32 is definitely older than 31.

I just had one of the loveliest birthday weekends.  Seriously.  There was really nothing loud or exciting about it, I just kind of did what I wanted to do all weekend long and it was fantastic.  And by "doing what I wanted to do" I am staying within a very modest budget and time frame:)  On Friday, Tosha and I ended up having a very short cleaning day, so we were able to sit and have a nice lunch, at which she presented me with the above bottle of Jack Daniels Honey.  If you haven't tried it yet, it is stupendilicious.  Just pour it over some ice and try your hardest not to drink the whole bottle.  We had intended to have a few happy hour drinks later on that day, but that darn girl keeps trying to die on me, so I made her go to the emergency room instead.  It turned out to be a false alarm but always better safe than sorry.  In which sorry means blood clot to the ole' melon.

For dinner Friday night, we put on our fancy clothes and had sushi at Kinja.  Yum.  But it really bugs me that whenever I try to take a picture in a sushi restaurant, (or really, most restaurants) the color is always icky.  SO try to ignore the icky color.  We actually looked really cute.

After dinner, I made Willa stay up with me and eat cupcakes.  Then I made Brad stay up with me even later and watch the final movie in the Harry Potter series.  I still can't believe that it took me this long to see it!  I think I'm going to have to go back and read the final book again though, because I was left with a little confusion about Professor Snape.  Were we supposed to think that he was really Harry's father?  Or just a guy that was in love with Harry's mother?  Can't remember.

On Saturday, I slept in.  Like, didn't get out of bed till 9:00.  Ahhh.  Then Willa took me to our new favorite place to sit and chat, The Coffee House.  We shared a chocolate croissant and a soy coconut latte and called it lunch.  Yeah, Willa drinks lattes.  I try not to think about what its doing to her growth and development.  Its just so much fun to have a mini-me who likes coffee shops.

Then we took a trip to Target.  I won't bore you with details about the great sale on cat litter, but I did pick up this cute coffee mug.  And a dress.  And a testament to my ever increasing will power when it comes to saving money, I have been wanting this dress for months but I waited for it to go on clearance not once, but TWICE.  Take that, old me from 2003 who bought everything she ever wanted at full price!

When Brad got home from work and Willa and I woke up from our nap, we went to my parent's house for some of my dad's homemade rhubarb pie, and then we went for a bike ride and played at the park.

Then to round out my birthday weekend, on Sunday we went to the fair!  I was hoping for weather more like Saturday's but it was a tad bit warm.  Willa went on rides for the first time, and I think she really liked them! She was also fond of all the bunnies and goats in the animal buildings.  In keeping with the "doing whatever I want" theme, I ate a funnel cake.  I don't know what it is about those things, but I always want one if I'm at a fair.  I don't even think about them any other time of the year.  Sunday evening, my parents and brother came over for a yummy grilled supper and to watch Willa ride her bike.  And that is where my birthday weekend and doing whatever I want came to a screeching halt, as I had to be at work at 3 in the morning.  Which is where I am now, nearly in tears over the fact that my birthday weekend is over and its back to non-birthday life:)  

I think 32 will be a great year!  I'm definitely going to get a lot of bills payed off, go on a few trips, spruce up a few rooms in the house, maybe run my first marathon (yikes!), and give some serious thought to making Willa a sibling (triple YIKES!!)  Maybe I'll clean a few houses, too.  Yep, good year.