Just a Normal Birthday Recap That Will Probably Bore You, But Hey, Read It If You Want

As much as I rant and rave about how much I love my birthday, I can never for the life of me remember what I did the year before.  Dave will remind me every once in a while if I'm dazed and confused but for the most part I can just never remember.

So here, more for myself than for my readers, is a quick little synopsis of my 25th birthday. (Last week.)

We woke up pretty early for a Sunday, and I asked Dave if he wanted to give me my birthday gift since it was officially my birthday. Since he wanted to give it to me before because he thought he did a pretty good job, so obviously he agreed.
I sat in bed and after reading the sweet card I opened the gift: a hard drive.

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For some of you this may sound like a super lame birthday gift.
This was one of those times where I opened it up and went, Oh, this wasn't what I was expecting. Even though I wasn't expecting really anything specifically, this was a surprise.
 And then I went, Oh, this is kind of the perfect gift. I have been saying I need one of these for some time now haven't I?
This was one of those cases where my husband knew what I not only needed but wanted for my birthday better that I knew myself.
My personal laptop (MacBook) is about 5 years old. For those of you who are Mac afficianados, you may know that this is the time that things start to go wrong, crash, and get lost. This laptop has alllll of my photos from the past few years, (there are THOUSANDS) and professional and personal documents. The computer's memory is essentially full. Did I mention Dave's college computer is basically out of commision so all of his documents are on it too?
And I have no backup. No hard drive. No iCloud. Nothing.
Also, the laptop provided by my school is a Macbook as well. Also about 5 years old. After teaching two separate grade levels and developed 3 separate curriculums, (developing a 4th for the fall).

I think it's safe to say I need to get around PRONTO to backing this shit up.
So a hard drive? Kind of the perfect gift.

He made me breakfast.
We had to wait around the house before we got our day going and headed down south because Dave's uncle was bringing up their families old grill because they got a new one.

We had to kill three hours.
Naturally we went mini-golfing.
Here are some snapshots of us being adults.

I'm on a train. If you know what face I was trying to make here let me know. I have no idea.

I mean, just posing.

Literally all I said was, "Dave I want to take a photo of you with the hydrant. You know what to do." And then this happened. Our marriage is officially perfect.

Dave might have won in real life, but I won in my heart.

So we came back from golfing, got the new grill dropped off and visited with his family for a few minutes, and then we were off to our next adventure.

I've mentioned in just a few posts that I love the beach. More specifically I love THE OCEAN.

So we went to the ocean. To one of the beaches in my hometown to be more specific.

After the beach we went back to my parents to grill, and do frozen custard aka ice cream pie from my place of work and gifts.

My youngest sister gave me a beautiful vase she made in pottery class, one of those glass water bottles with a rubber cover that is apparently all the rage right now, and some trendy floral glasses.
My father and mother got me two things.
First, it's important to know that I am addicted to these.

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 During the school year I not only have a waterbottle but have one of these everyday to drink at school. Sometime some extra for the weekend. That's about a 6-10 dollar a week habit.
So what did my wonderful parents get me?

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A Soda Stream!
I don't really drink much soda unless I'm out or I'm mixing it with something else. But mama will be making some seltzer/sparkling water alright! (Once I figure out how to use it!)

Alright, so here comes the funny/other awesome gift.
My father bought himself a Kindle Touch in January on a trip to BJ's. I got him an amazon gift card for his birthday to get him started.. I tried to link it up for him but after about 10 minutes of figuring out accounts we both got bored and went to do something else.
Time passed. His kindle sat in his study. Real books were bought and actually read.

So what did this mean for me as I opened up my second gift?
Wrapped in a Milk Bone box I got my very own, new,(well basically new, whatever) Kindle Touch!

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I've already downloaded Two books and read one. So exciting!
Again, this is one of those gifts I didn't know I wanted.
As a language arts teacher and book geek I am a strong supporter of the book in print. The smell. The feel. Watching yourself progress through the book physically. Having it sit in your bookshelf afterward, ready to share with a friend that you think will like it.

BUT
I kind of like the mobility, and easiness to access of the Kindle.
Have I given up on the traditional book? No, I've got like 3 to read in my house right now.
But will I love my kindle and download stuff that I'm won't be super sad if I don't have them on my bookshelf? HECK YEAH!

So that was my birthday! Nothing groundbreaking or out of control, but hey I had a great time and that's all that counts.

Stay Fab!