Hey – guess what?  Today is my birthday!  Thirty one big ones today.  Weird.

Now that I’m a mom, I find myself thinking about my birthday a bit differently this year.  I remember how I felt the day I had Cullen.  So much anticipation, hope, worry, and excitement.  I try to picture what he will be like at thirty one.  It’s so hard to imagine!

I think about what it must have been like for my mom thirty one years ago today.  Strange to think that she was having all those same thoughts about little old me!  (Although not really little – I was almost TEN pounds!  God bless her.)

And so I can’t think of a better way to share my birthday than with the person for whom today is also full of so many memories…

My mom flew all the way from Cincinnati to celebrate with us this weekend, and I could not be happier.  It’s so fun to watch her with Cullen, and I’m hoping I might even score a few extra naps…

Have a great weekend!

Casey and I are lucky enough to live in a neighborhood where we are surrounded by delicious food.  No joke, we have seven Thai restaurants within walking distance from our house.  And when we get sick of Thai, we also have a delicious Indian restaurant just a few blocks away.  I am notorious for always ordering the same thing – baingan bharta. 

This is by no means the same thing, but it is a decent representation, and it’s deliciously tasty.  If my husband wasn’t so against it, I would probably eat eggplant every single night.  He’s not a huge eggplant fan, but he does love Indian food.  And despite the eggplant base, he gobbled down his whole bowl along with the leftovers, so it’s safe to say that even an eggplant hater can be convinced with the right recipe.  Perhaps this is just that!