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Back to the Beach

So for my 33rd birthday I wanted to keep it low key, meaning, just me and my honey. So the hub took me to the beach! I haven't been to a California beach, in like, forever! We packed a picnic lunch and rubbed 50 SPF suntan lotion all over ourselves (we learned from Vegas) and headed to the shores. Boy! Was it ever nice to sleep with the sounds of the ocean nearby! Besides sleeping, Brian prepared a birthday surprise for me. See below.


Brian's birthday surprise. For my birthday present this year, Brian gave me 5 choices. I had 5 envelopes to open at the beach. Each envelope came with a mini gift, either a pair of sunglasses (because I really wanted sunglasses as my only pair broke last week) or a lottery scratcher.

After opening all 5 envelopes, I had the choice of picking from 5 really great gifts!! 1.) A year long membership to Burke Williams Spa (nice) 2.) A flat screen TV for our bedroom (been wanting to watch TV in bed)
3.) Maid services for a year (this would be so cool) 4.) A new mattress for my poor tired back (hello posterpedic!) 5.) And new outdoor furniture.

Can't I have all 5 I asked my hubby? While I could have gone for any gift, I really,really thought the new matress would help both me and my hubby sleep better so I went with that.


Birthday girl me! Enjoying the outdoor table at Geoffrey's in Malibu!


My hub, Brian, enjoying his New York Strip! It's was yummy!

Comments

nessa said…
Happy Birthday!!! I think you'll have more fun with the mattress! :) wink wink!
August 4, 2008 at 4:23 PM
Unknown said…
You should talk to me about getting TV in your bedroom since I have all the deals. I would say wait til Black Friday for a bedroom TV. Let me know if I can help.
August 5, 2008 at 1:46 PM
The Writer of this Blog... said…
Thanks Vanessa!! We are so excited for the matress for several reasons. Wink! Wink! It comes this Friday. I so can't wait.
August 5, 2008 at 2:28 PM
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