A Week of Celebration

Last week was totally blog worthy. I feel like I just haven't made the time for sharing all that's been going on in life lately. But here I go!
So last week was my sister's birthday, my birthday, and Nathan's birthday! Branyn is now 21 years old and she had a lot of fun celebrating with her friends. Nathan and I turned 17. to add the the fun we're all 2 days apart. Branyn is the 20th, mine is the 22nd, and Nathan's is the 24th. Pretty cool. But it was an awesome week to say the least. Nathan surprised me with the sweetest birthday gift. (That kept going on and on it seemed.) He came to my house to take me on a picnic. He picked up a bunch of Italian food from Claro's Market and some Stewart's orange creme and grape sodas. To top it off, he got me a chocolate eclair. It was like heaven to sit in the sun in the park and enjoy all the goodies. His parent's gifted me with these wonderful olive oils and balsamic vinegars from the store "41 Olive." So to tack on to the meal, we tried them all with a fresh loaf of bread. Oh my goodness, so good! Then we just spent hours at the park chatting and enjoying the quiet. We were even privileged to meet a sweet German man who introduced us to his dog Winston. His name was Sieggy. But we chatted with him for about 15 minutes and he told us a little about his life in Europe. He enjoyed a grape soda as well with us and we were so happy to have met him. Nathan also gifted me with the cutest card and the most beautiful journal that I wanted from Barnes and Noble.
Just a short time after getting home from the park, I opened my door to find the most amazing and thoughtful gifts from my friend Elizabeth. She dropped them by and it was just the sweetest thing. A gorgeous red and yellow topiary for fall (which she made with her mom with love) and the most incredible and huge book of Life Magazine Christmas ads from the 1940's. She knows me so well, it's crazy. That book was so fun to look through and her card was just so heartfelt. I am so blessed with her as a friend.
With family, I decided to switch things up and skip the cake this year. What I really wanted was just a nice evening out with them having lattes. So I got a pumpkin spice latte from Peet's and with our goodies we walked around a fantastic shopping center. The air was nice and the center was lit with lights. We talked and enjoyed each other's company. Then....I found my homecoming dress in Anthropologie. On sale, floor length, and sweet heart neckline. I'm so excited to wear it and it was a blessing to find.
So that was my birthday! And on Saturday, I had the honor of having dinner with Nathan. It was so much fun and since he knew a sweet waitress there, she surprised us each with ice cream sundaes with a candle in both. It was so nice of her and it really made the night even more special. We had coffee, walked around, and looked at cute kitty cats in Petsmart. It was grand!
The week was full of fun and blessings.