Oh man, this year was a little harder in the age group. Last year when I turned 30 I was "woo hoo I'm in my 30's....cool!" but this year I was like "oh...31 sounds old." haha. Actually I usually only think this for a moment or so, then I remember that each year gets better and better, so having a birthday is always fun, and I'm always excited to see what I will do with this age. This birthday was especially fun because not only was my mom here, but my cousin and her college roommate were visiting from Utah on a mini-East Coast tour as well. It was fun and a very busy day. Here is the breakdown. We started it off nice and early and headed down to our favorite local breakfast and coffee shop, Aroma's. Adam and I arrived right at 7am as it opened, and it was very fun to be there while the town was still quiet. The cafe is right in the middle of old Colonial Williamsburg, so as we sat outside sipping our drinks, it had a very fun European feel. Then, we gathered everyone and headed off to the Yorktown parade. It was so neat to watch this small town classic parade and know the history of this town that helped us gain our independence. After the parade, which was next to the beach, we walked a couple of feet and set up beach camp. The water was perfect and it was not that crowed yet, so we were able to spread out and relax. Adam and Calyn made sand castles while Solana practiced her floating and swimming. The rest of us just ate and tanned, which was perfect!
After the beach we all headed home for some naps, and then I went to the spa for a massage. It was heavenly and to have a day with two of favorite things (laying in the sun, and getting a massage) was the greatest gift. After that we ate dinner, sloppy joes, corn from the local farm we picked, and 7 layer dip, mmmmm......I love my mom's cooking! Then to close out the night we went down to CW to watch the fireworks. We got there pretty early to get seats and apparently is was not early enough, but we squeezed our way in to a nice spot on the Palace Green. It was so hot that you didn't really want to move at all, but once the fireworks started you forgot about all the sweatiness. Solana LOVED the fireworks, so much that after they were over she broke down in tears and cried "more fireworks!" It was really sad. She was deeply hurt that it was over, but good thing I filmed it on my phone so she could watch it over and over. (Oh and did I mention she is getting both 2 year old molars in right now? Yeah, she is bit sensitive and emotional right now.) Anyway, it was an incredible birthday. Thank you for all the birthday love I received—everyone was so thoughtful!
Adam was pretty impressed with his castle, which featured a central tower surrounded by walls, set on a multi-tiered foundation, protected from the water by a large (and thankfully effective) sea wall. Yes, Adam insisted on inserting those details here.
Thanks everyone for such a fabulous birthday!
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