#TheBig4OH

After several weeks of little celebrations here and there, my birthday has come and gone and I am officially middle aged. I remember growing up seeing 40 year olds getting "Over the Hill" gifts and cards and not being completely sure what that meant. I get it now! I don't actually feel so old, so it's all good - and this week I got flowers, cards and gifts at work and home.

I got an amazing bouquet of roses from my sweet friend Laura Masch and an Amazon Echo from Chuck. We've all had fun getting to know Alexa and having her play music and give us the news of the day, weather reports, etc. I'm pretty sure that was a gift that Chuck has wanted for a long time, if you know what I mean ;) He also got me a hydration pack which I took on a 6+ mile run this morning. Now that's pretty awesome! I told the family I'd rather workout than eat cake, but don't worry, we had cake too!

The whole fam went out to the Cheesecake Factory where they sang a lovely rendition of Happy Birthday and gave me a sweet little ice cream sundae (which was mostly devoured by the kids). Today we picked up a big piece of cake to split between our little family and used the awesome candles Katie sent! I think I've had enough sweets for awhile, and PLENTY of celebrations for this milestone birthday. THANK YOU for all the kind words, cards, gifts and wishes!