27

Birthdays have just gone downhill since I grew out of the Chuck E. Cheese stage.  So I wasn't really looking forward to this birthday, but in general I don't look forward to birthdays anymore.  Mostly because each birthday brings an increase of questioning me about when I will produce a baby.  In good time, people!!

This year started off with me waking up late and getting ready in a frantic rush.  That's not a good way to start off any day, but luckily when I got to work, I was greeted with the office wishing me Happy Birthday and a little before lunch, gifting me cupcakes from The Sweet Tooth Fairy.  I have a thing for cupcakes and they noticed, which was very sweet of them.

My next surprise was later in the afternoon when someone came into the office with flowers and said, "I'm looking for Jessa?"

Brett had these sent to me and on the card it has a Demitri Martin quote we love:

"I think its weird when you give someone flowers you're really saying, 'Here you go, now watch these die, cause I love you.'  I feel like you should give someone flowers when you want to threaten them.  'Here - you're next.  Better put your feet in water, cause I'm coming for you."

This was also the same quote on the flowers he very first sent to me - so it has sentimental meaning to us as well.

After work we met for dinner at Brio at Fashion Place Mall.  It was really yummy, but I was a little surprised by the pricing - I hadn't been prepared.  I just saw the good ratings online and chose it that way, next time I'll pay attention!

My Mom and sister came to dinner as well and my Mom had typed out some journal entries of hers about me.  Including entries about deciding on a name, my birth and on how I was the world's best baby.  Then she included this gem - which is hilarious:

"November 6, 1987,

...I thought we had Jessa potty trained but the last few days she's had a set back.  She really has given new meaning to the term, "Terrible Two."  She's awful!  During deer hunt last weekend, she took the scissors and cut holes in Scott's dress slacks.  She plays with (& ruins) my make up whenever she can - dumped mustard on our new carpet and takes off her clothes and runs around in her panties no matter the temperature!"

I laugh now, but in all reality I am frightened I may get an exact duplicate of this one day.  And when you factor in all the stories of Brett's childhood, I am legitimately scared of the the things our children may be capable of.  

I will say this though: apparently where I spilled the mustard, the sun hit it and within a few months the mustard stain was gone. So just in case you were wondering - sun bleaches out mustard stains.  

After dinner since we drove up in separate cars, Brett beat me home and when I walked in, all the lights were out and there was a cake with candles burning.  It was just about the sweetest thing, and then about two seconds after I set my flowers down, Brett jumped out from behind a corner and scared the ever living out of me.  Because he's like that.

I hit all the lights wrong on the way home, so by the time I walked in, the candles had been going for a while, as you can see.

Brett wrote the "Happy B-Day Jessa.  Love You" on the cake - which I love.  It was really sweet that he did it himself.  And there are 27 candles too - he was very thorough.

After cake he gave me presents, which was great.  Brett did a great job picking out presents for me.  I know its stressful picking out gifts, especially since I didn't find anything I wanted, but he hit the nail on the head.  I still think he spent too much on me.

Overall 27 wasn't all that bad, and luckily only 2 people asked about pending children, so I think I'm doing ok!