Banged Out Birthday!

Some birthdays are ever so grand and others, esp., as you get older are well, rather simple. This year my birthday was just that...simple. As you all know, I cut my hair Friday with bangs. My own treat to myself. I spent Sat. afternoon, my last day of 35 at a fun little shoot with Maria of mariaVcreative. Maria is a great friend and we'd been playing around with an idea to celebrate my 15th wedding anniversary to Hal for awhile. We came up with a rock the frock/trash the dress kind of deal. Yes, go ahead and hate me because I did certainly fit right into my dress after 15 years! We had a such fun out at the big tree and I am sure those two couples picnicking wondered what we were up to. Make sure to check her FB page later for a sneak peek. https://www.facebook.com/mariaVcreative
After salons and gowns, today was a day to just enjoy the fam. And so in between me catching up on work and cooking my own birthday dinner (and no, I am not complaining) that's exactly what I've done. I am so thankful that throughout this past year we are all still here and still happy. Last November began many tribulations for us. It started with my fender bender with $1,000's of dollars of damage but thankfully no damage to any of the people involved. It was quite scary though. We were already shaken by diagnoses of several close family members and the accident just added to the stress. Then in Jan. Hal was laid off from his job. We have struggled with many decisions over this last year but always God has held us close and provided for us to make those choices without any more loss or added stress. So looking back, I have to say yes, though today was spent very simply, it was a very happy birthday. I am very thankful for my family, my real friends and my faith in an awesome God.
So, here's to my next birthday...we'll start it out with a bang!