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Me Spoiled...

December 3rd, 2008 at 03:32 pm

I was quite spoiled on my birthday.



How cute is it? I know dh didn't pick it out for it's cute-ness, so why I was extra surprised. Because it is both functional and cute - hehe.

Actually, this gift was from his family. But he did the researching/picking out.

I believe I got my first MP3 player last year, and I never particularly liked it. Not very user friendly. So, yeah, it left much to be desired.

I am LOVING this one.

I can also put pictures of the kids, and TV shows on it. So it is pretty nifty.

It has built-in speakers which aren't half bad either.

What else?

Dinner at Chessecake Factory, on dh's parents and grandma. The waiter was excellent so we left a pretty hefty tip. So spent the entire $70 cash they had given us. But well worth it. I think I was extra impressed because all I heard was horror stories when it opened 3 years ago (3 years?). I think it has died down a bit. I don't remember the last time I went to a restaurant in that area at night without an hour long wait. & so we expected little and probably had about the best service we have had in a long while. We left impressed. Though not somewhere we will eat very often. We love the one in San Francisco and had been there many times, but the first time for the Sacramento one. It's not quite the same. The SF one is on top of a building. It's more fun.

Though I don't remember when I've ever been to a Cheesecake Factory with no wait. So that was nice! (We usually wait HOURS).

Oh - I also got creamcheese pie (essentially cheesecake) from Marie Callendar's. I had asked for that long before I made dinner choice. Dh asked me if that meant no CK at CK Factory. I asked him if he was crazy. LOL. But in the end we decided we could get CK there later and the MC pie was enough. (After dinner, I Was too full anyway).

The preschool called and sang Happy Birthday to me, which was the cutest thing ever. LOVED it. All the 3-year-olds...

My sister sent me a CD.

BM & dh got me a water bottle for my bike.

& my parents told me they intend to buy me a bike in the $200 range - or contribute that much towards a bike.

Um yeah, did I say I felt spoiled?

So, it was a VERY nice day.

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This week is crazy. Crazy crazy crazy.

I started an exercise log on the side because December is going to be rather trying. I needed extra motivation. So far has not helped. LOL. My prime workout time is after work, but dh has things every evening this week, and I am volunteering all day Saturday. So I won't be able to go to aerobics even once (I am very bummed about this) and I thought about taking the kids to the gym last night, but once I got home and sat down, that was it. I Was done. I can go there straight from work, but I am not an evening person at all and it's all downhill from 6pm on. (More like 3pm on).

Which means I probably need to shift focus to the a.m. The a.m. is fine. Since I am an early bird. It's just usually when I get other stuff done. But will have to shift morning priorities for a while.

So, I don't know. I can try again tonight. Gym. Or something in the morning...

I hate winter. I realize it isn't even the cold. It's the DARK. ANy other time we'd go for a walk. But it's dark. & dangerous. & we have to improvise. Blah!

10 Responses to “Me Spoiled...”

  1. scfr Says:
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    Awww ... It sounds like a perfect day! Happy belated birthday!

  2. mom-sense Says:
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    Glad that you had a great birthday! Sounds like a great time indeed! The birthday chorus must have been awfully cute! HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

  3. Koppur Says:
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    Happy Birthday!!!

  4. Broken Arrow Says:
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    Happy birthday! Glad you like your new MP3 player. What was the old one, by the way?

  5. monkeymama Says:
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    Best I can tell (by looks) is that it was a Creative MuVo V100 MP3.

    It was decent for the gym and all, but not very intuitive. The one I have now an has many more functions, and is way easier to use. I like it because it is idiot proof. The larger screen makes all the difference.

  6. Analise Says:
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    Happy (belated) birthday, fellow Sagittarian! Yesterday was my DS's birthday, too, and mine will be before the end of the month.

    Enjoy your new MP3... I love the feature that you can add photos. So convenient.

  7. Ms. Pearl Says:
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    I hate the dark too! I work nights and sleep during the day so I feel like I live in a dungeon sometimes!

  8. monkeymama Says:
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    BA - dh reminded me my player was probably 3 years old. (Sounds right. I couldn't remember and I searched my blog and swear I said I got one last year - but now that I think about it - I've had it a while).

    Anyway, it is a Zen Nano Plus with 512 MB. I just upgraded to 4 GB. !! But yeah, it looks the same as the one I linked before. It's just a way older version. BEst bang for the buck in 2005.

  9. frugaltexan75 Says:
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    Happy belated birthday Monkey Mama!

    I have to put in here how much I LOVE Marie Calendars! Not only do they have awesome pie, but their cornbread is out of this world delicious! YUM! The closes MC to me unfortunately is in Waco, which is roughly 3 1/2 hours drive time.

  10. monkeymama Says:
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    Aw, bummer!!!!!

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