Guess who's 30??

I'm officially 30 years old today. It's been a good day. I love that my birthday is in October because it's always beautiful out and nice and cool. Pumpkins and leaves and apple cider. Who doesn't like that? Then, when you add my birthday in to the mix, it's even better!

And this year, our family got on the waitlist and even closer to our daughter in Ethiopia just a few days before my birthday! That was wonderful and we are already moving up the list as more and more families are seeing the faces of their sweet babies as they receive their referrals.

I woke up this morning with Isabel poking me in the arm asking me if I was ready to open her card for me. So sweet! Brian had to work today but when he came home he brought me the most beautiful fall looking bouquet of flowers and of course a sweet card! AND he noticed when I said I needed a coat for the winter (seeing as how I have bus duty at my school and my other fleece's zipper is all busted) and bought me the most beautiful brown coat! I love it!

Check it out!

He also arranged for us to go on a date tonight. Brian and I have always loved road trips because we can just ride in the car and listen to music together and talk. So if we can we like to plan our dates in cities at least 30 minutes away. We went to a little restaurant with pretty lights in downtown Concord. Afterward, we wandered around Trader Joe's (because I'm still baffled at how inexpensive it is) and it's fun to just walk around with our free sample of apple cider. :)

All in all, it was a great birthday! I think the 30's are gonna be fun!

Love,