Sushi and Birthday Service

Pretty sure if you talk about all the service you did it kind of negates the activity. But since I helped paint my grandparents house on my birthday I can talk about it just a little bit more. It was actually a pretty fun day. My brother, uncle, mom and dad did the hard part and mostly I just chased my kids around and made sure they didn't drown in the pool next door. Thanks Jamie for watching them for me!

I have been dreading this birthday all year not because of what I was going to do of course but because of how old I am now. But really I feel no different. Thank goodness! I know you are all laughing and that is okay.

The night before my birthday we spent as a family eating yummy Pampered Chef recipes and a fresh strawberry cake.

We were going to go out on my birthday but we were all exhausted from a day in the sun Jeff at Ute shoot and us in Lehi so we came home and had sushi from Tepanyaki (my favorite!!) We laughed about the first time I had raw fish 9 years ago at a fancy restaurant in San Diego on a seared Tuna salad. I didn't eat it. But I do now.

Then the kids went to bed and we watched a movie we have been trying to watch forever.

I think it was one of my best birthday's ever! Maybe I will stay 35!

Comments

marie said…

Happy Birthday Brandie! Good to know that 35 is not so bad-I get to enjoy 34 for a couple more weeks:) I'm with you 15 years ago and you would not have gotten me to eat sushi now it's one of my favorite things crazy how we change. Glad you had a good day.

June 8, 2009 at 10:41 PM

Krista said…

Happy Birthday! (late.) It sounds like an exhausting day. By the way, you look great for 35, I thought you were talking 30 (and I was going to have a hard time believing that.)

June 10, 2009 at 6:16 AM

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