Birthday Week!

Last week was my birthday, and it was hands down my favorite birthday week in recent memory.

It started with seeing John Prine in concert. Although he is old and his voice is quite gravelly, he had so much charisma - we were fortunate to have seats so close that you could easily see that he was constantly grinning. The audience sang along to the heartfelt and humorous hits. It was one of the best concerts I've seen - definitely an artist better in person than the audio-only version.

Because I love food, I also have to mention that over the course of the week we ate at my three favorite restaurants - a gastro pub, a vietnamese bistro, and a foodie cafe. What a TREAT. I also heard from favorite friends who I haven't connected with in a while, which was fun and grounding.

For my birthday I got a few new craft supplies and went hog-wild at the sewing machine and with my embroidery hoop. See below.

needle/scissor case made of wool felt - still needs some work

On top - embroidered seasonal decor for our front door,
on bottom - a pouch (for sewing tools), complete with zipper!

My family also had a build-your-own pizza and game night this week. It was SO fun (and I have to admit that I am generally not a big fan of games). My niece has been particularly affectionate toward me lately, sharing my chair, giving me hugs, and she helped me blow out the candles on a cake that she and my mom made together. And my nephew was sweet and mild as usual, a little sausage in his 9-month pajamas (he is 5 months). Too cute.

SB even splurged and got us great tickets to see To Kill A Mockingbird at the most well-loved theater in town. So the celebration will continue. :) In short, I am so grateful and feel so loved.