29 and I'll be fine, right?!

I'm ok with turning 29, I promise!  At least it's not 30, right?!  

I wanted to write a quick blog about my birthday, even though I didn't write one about Ben's birthday (whoops!).  We both played it low-key for our birthdays this year.  I don't think anything can top last year's birthday surprise!  All I EVER wanted was to be surprised on my birthday! I absolutely LOVE celebrating birthdays and I've always had to take control/plan my own. Last year, Ben planned a surprise trip for us!  I had no idea where we were going, what we were doing, what to wear, or when we were leaving.  It was the greatest feeling ever!  He actually made me believe that we were driving to a nasty motel with themed rooms (aka sex motel) in Clinton, IL.  I packed extra sheets to cover the bed, so we wouldn't catch anything!  He even started to drive towards Clinton and then pulled a U-turn and said, "siiiike!"  

Nothing can top last year, and my 29th birthday wasn't a special one like last year's (my golden birthday!). So, we just planned on dinner!

This picture is the EXACT reason why I decided to write a short post about my birthday!  On our wedding day, we grabbed some iced lattes at Starbucks to take with us to the beach to relax before the ceremony. The Starbucks people wrote "Dan" instead of "Ben" and I love that he remembered that when he doctored this year's birthday card!

This just goes to show how incredibly beautiful my husband's heart is.  You know, they always say:  It's the small things that matter.  That couldn't be any further from the truth!