Birthday pics

I had such a blessed 30th birthday - particularly as it was a birthday I've been dreading for about 6 months!! I learnt to embrace it and thorouhly enjoyed it!!

So the first thing was coming into my office the day before my birthday and some great friends had decorated my desk.......and my handbag........and my mousemat and bought me a gorgeous boquet of flowers and a balloon.....they are awesome and such a blessing to call friends!

In the evening I had youth group where they managed to keep me in the kitchen making pancakes while they decorated the church with party banners, set up a powerpoint and smuggled in a cake......sadly I don't have any pictures of this!!

On my birthday I was super blessed to spend the day with a great friend, Sharon. We went to Delamere forest for a 3 mile walk (got a little lost but all added to the fun!), then went onto Blakemere craft centre where we had lunch and wandered around the shops - it was fab ......... just such a blessing to spend such a special day chilling with a friend.

By the time I got home after meeting my Dad, brother, Amanda and the kids for coffee at McDonalds, I was ushered upstairs and told I wasn't to come down until someone came to get me. I got called downstairs by Kathy and there were about 15 people there to celebrate my birthday with me. The moto of the evening was "wear a dishy dress and bring a dressy dish".......we had a great time with loads of lovely food, giggles and some games as well........it was great! Dad was the one that had ordered that gorgeous birthday cake for me........I did end up sending everyone home with a big slab of it so it wouldn't go to waste!

This is what my bedroom looked like by the end of the evening with all the gifts that I received......it was nuts!!

A couple of weekends later, 7 of us then went to stay in a cottage just outside Caernarfon which is about 1 hour away from here........we had a fab relaxing weekend and the cottage was just gorgeous to stay in.......thank you for a fab weekend ladies, just a pity that Katie's missing from this photo!

Anyway, that was all the celebrations.......we also celebrated Dads 65th birthday which was another meal out and another birthday!! Nuts.

After dreading turning the big 3-0 so much it seems wierd to think that it's been and gone; it was going to happen whether I wanted it to or not really! I'm being positive though; I suppose the loneliness of being single is the thing that has scared/plagued me so much and now I'm attempting to embrace that freedom of being single at this time of my life.........some plans include a photography course with my new Canon 450d digital slr camera, perhaps a trip to California in October and treating myself to day trips and coffee and cake out without worrying what other people think about you being by yourself!!

Birthday

I know I said I'd blog about my 30th birthday and I do plan too.......just waiting on a friend to pass some photos to me.......I had a fab time and the best birthday ever......I have some awesome friends!

Making the most of it...........

One day to go.......I turn 30 tomorrow.......aaahhhhh!! Will I make the most of these last 24 hours? Well actually it's only 17 hours and 19 minutes now! I will post more about the various celebrations afterwards.......I'm probably more excited about taking pictures with my new mobile/cell phone as it has an 8 mega pixel camera on it!! Will keep you posted! x x

You know me so well......

Either that or I'm utterly predicatable. For my brithday, the majority of gifts that I received were jewellery as you can see from the picture.

They are all so different but I love each and everyone of them. Thanks so much.

Had a lovely evening last night at the Siam Tepenyaki restaurant in Chester. Was such a giggle the way they flip all the utensils around and flick food at you which you're meant to catch in your mouth!!! Such a giggle!!!

Today I went for lunch with Dad and my aunts and uncle which was also lovely. I appreciate their take on life sometimes and the hilarious exchanges they have with one another!

Anyway off to watch some of my season 7 West Wing now; my Dad even wrapped it after watching it!! Bless him