31 and a little bit of Voodoo Magic

 So no one really believed me

when I said I didn't really want anything,

and I didn't really want to do anything

for my birthday.

A relaxing day 

In my clean house,

with nothing to do

and no where to go

with good food

and a good movie 

sounded so nice.

Ryan kept trying to decide if this was a trick

and if he was going to be in big trouble 

if he didn't plan or do something elaborate.

I really meant it.

So he made me this chicken black bean salad 

I had been craving

and as his gift to me

(I begged him not to spend money)

He said that he would watch all the seasons of this tv show

I have been begging him to watch with me

(and that he has been avoiding like the plague)

and he would not complain

and he would TRY to like it.

(he has totally followed through)

and I have loved hanging out with him 

and watching the show again myself 

I thought it was the best gift EVER

and I was so excited.

Jovan made me some delish Tortilla soup 

and the brownies that we used for my  cake

since I insisted I didn't need a cake.

She also got us tickets to see 

REBA

in concert.

Oh my

I LOVE Reba!

I have since I was a little girl

and she knows it

We are going to have SO MUCH FUN at that concert.

I can't wait!

I also got books

(that I am already almost finished with and love)

and perfume

that was supposed to be a funny joke,

but that I actually love the smell of

and a gift card to the 

Nook and Cranny

(which we all know from previous posts)

I LOVE

and another amazing present arrived the next morning

(Good things do indeed come in pink boxes)

the donuts were part of it,

and a lovely part they were.

 

The maple bars with bacon were AMAZING

I do not lie about such things.

AMAZING 

 

and I liked every one that I tried.

So did the kids

They are only found in Portland

( featured in People magaizine this week as some of the best ever!)

But the realy prize was how they were delivered.

Holly, Cory and Brynley 

Drove them down to me from Oregon

and stayed for the week for their spring break.

another of

my best birthday presents ever!

(I got a lot of those this year)

Yay!

of course I have almost no pics of them

and the ones I do have are coming soon.

What an amazing day! 

I have such good friends and family.

Thanks to them all

and to all the facebookers that left me messages. 

I loved it.