As of Tuesday, I’m 33, which I can’t believe. I’m starting to feel old, which I’m not sure I like. This is the second year that I’ve wished I was still in my twenties and I think my wish has become a little bit stronger than last year’s. But, even though my birthday means that I age each year, I still love it and I’ll never tire of celebrating it.

Corey and I’ve been sick with bronchitis for the last month. (Corey’s even developed into pneumonia.) I’ve been taking a lot of time off work because I’ve been so sick. Because of that, I wasn’t sure I was going to be able to take my birthday off. Thankfully, I accrue enough paid time off from having worked at my job for nearly ten years that I had just enough.

Even though Corey has been more sick than I’ve been, he made me blueberry pancakes for breakfast. They were very good! Then, we bummed around the house for a few hours to rest up and gather our strength for the rest of the day.

I didn’t want to do anything that would tire Corey too much. I even told him I was fine staying home. But, he wanted me to feel special so I decided that a movie would be something fun and “relaxing” to do. We saw The Conspirator. It was fantastic and very moving, and I highly recommend it. The actors did superbly and the story was very interesting. It did a good job portraying the freedoms and rights we lose during time of war, and it’s very sad that almost 150 years later, we’re still in the same predicament as we were then.

After the movie, we got dinner at Five Guys. Five Guys is so good! There’s no comparison to them and any other hamburger joint. Their burgers and fries are the best. If you haven’t been there, you really need to try them! They beat In-N-Out hands-down, no contest!

Because we were both sick and neither of us had time to bake a cake, I wanted to go to The Chocolate for dessert. I had heard so many good things about them, but I’d never been there. My co-worker Ben told me to order the cazookie, a cookie straight from the oven with a scoop of vanilla bean ice cream. I did order that and it was delicious. I also got one of their sugar cookies and it was fantastic!

On the way home, Corey drove by the llamas. I enjoyed seeing them, especially the two babies. :D Unfortunately, I wasn’t able to get any good pictures of the babies. I’ll keep trying because they’re so cute. ;) One is poofy and really fluffy; he’s probably a baby alpaca rather than a llama. The other one just looks like a miniature llama, but it makes him tons cuter! I’ve lovingly named them Llawrence and Llars.

On my birthday, I received a couple of cards, one from my parents and one from Corey’s parents. My parents gave me some money and Corey’s parents gave me an iTunes gift card. I used part of the gift card to buy the soundtrack of How to Train Your Dragon, the best movie ever.

I got my presents from Corey this weekend–they have a purple theme to them. Yesterday, I got new glasses. My old ones snapped in a place that made them irreparable about a month ago. I’ve been dealing with contacts ever since and after I got contacts a couple of years ago, I’ve discovered that contacts and I don’t work well together. Today, I got my other gift–purple highlights in my hair! :D Didn’t my niece Carlee do an awesome job? I love it! They’ll last for the summer while I’m not in school. Then, it’s back to boring normal hair colors. ;)

Even though Corey was very sick, he still did a great job of making my birthday special. I’m lucky to have him as my husband! :D

Thank you to everyone who made me feel special on my birthday! I appreciate your thoughtfulness!