Sunday, July 29, 2012

of birthdays, flowers, plants, and cats

 Last Wednesday was my hubby's birthday.
He had the day off work, so I took a vacation day from my job
so I could spend the day with him.
We started out by going out to breakfast at a local restaurant ~
and I gifted hubby with an iPod Touch. :-)


Our son even managed to get up early(ish) to join us for breakfast...
 

For dinner, we grilled bratwurst and also had my homemade macaroni salad
(Brian's request - he loves my mac salad!) and baked beans.
Dessert was Brian's favorite birthday cake - banana with cream cheese frosting.
My mom saw this photo on Facebook and asked, "Does wine go with cake?"
A valid answer: "Doesn't wine go with everything?!"
In all seriousness, the wine was mine and the piece of cake was Brian's.


Flowers from my gardens...and Clem looking on.
 

I bought some new succulents this weekend and got them potted.
I have quite the collection now!
 

My petunias are doing fantastic this year.
The weird thing is - they're planted in a vintage iron pot that 
doesn't even have any drainage. I also don't fertilize them.
Go figure!
 

Seeing it's almost 11:00 p.m., I'm going to take the hint from my kitties
and get ready for bed.
Hope you all had a great weekend!
 
 

4 comments:

  1. Happy belated birthday to hubby. Looks like ya'll had a great celebration. And yes, wine does go with everything (at least in my book). :) Your kitties are so sweet all sleeping together. Have a great new week. Tammy

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  2. The picture with the cat looking over the flowers is lovely. Your cake looks yummy. Sounds like a fun filled day foe a birthday.

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  3. Happy belated birthday to your husband. The day looked like a lot of fun! Pretty flowers.

    Jody

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  4. Belated happy birthday to Brian! It is so nice to have a day together like that. Just a day can feel like a vacation. I loved your mother's comment about wine and cake...lol.

    That photo of the cat's napping is too cute! They look very contented with their chosen spots on the couch.

    Hugs from Holland ~
    Heidi

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