Even though I am now in my "early thirties" I am so grateful to be alive to see another birthday. I am grateful for my age, because it means 31 years of having wonderful experiences, eating glorious food, making new friends, and creating and strengthening family relationships.
My birthday was on a Sunday this year, so my sweet friend Jan Taylor decorated our door and left a sweet card. She also took me out to dinner on Tuesday at Las Tarascas, a popular Mexican restaurant in Provo, and invited several of my friends from church to join us. We had a great time. Darren took me to Pizzeria 712 in Orem the day after my birthday for a four course dinner and I got to meet local celebrity chef Kelsey Nixon (fan favorite from the most recent Next Food Network Star) who was sitting at the table right next to ours! She and her husband live in Provo.
I have two friends that I went to Chili's with for dinner earlier this week to celebrate our 31st birthdays. It was our 2nd annual birthday dinner. When we found out last year (when we were all still in the same ward) that we were each celebrating our 30th birthdays within 3 weeks of each other, we knew we had to do something special to celebrate, so we went out to dinner at Red Lobster. (It is crazy how much we have in common. Cara, Michelle, and I are all the oldest children, we each have one child so far, we married guys 3 years younger than us, and we both got married and had a baby around the same time. In other words, we are late bloomers loving life.) My friend Amy and her husband took me to lunch at the Burger Bar. And finally, my friends Raya and Esther are taking me out to breakfast on Monday. So it has turned into a birthday month! I have a wonderful family and friends.
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