We went to Cirque de Soleil on Thursday night.
i loved the costumes. the face paint and glitter. the flying trapeze. the guys on the tightrope with bikes! the funky under-stage electrician. amazing music and singing. i was amazed by the man with leg tattoos, only to find that it was tights, not tattoos. whoops!
the next morning, J and i made breakfast together and took a chill morning. we wanted to do 40 different things, and finally got out the door and headed to the botanical gardens. gardens are soo good for my soul. it was a mild sunny afternoon and we dreamed about what to do with J's yard when it becomes our yard. i got in free! did you know you can go free on your birthday!?!
we bought some tulips to add to the small collection i ordered in the spring. that night i received some more bulbs from my parents! we have, probably, 100 bulbs to plant in the yard and i am soo excited! spring color and life in the midst of snow and the ends of winter. bulbs are such a symbol of hope to me. we are probably going to plant them in a couple of weeks.
J & I didn't get to littleton for fondue or for shopping. we didn't get to ring shopping, we didn't get to the date with the trinity that J had planned. but we headed back to the townhouse for games and snacks. scrabble and Boxers or briefs. J and EP are scrabble dominators. L & I just kept putting some tiles in.... =)
i had to work early the next morn and was super sad that my birthday was over. i could use about three more birthday days.
it is weird to be 30. hmm?!? usually i love my day and don't get too worried about it. somehow this year, it wasn't the same. maybe more a sign of other things that aren't quite settled, calm or going as i would hope yet.
yet, right?
I'm pondering what life changes i need to make. where i need to just hang in there. where i need to reconsider things.
perhaps a reconsideration of what am i doing with my life. 30 is a good time for that, right? =)
I'm choosing things that are good for me. people that are good for me. I'm trying to hang in the places that haven't been so life giving yet. I'm trying to make friends. I'm trying to be full of goodness and hope.
oct 2 was such a good day. such a sweet day. I'm thankful.
2 comments:
Happy Belated Birthday!
xoxo
Claire!
I am sitting in Theology 1 right now, with Mary right beside me, and we were talking about you instead of paying attention to class. I was wondering about you, and she told me to come read your blog!
Happy Birthday! I am happy to hear that it was sweet.
I am missing you often.
I'm not a good stalker, as you have talked about in some other posts. But please know that I am thinking of you A LOT, a lot. and jeff, too, and you and jeff. and your family, and your church, and your classmates.... love you so much.
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