A nice birthday weekend

My birthday weekend was great. Jason brought home pad thai and spring rolls for dinner on Friday as well as cake and my birthday present. I had been saying that I wanted the new iphone but assumed I would not get it. Jason surprised me though when I opened my present and found an iphone. I was very excited. I'm not generally a gadget person but the iphone was so attractive to me. I would have my phone, music and calendar all in one place. I was only listening to my ipod when I ran and just never thought of bringing it with me else where. I often forget my calendar on my desk at home so I never know if I'm available to do things while I'm out. I did always have my phone with me so if I could have everything on my phone then I would always have it with me. On top of all that I liked the odea of having my phone as part of my music so that when I am running I have a phone with me. When I was only runing 3 miles it didn't feel like I needed it but now that I am running 9.5 miles I just feel better knowing that I could call someone if something happened. It also has maps on it so if I'm running and get lost I can check the map rather than stopping a farmer from tilling his field! Anway, it was a great present. Then I opened a present from Jason's parents which was two shirts which I desperatly need. Sofia was funny though. She said, "Why does mommy only have three things on her birthday and I get a lot?" I had to laugh.

Anway, on Saturday we decided to check out a creperie that we had just heard about. I called one of my friends to see if they wanted to come over in the afternoon to hang out and let the kids play. She said yes and that they could come to the creperie with us too. It was lot of fun and the kids (and I) really enjoyed the chocolate and whip cream crepes. We came back and just hung out at our apartment and filled ourselves with junk food. . . cheese and crackers, nachos, buffalo tenders and cake. It was a fun day.

After getting lost on my run on Friday I was itching to try it again. This morning I decided I would run the route in reverse so that it would be less likely to get lost. It was a great run! I will definitely keep that route in my running schedule. It was tough since there are some steep uphills but it is worth it to run through city, woods, farm and village.

All in all, a great weekend.