CelebratEng: the big THREE-OH!

Hello dirty flirty thirty! I've been thirty for two weeks-ish now. Ugh.

 Most people excitedly anticipate the arrival of their birthday. It is that one day your smart-mouth and sassiness will be tolerated.  I, however, awoke on May 27th, realized the day and pulled the covers over my head.  If I ignored the day, would that have prevented my time clock from ticking into its thirties?  Darlings, how is it when one numeral change--the flick of a change from 2 to 3, that minuscule change affects everything in your life? I mean everything?

It's as if my body welcomed me to the new era (of the thirties) by showing me what it's like to age.

The day of, a coworker of mine noticed a gray hair. I whipped around and instantly begged her to pluck it out. Twas not a good way to celebrate.. Shortly after, I noticed some extra wrinkles here and there on my face.  And, a few days later, my dentist kindly nudged me into scheduling an appointment with a periodontist due to "gum" issues.  I shrieked and yelled that I did turn thirty a few days ago and asked if maybe that's why.  He chuckled and said, "most people will have receding gums and it is very normal. (Very normal to those of age 30 and above I'm sure..) Sigh

To celebrate the big THREE-OH, sweet husband of mine really did out-do himself. 

A week before, husband dearest took me away on a short trip to the capitol city of Tejas, Austin.

Yeah, we didn't even try eating at the original Hop Doddy's.

 Food Recommendations:

• Lick's Icecream: so light and so creamy.  Their mint flavored ice cream literally tastes like mint leaves.  It's amazing.
• Kerby Lane Cafe: The 30-40 minute wait is well worth it.  Their chicken fried steak and lemon poppy seed pancakes, best I've ever had.  And holy moly the portions are HUGE!
• Ramen Tastsuya: The ambiance wasn't my favorite.  But, the broth, OMG. We sat for a good few minutes trying to come up with ideas to take the broth back home. That good. 
• Chilantro: I'm not big fan of Mexican food. But, this is a Tex-Mex-Korean fusion with lots of kimchi thrown in all the dishes. Definitely worth a try!
• And, last but not least, Shake Shack, which we visited one too many times.. 

  I wish we could say it was adventurous. But, we did what we do best---EAT. Sometimes life is too noisy and a tad bit complicated. Ours, just as anyone else’s was wearing us out and we felt the need to remove ourselves from it for a day or two. Kind of like a cleanse to rejuvenate and then step back into reality. Welcoming the age of thirty with him only made me a bit teary. At this age, it would be nice to have a little one trudging along beside us. But, I know God has His reasons for not giving us little Eng juniors just yet.  So, I am trying to shake off the sadness and cherish the moments we have--just the two of us--until our lovely littles join us one day.

The day of, I received several surprises! First, my sister sent me my favorite sugar cookies in the world all the way from Provo, UT. I wish I had snapped a picture to send and confirm that I received her gift. But as you can guess, it took me seconds to gobble all of them up! No one can do desserts like Utah. 

Then, David surprised me by sending me a bouquet of my absolute favorite flowers.  If you know David, he’s not a spender (which is good because it balances us out). To be honest, when I received the beautiful bouquet, I tried so hard to think if I had a secret admirer out there without my knowing.  If only.  Just kidding.  It was just my sweet ole’ good David that I’m lucky to call my husband.

After making it through work, a bunch of us went out to stuff ourselves with Korean BBQ per the birthday girl’s request. It was a lovely night. We polished off trays of meat, much laugher filled the room, and then we ended the night with some sugary sweets. The minute we got home,  I was surprised with a typewriter with a sweet note awaiting me. He is quite amazing, isn't he? After playing with my new toy for a bit, the clock struck 10pm. I crawled into bed and said goodbye to this special day of mine. I guess age is finally catching up... David soon followed and gently plopped a kiss on my cheek. There's nothing else that would've made this birthday more perfect with my dearest next to me.