I had this whole post ready to rant about how lackluster my 30th birthday celebration was.  It was, in one word, forgettable. 

Normally, I’m happy to be able to go out to dinner to celebrate my birthday, but I was hoping for something more this year.  After all, I was closing the door to one decade (a pretty eventful one at that too) and ushering in another.  And, after trying hard to make sure William (who doesn’t care for birthday celebrations) had a 30th birthday he’d have fond memories of, I was hoping he would return the favor.  Sadly, he fell short of my expectations… very, very short.

To William’s defense, he did try to make this birthday special.  He asked me if I wanted to have some friends over for a celebration but considering I only have two friends living in Arizona, both of whom have other commitments, I wasn’t excited about it.  He tried to think of something fun to get me… something I would like and would find useful.  The best he could come up with was an update for the navigation system in the car… fun!

The day wasn’t all bad though.  We did go out to dinner… woo hoo!  I’m grateful that my in-laws were able to join us even though it was a last minute invite.  And the best present I got that night – all three kids were surprisingly well behaved.  Thanks kids.

Like I said at the beginning, I was going to complain about my boring 30th birthday but I’ve moved on to bigger and better things… planning for Aidan’s fourth birthday.  🙂

I leave you with a few pictures of the “momentous” occasion.  The first picture is completely staged, but I had to do something to help me remember this event.  As for the last picture, in addition to an updated navigation system William also got me some lilies and a birthday balloon.