Birthday Fun

As I mentioned earlier, my husband and I both have our birthdays on the same day, making for an interesting event! One has conflicting emotions between wanting to be spoiled, and wanting to thoroughly spoil the one you love. Ah well. More about that later . . . .

I had such a lovely day. The weather was simply horrid, though. On our way to Rockford, we were hit with a torrential downpour. I was forced to drive 30 miles per hour, instead of the usual 65 miles per hour speed limit, due to the amount of water on the road and the lack of visibility. Still, by the time we got to Rockford, the rain had mostly stopped, leaving the air with that wonderfully fresh smell.

We ate at my favorite restaurant, Don Pablos, and then headed back home to play a nice game of Settlers, which I won. (What a great birthday, huh!)

Imagine my surprise to find an even nicer present waiting for me! Andy knows how much I drink tea - okay, just about everyone knows that about me! Alas, my pour teapots have a rather short shelf life (pun fully intended). So, what did my clever husband do? Why, purchase me a stunningly gorgeous cast iron teapot. Hopefully, even I can't break this one!