I started out my birthday weekend by attending the Relay for Life event. For those that aren't familiar with the Relay it's an all night event at a track field. The object is to collect money for the Cancer Society and spend time reflecting on loved ones that have battled cancer. We spend the night walking the track, selling beads (that were collected at Marti Gras) and having a special night with family and friends. My nephew Andy came with us and he was our bead seller - he sold over $50 worth of beads!! I thinks he may be coming with us next year!
This was our 3rd year participating and I started out Friday morning helping my dad, aunt and uncle setting up our spot. We met at 9:00 and started hauling the tent, chairs and tables down to the field. After last years Relay a few of us went to a closing event and I won a prize that consisted of our team being able to pick "what ever spot we wanted" for the next years event. Lucky me!! I told my aunt, our captain and fearless leader, approximately where we wanted to be - by the bleachers so we didn't have so far to go to haul all of our stuff! When we got there that Friday to set up there was confusion with the map and we were pushed down to the back of the track - where we had been the last two years! Of course my aunt and I protested and while we were negotiating with TPTB, my dad and uncle sat quietly by just waiting for instructions. Eventually, we were given the spot that we wanted - lets just say that our family history of stubbornness was very useful.
The night was beautiful and we had a great time. Unfortunately, I had to go home early - but not until after pizza - to spend the night with Kobi and get some sleep so I could drive up to the lake the next morning. Sleep was not to be had - Kobi was a little restless after being home alone for 6 hours. I finally fell asleep around 2:00 and at 2:30 was woke up by a thunderstorm. I contact a cousin that was at the Relay and found out that they were getting a little wet. The night wasn't a total bust and I met some of my team at a local cafe for breakfast at 6:00.
After breakfast and unloading, my nephew and I headed up to the lake (he slept all the way - not sure why - after all he had been up all night and he walked 13-14 miles - what a trooper!). I had company coming, a work party to go to, not to mention that my class reunion was that night back in the Cities. What a way to spend a birthday. I never did make it to the reunion. I decided to stay at the lake - I was too tired to drive back and spend the night at a bar even though I took a 2 hour nap that morning. Andy on the other hand slept most of the day. He says he wasn't sleeping but as you can see in the picture - he obviously was.
When the hubby and I returned home on Sunday afternoon, Amanda, her Tony and little Miss Emma stopped by to spend some time with us. Em is really close to walking and I took her for a walk in the garage sale stroller I picked up a few weeks ago. She loved it and the hubby and I enjoy spending any and all time we get with them.
All in all it was a great weekend with family and friends. What else could one ask for on their birthday weekend?
Oh, by the way, the hubby got me a card and an ice cream cake for my birthday. I was going to take a picture of the cake before it was cut but no one wanted any - until about 9:00 that night and then they cut it without me! So I got a picture of a partial cake. He also got me a present. He gives me a hard time about this flower bed I have in the back yard. He calls it a "weed" bed - and he's right. I have a heck of a time with it so I decided a few months back to make it a flower/rock bed. I've been collecting rocks for awhile but I'm not making very good progress with it. Anyway, while he was out 4-wheeling on Friday with our brother-in-law, he found a great rock - and gave it to me for my birthday.
It's a beauty - isn't it?
The way I think of it is - hell, he was thinking about me. You have to take what you can get!
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