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Hey bloggers, happy September!  Time sure flies and I just celebrated a new year.  Thank you to everyone for the amazing and abundant love on my birthday and everyday!  My day consisted of taking care of myself for a change.  I decided that this year I would guide my own day and chose to do what felt good for me.

 The night before my birthday, my hunny & I went to go see a firework show for Labor Day and it was beautiful.  It is important to do things out of our normal routine in order to mix things up.


Another must-do for my birthday, was to get a manicure. I am a very girly girl and I got a french manicure in honor of my hubby. I usually pick my nail color based on what I know my husband likes =)


On the actual day of my birthday, I got dressed up and did my make-up to my liking.  The first stop of the day was to Sephora (my favorite beauty supply store) and as I was checking out, the make-up artist says to me:"Can I tell you something? Your make-up is really good.  It looks exactly like something I would do."  I had a pure joy attack!  I have been working really hard to learn different techniques and skills and I finally experienced reaping what I sowed.  That was one of the highlights of my birthday.

Birthday dinner: my good friend gave me a gift certificate to Buffalo Wild Wings.  I have been there many times and I love that you can play poker or trivia while eating.  We had an assortment of food and my favorite thing was the honey-barbecue wings!  It didn't hurt that I had a handsome guy as my birthday date.

Following dinner we went to have dessert of course! I'm not a huge cake lover, so my birthday treat was homemade ice cream.  My other good friend called a local place by where I live and bought dessert just for my birthday.  It was a sweet surprise and gift.







Finally, my birthday could have not been complete without a nice glass of Char!  I was saving this bottle of wine for a special occasion as it is a bottle given to me by my sisters.  I love that the label says "wine sisterhood."


I had a blessed long weekend and I am thankful for all my many blessings.  Year #23 was not easy, but it was meaningful.  I decided that my birthday would be my "New Year" and I would start fresh in every aspect of my life.  God has given me so much, that the least I can do is work hard, love others, and truly appreciate what I have.  I have also vowed to sweep any and all negativity under the rug and throw it away.  Time for a new rug!
Hope YOU have a beautiful September! Xo