boys! |
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| There was a sofa but my kids like snuggling with their Papa. Just like me! |
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| The boys loved the master bedroom! We did, too! |
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| Oakwood surprised the boys with a gift! |
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| ...and me with a beautiful cake! |
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| More wishes! |
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| Steveston Pizzaa surprised me with the yummiest, super-crowded-with-toppings pizza! |
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| Dinner was a sampling of the seafood buffet. Boy, I look tired na here! |
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| The boys conked out really late. Too excited! |
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| Breakfast buffet the next morning! |
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| Then off to the play area! |
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| The kids loved the huge room made for play! |
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| Like, super! |
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| Meanwhile, us adults lounged and played with the littlest one. |
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| Packing away before heading home! |
Happiness! My husband, my kids, my health, my friends—they are everything to me! I pray all the time that I never take this for granted, because I do sometimes. God bless them. May God make me a blessing to them.
May God use me to be a blessing to you all, too, my dear readers! You've been so wonderful and encouraging to me all these years. Thank you, thank you! I pray now for God's abundance to overflow all over you now. God bless you all!
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Belated Happy Birthday Ms. Frances:) I've been following your blog since you're pregnant with Vito:) Your life is really a blessing to me as one of your readers. Your relationship with our Savior is an inspiration. Hope you have more merry years to come:)
ReplyDeleteBelated happy birthday! Wishing you all the best and more in the years to come. :)
ReplyDeleteI love that picture of Vince and Piero. :) Perfect moment shot. Belated happy birthday Frances!! :)
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