More presents.

I was expecting bills, bills, bills as I drove up to my mailbox this afternoon after work. 

Instead I found a pretty envelope with red flowers on one edge and Canadian stamps on the other. 

I opened it and found this sweet card made by Aneta. 

And a 13.1 pendant.

How thoughtful a gift is that?

Maybe she saw me entering a bunch of pendant giveaways ....

Thank you so much, Aneta!

And Who's Who At the Birthday Party?

Liz ran a good race despite having life thrown at her (work, kid's birthday, kid's sickness).

On her blog, you'll find how she balances out work with cooking well, eating well and spending time with family. My favorite post from her is this.

It made me just a little teary-eyed.

Pure love is so perfect and "boo-tiful."

Presents and Who's Who At My Birthday Party?

Thanks for those who ran yesterday.
I hope you had a good run like I had a good birthday.

After work, while waiting for the boyfriend to come home, I opened up a bottle of wine.
Love this wine. It's from Benzinger in Sonoma, California.

For our birthdays in Singapore, Mom would always made sure we had a bowl of noodles (symbolizes longevity) with an egg (symbolize your birth).
Well, I didn't eat any eggs yesterday. Boyfriend got me some noodles from the Chinese take-out.
And boyfriend got me a wonderful gift - his time.
When a man works like a megamagillion hours a day, his rest of the evening after work IS a huge gift.

And because I am such an independent woman, I bought me some presents!

Needed some flats this year. I've always loved heels.
But a combination of running and having to run after some really active kids at work convinced me to switch over to flats.


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Now,  Who's Who at My Birthday Party?

Christina and I probably are distantly related from another life.

She might be a slight overachiever (just like moi).
She ran 6 miles instead of the suggested 3.1 miles.
And instead of toasting with a glass, she did the entire pitcher. 

That just means double the birthday celebration, double the good wishes, right?

She is also a graduate student and a mom.
Despite the hectic life, she is keeping it all together and managed to lose some 100 lbs.

You will find her talk about the most random thing - like weird dreams where she is measuring her sagging arms, or about what she thought to be a lopsided belly.
So head over to her blog. 

And check out Christine, her nickname is German Lightning.

 

Christine's just finished running her first marathon. 
And she "showed up" running for my birthday.
And a German Lightning she was - she finished it in 31 minutes.
Here's her toasting with some pink lemonade.
Do head over to Christine's blog to read about how she conquered her first marathon last Sunday and what's in store for her in terms of running. She does the Galloway-type run and did an awesome job.
P.S. I can't help but noticed that lizard crawling behind that wall.
I believe my best friend has that same lizard in Singapore.