A Happy Day Indeed!

Thank you everyone for the Birthday and Mother's Day wishes! I had a wonderful day/weekend and the best part is... it ain't over yet!!!

But before I tell you all about it, I thought I would celebrate my day and all of your days with a little giveaway! We'll make this one nice and simple cause that's what this week needs- leave a comment on this post and I'll pick one winner at random Thursday morning when I wake up. You'll receive a delightful Amish treat of some kind! And really who knew a giveaway could be so self-serving, you see I don't have that delightful Amish treat yet, so this is my PERFECT excuse to go back and get myself some more delightful Amish treats!

Which all leads perfectly into my Birthday weekend!
Fri- Ty surprised me by coming home early Friday afternoon which gave us plenty of time to enjoy the sunshine and explore the beach, we followed this by a trip up to the Dutch Village Farmer's Market for the birthday goodies. I really should dedicate a whole post to this place, but I'll just make this one longer... an Amish Market that will have any food lover leaping for joy- FRESH pastries, meats, cheeses, breads, candies, milks, jams and spreads, fruits, and veggies! I limited myself to a single chocolate chip cookie bar, 1/2 a triple chocolate cake, a loaf of apple bread drizzled with frosting, and 1/2 loaf of banana nut bread. And NO I didn't eat it all there, all though I very well could have! Not exactly what I pictured for an Amish Market, I had a produce stand picture in my mind, canvas tent, outdoors, dirt floors, etc. but this Market is conveniently located in a strip mall with all the modern conveniences. On top of all of the goodies, there are brilliantly handcrafted furnishings, candles, crafts, and small toys... enough to make me want to stay for hours!
If the Amish Market was all we had done for the weekend I would have been totally content... it was great!

Sat- We decided it would be best to hang near the house with our upcoming trip, so Saturday was spent cleaning, unpacking (and packing!), and pest-controlling the house. We eventually did venture out in the late afternoon for a trip to the outlet mall to find shoes for me (we came out empty handed- if anyone knows of shoes that have GREAT arch support- I'm looking I have tremendously high arches and the doc thinks this is part of my hamstring issue!) and dinner at Chevy's.

Sun- Hallie woke up at 5:30am and was ready for a nap before we even started getting ready for church! So Ty stayed home with her and they slept and I took Micah to church. Having 1 child is SO different then 2, he was so calm and content- it was amazing! After Micah and I took a nap, we headed back down to the beach, and finished the night off by sitting on the porch watching the lightening bugs and searching craigslist for a car... it was nothing but Good Times!