I had a wonderful 30th birthday this past week. It was quiet and calm, but it was fun. My actual birthday started off with a wake-up call from my Mother-in-law — pretty impressive considering she’s not even in the US. Thomas immediately brought me a couple presents in bed. One was from his mom – a beautiful quilted wall hanging that reminds me of the trees in our backyard.

The other was from Thomas – a print out for an online auction he won (it was delivered today). I still don’t believe it, but he bought me a sewing/embroidery machine – a Pfaff Creative 2140. He did his research and got me a really cool machine that does all kinds of tricks. I’m actually a little intimidated by it – it just has a screen, no dials.

The day continued with lots of birthday wishes, Facebook messages, phone calls, and flowers from Thomas’ dad. That night, Thomas and I went to the Melting Pot for a delicious meal of cheese, bouillon, and chocolate fondue. Yum!!  This weekend, we got together with a few of our friends to celebrate with some beef ribs at Smokejacks. Yum again! Afterward, part of the crowd headed back to our house for a game of Apples to Apples.  Thomas will post the photos from that later this week.

I didn’t expect my 30th birthday to be so calm, but it was a lot of fun, especially going out with my friends. Thomas was so excited about getting me a new sewing machine.  He already had it set up when I got home from work tonight. We messed around with it until we figured out how to sew letters and a few basic stitches. I can’t wait to see what else it can do.