Birthday recap

Yes, I am doing a recap of my birthday. Mostly this is a post to brag about how wonderful my family and friends are ;)

My trip to New York was my big celebration. My birthday was Monday October 8. I was in New York the weekend before and then the weekend after (this past weekend) I was in Palm Springs for work.

On my actual birthday H and I went to the zoo. We had a great time. I let go of some of my control and let H walk and go at his own (slow toddler) pace. Normally I would be checking my watch and making sure we saw every animal, did everything (rushing through, not wanting to slow down). The crazy thing is that we ended up seeing all of the animals we wanted to see AND had time for lunch before heading home for nap time.

My boss got me flowers, a sweet card, and a Tory Burch bag and bracelet (bag and bracelet are the same color as my new Uniqlo cords!). I work for two normal, working parents. They aren't high profile or Beverly Hills Nannies rich. But they are really really thankful for me and they go all out for my birthday. It feels good to be recognized for my hard work!

I went to dinner with my parents. We had cupcakes and presents at my dad's after. My stepmom and dad got me these "K" and "H" Jonathan Adler pillows.

My sisters got me new polka dot cutlery and a magazine holder. I really needed both!

My friend M got me this owl night light. This is a phone photo but it's really cute-perfect for fall and Halloween (I am going to do a separate post on fall decor in my apartment)!

My friend H got me a monogrammed anchor notebook from May Books:

ETA: Apparently I was half asleep when I composed this last night! I forgot to include the Jonathan Adler elephant mug from Natalie! Natalie is a new mom that appears to have things more together than I do!