A birthday to remember…

Tonight was a perfect evening.

My birthday was yesterday, the big 2-1. It was nice to go out with my friends and my family, but the one evening I was most looking forward to was celebrating with Kyle. Friday evening was all his, but I was given no clues as to our agenda except some guidelines for dress.

It’s late, but I definitely want to tell you all about this right now for two reasons. First of all since I’ve sucked at blogging the last few weeks, and secondly because everything is still fresh on my mind, and my heartbeat still hasn’t slowed down since I started getting ready at 5 o’clock this evening…

Since my car broke down last night (yes, happy birthday to me) Kyle came to pick me up at my house. His hinting had suggested that we were staying in for dinner at his house. This was perfectly fine by me, but I should know by now that when he hints at one thing, he definitely means another…..

Well we passed the turn to his neighborhood and kept driving until we got to the interstate. My mind started racing trying to figure out various places where we were headed, but I know better than to assume anything with him. When we pulled into Houlihan’s, my heart stopped. This was the restaurant where Kyle and I had our first, real date 3 months, 27 days ago. It was a nice way to remember that evening and also to continue making new memories with each other. We stood for about 20 mintues waiting on our table, and ‘unfortunately’ the waiting area was packed so we had to stand awfully close together…  Dinner was wonderful. To sit across from the man I love holding my hand and talking about important parts of our lives is the only thing I wanted and needed for my birthday. After eating all that amazing food we decided to walk around the shopping area for a bit before we headed home. We walked around Borders (another thing we did on our first date) and talked and laughed about anything and everything. Then we looked around at Banana Republic and gawked over clothes that are WAY out of our price range. Once again, it was around -7 degrees outside so we continued to stay close in each other’s arms. When we got back, Kyle gave me hands down the greatest and sweetest birthday card I have ever received (with some help from JENN!) and we sat and watched a movie and relaxed.

Kyle has put so much thought and love into the last few days especially for my birthday, but honestly every moment since that first date he has been taking care of my heart. Did I mention that yesterday he sent me 21 RED ROSES to my work?! It was such a loving gesture that was not necessary, but totally and completely made my day. Sharing my birthday and the holidays with Kyle has really given me a good chance to closely inspect and analyze our relationship. It’s been enjoyable to look back at the past few months and really see how our love has grown and matured. I can’t help but take all of that and see amazing prospects for our future. Kyle is the person that has become my best friend, my favorite person to share my thoughts and time with, and the one person I know I will be able to count on forever. I know that God has a plan for us, and I hope that it means me never having to be without Kyle.

Thank you babe for treating me to an incredible birthday that I will never forget. I love you.

Now here are a few photos for your viewing pleasure:

My amazing roses

 

Side view. Count 'em! There's 21

 

Myself and the love of my life.

Am I the luckiest or what?