Festivities began on Thursday with a day at the lake and then dinner. Seth let me sleep in and be lazy. We finally got to the lake around 11 with very few people in sight. It was a great day. The sun was HOT but a breeze kept us cool. Just so happened that we found a great spot by trees so I got some shade for a few hours. The water was cold so I stayed out of it for the most part. Seth is so insistent on me swimming out to the buoys. I'm not so keen on it so I sat out using the excuse of "It's my birthday!" We finally headed out around 5:30pm to get cleaned up and ready for dinner. Seth wouldn't tell me where we were headed but that is part of the fun. He took me to Smokies on the Gorge. It is a open restaurant overlooking the New River Gorge. The atmosphere was great and the food was even better. I was stuffed like a sausage!! I tried alligator ribs which were actually quite tasty. We kind of watched the sunset. I think we were both really fixated on the food though. :) We briefly thought about catching a movie but I was exhausted from being on the lake. So we went home to watch some tv and I fell asleep long before midnight!
Friday, I headed back home to go to the eye doctor. Dum Dum Dum... I finally gave in and got contacts. I really don't know how long they will last though. I know it takes a few days to get adjusted but they don't seem to be quite right. I go back in a week or so to see how they are doing. The actual fitting was pure torture. I HATE for things to be in my eyes. Anytime I had to have eye drops, my mom all but had to put my head in a vice to keep me from squirming and then pry my eyelids open with a death grip. This doctor put up a good fight and finally got them in. Once he had me get up and move to another station, I felt like I was about to pass out. It was hot. I couldn't really hear anything. My vision started to go black. I sat back down and just chilled for a few. I settled back down and was able to go with the standard "How To" session. They only lasted a few hours that afternoon. Gradually they are staying in longer.
Saturday, we went to a Reds game!!! I love watching live action baseball. I think it is one of the most boring sports to watch on television besides golf that is. Game time was 4:10. We arrived shortly after with just enough time to hear the national anthem, find our seats and settle in. This is what we saw!!
Yep, the boy did good! Seats right behind home plate. The sun was out in full force so I had to pay for a teeny tiny tube of sunscreen but it was worth it. There was plenty of people watching. A guy in front of us had one insane head of hair!!! It was to the middle of his back and looked like he needed a straightener or serious conditioner. Something!! I also had a lady come up to me to ask if I was a Reds fan. Sure. Well she jinxed the Reds somehow the night before so she needed to rub the head of a redheaded Reds fan. I went along with it and she got the thumbs up from her hubby. Totally random but I was happy to oblige.
Oh you think the weekend is over?? Not even close!!! Sunday, we headed to the homestead. I asked my momma to make me a birthday cake. It is SOOO good. Lemon cake with a special lemon icing. I'm not a fan of real icing but I'll eat this stuff!! We hung out there for a bit. I searched for some younger travel pictures but I couldn't seem to find any. I'll look another time! But by dark we headed back to Seth's.
Monday - HAPPY BIRTHDAY AMERICA! - They let me sleep in until 10am!! I felt worthless the rest of the day! We kind of just hung out at the house. I forgot my dress shoes for work, so Seth took me shopping. He went in search of a case for his phone. I went looking for shoes. I found a pretty cool looking pair for $15. A steal! We went to a cookout and then I made him take me to watch fireworks. I'm such a kid about those kinds of things!
What a fantabulous weekend!! So many friends called, texted, left messages on Facebook to wish me a happy birthday. It just warms your heart that someone would take a few seconds/minutes out of their day to wish you the best! Seth did an AWESOME job of celebrating my birthday. I told him I need to have more birthdays, that way I get what I want. Just kidding! He's usually pretty good about that stuff. I hope everyone else had a great Fourth of July weekend as well!!
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