Tuesday, February 21, 2006
My Birthday Extravaganza - Wherein I Brag About the Awesomeness of My Husband
My husband rocks. He really does. Do you know how lucky I am? I have a sweet, caring, intelligent man who truly loves me. I married him as a teenager, not knowing what the hell to look for in a life companion, but somehow I (Providence, actually) got it right. I am a blessed woman.I turned 30 on Sunday and Huz made every effort to make it a wonderful time for me. It wasn't just Sunday that was celebrated, it was the entire weekend. It was truly an extravaganza.
When I came home from my class on Friday night, I had a surprise party waiting for me. Seventeen people crowded my little house with happiness and laughter. Huz had stayed home from his classes the entire day so that he could cook and prepare everything. He made everything that was served - from the goat cheese/sun-dried tomato bruschetta, to the hummus and fresh crudites (that's veggies if'n ya didn't know the fancy term), to a cranberry-champagne punch (which I had 3 glasses of - hiccup!), to the prosciutto-wrapped figs with gorgonzola cheese and toasted walnuts, to the chicken sate with peanut sauce, to the Irish cream chocolate mousse cake.
I neglected to take pictures of the spread until it was nearly gone, but here are the remnants.
Also, I am the photographer of the house, so there are none of me at my own party - except one and it's bad. Here are some of my friends who were there, though.
The next morning I received a homemade breakfast - lemon ricotta pancakes with fruit and honey and spinach/sun-dried tomato/goat cheese scrambled eggs.
We then went shopping and both got a new outfit for the evening, which was spent in Tennessee's only 5-star hotel. Oh yeah. The Hermitage was a beautiful place, built in the 1920s and recently renovated making it a modern, luxurious place to stay.
After a lovely meal in the hotel restaurant, The Capital Grille, we came back upstairs to our room where Huz had arranged for a bath to be drawn, complete with bath salts, bubbles, rose petals, and candles. *sigh* It was marvelous.
The next day we went to the Cheekwood Art Museum and Botanical Gardens where an exhibit called "100 Artists See God" was showing. It was really good - showing every possible emotion toward the divine (from anger to reverence to the inexplicable) and we both enjoyed it. Also, the grounds were lovely with a fresh blanket of snow, just for me.
Then - yes I know that should be it, but it isn't - I had an hour and a half-long massage at a spa downtown. Totally wonderful and relaxing.
I am overwhelmed by the love that my dear husband has shown me. He kept me so busy and so happy that I simply had no time to cry! Thank you sweetheart. I love you.
If you want to see more pics from the big celebration, feel free to check them out here. |
