Happy birthday, Marcus!

Marcus, my hubby, turned 26 yesterday. I must say it is so sad to me that birthday's lose their zest after about age 21... I also feel ever since we found out we were having Adley and i was extremely sick right around Marcus's 24th birthday I have been slacking in the "making birthday's special" department. I used to plan forever to give Marcus a special birthday, including a pretty great surprise 23rd birthday party.  So, although I don't have the time to devote to surprises, or the money to devote to lots of gifts I tried to make him feel special just the same.
So, what did I do you ask? I cooked, I baked, we had champagne. I surely feel like I have to give gifts or plan surprises to make someone feel special on their birthday, but when I don't have those options, I COOK! I made a whole chicken, thyme as the main spice. I chopped and chopped and chopped veggies such as carrots, celery, onions (is that a veggie? hmm), sweet potatoes and others. It took a.long.time. While doing all of this I'm whipping up cake mix, for which I decided to use for cupcakes because they take less time to bake. In the end everything turned out fabulous! Adley on the other hand was not a fan of the seasoned veggies, but over all I felt accomplished and Marcus ate it up quickly! When he does that I never know if it tastes really good, or if he is just trying to eat it as fast as possible so that he doesn't have to taste it... I like to think the first.
I must add that on Saturday Marcus and I did get to spend a couple hours together golfing. I did consider this his birthday present and we had a great time, and the weather was beautiful. 
The champagne was not only for his birthday, but to celebrate me getting a job! I have been hired to the nurse residency program at Methodist Hospital in Des Moines, pending graduation and passing my NCLEX exam, I will start in August! This is so exciting for so many reasons. It was my first interview, it was the job I wanted, and it is proof that in a few short months I will be a nurse! It's hard to believe this 5 year journey is coming to an end. A LOT has happened in the last 5 years to bring me to graduating in exactly one month from tomorrow, I will share more later, but it is almost over! :)

Marcus and me at the Cubs game to celebrate our birthdays with his family.

Blowing out our candles. We share the month of April for our birthdays!