Birthday Love

For my birthday this year, my son and his girlfriend bought me this amazing succulent garden.

Love red, love shutters, and love succulents.

You two nailed it!

Thank you sweet ones.

I Put Another Candle on My Birthday Cake

When I was in high school I used to think that anyone in their 50's was soooo old, but boy oh boy, not anymore  LOL  My husband says I'm still a "Spring Chicken!"  :)  Thanks Jimmy.  I don't know if I'd go that far though.  

My birthday fell on Easter Sunday this year, so to celebrate, my daughter Dani took me on a surprise day- trip during her Spring break, up to one of my favorite cities, Claremont, for a leisurely two hours of smelling oils and designing our own scents and having the salesperson put them into lotions and diffusers for us.  Mine was a mixture of gardenia, orange and patchouli.  Now it's making me and my home smell so good.  Then she treated me to lunch at a super upscale burger place for a delicious lunch.  Thanks Dani for such a wonderful surprise-filled day.

My husband Jim bought me a beautiful new set of golf clubs complete with bag.  I'm really enjoying the new driver, I can actually hit the ball now farther then 100 yards LOL.

And to celebrate with my son Zach, I drove up to his place in Pasadena the day before my birthday, and he drove me all over L.A. and Hollywood to visit my favorite places, with a stop at one of our favorite burger houses for a lettuce wrapped avocado burger and sweet potato fries.   And knowing how much I enjoy gardening, we puttered in his little garden area with his new greenhouse, arranging his orchids and succulents, and doing a bit of weeding.  Have I mentioned how much I love to weed?  So therapeutic!

Then we ended the day at a terrific cacti and succulent farm close to his house.  Rows and rows of plants from all over the world and good looking clay pots to house them in made by a local Pasadena potter.  Both of us came home with several new plants to love and take care of.    

I couldn't have asked for a more excellent time with all of you.  Thank you all for making my 57th a memorable one.  Love you guys.