It's not so bad turning 50. Especially when you get to take a trip to a special place and have a party thrown in your honor. Plus hear from so many family and friends. It was a lovely birthday and I'm happy to have hit another milestone!
Some non-birthday things happened in February too. I got my second dose of Moderna and feel great about being fully vaccinated!
We had some serious snow (as did Texas and much of the rest of the country!) This is looking out of the large windows in our basement.
We spent some time with the boys including a couple of quick trips to Purdue and we brought Brennan home for a weekend. And we got to see Thomas too a few times too. So that's always good to reconnect just the 4 (6) of us.
And lots of great evenings by the fire. Bailey truly loves that time of day.
For the big event, David and I headed to Sedona for a nice trip and it was fantastic. The weather was perfect and the town lived up to my expectations.
The view from our room at the Chalet.
From our room at the Chalet
Lots of hikes and ruins and vortexes and gorgeous red rocks. A Peace Garden and then the Desert Botanical Gardens in Tempe on my birthday before a wonderful meal eating outdoors. In February! We picked the right get-away location!
Coffee Pot Dome
Snoopy Peak
I thought my Saturday birthday with friends was going to be a quiet time, maybe a hike, or a glass of wine. Oh the misdirection, planning, and amazing surprise that awaited me!
David took me to Hotel Indigo to "meet up with friends" and a whole mimosa brunch welcomed us! Along with a big surprise as friends I hadn't seen in a year surprised me!
This ended up being stop one on a 10 stop adventure where different friends were waiting for me. What an adventure it was! My head was spinning and I had a BALL!
The ones who pulled it off - Cindy, Laura, Violet and Ginger.
And the boys got cleaned and fluffed. I'll end with this shot of them, not exactly thrilled after spending the day at the spa :)
