Birthday Plus

This weekend was my birthday. Pre-children we had a tradition of celebrating my birthday with breakfast at the Montage, the fanciest resort in Southern CA. We'd sit outside with a view of the ocean, comment about the lovely January weather and then gossip or dicsuss work and politics.

This year we went to see Beauty and the Beast with a tired and hungry (= cranky) Mia in tow.

I was emailing a friend afterwards, telling her birthdays just aren't what they used to be.

Well, ice-cream cake makes everything better.

Plus...

There's a benefit to waking up before the sun. You get to see this in the morning from your bedroom window:

Plus...

Mia found my wedding shoes in a box in the closet.

Mia: Oooooh! I love these! Mama, what are these?

Mama: My wedding shoes from when we got married.

Mia: Can you get married again?

Mama: No. You only get married once.
Mia: But I want to get married. Can I get married?
Mama: Sure. When you find someone you love forever.

Untitled from Ivri Ciuni on Vimeo.

Plus...

We had a mess of epic proportions.

Plus...

My Director took Papa to the shooting range. And Papa was not bad at all for his first time.