My boys came home from school and wanted to do something special for me, so...they made me Birthday Brownies! They are very responsible in the kitchen and they love it when I set them free in there. They did a great job! Thanks, boys!


Then, it was time for my special date with Bill.
I was ready for 6 o'clock....how do we look?
We were kind of nervous as we headed down to the restaurant, mostly because we don't go out very often, and we
really don't get dressed up to go out. The restaurant itself was a bit of a shock, not what we'd been hoping for, but it grew on us and the food was great, so....it was a very nice night out for my 35th birthday.
Funny story, I can't believe I'm being brave enough to share! I've been struggling with my weight since Caleb was born, and I get in serious panic attack mode when I see photos of myself below the neck. See how brave I already am by sharing the pics above? Aren't you impressed?
Anyhoo.
I decided to take matters into my own hands and double up on the control undergarments, ie, control top hose paired with an additional shaper over the top of those. It was nothing short of aerobic activity to get said items fully up and on and staying in place...I cannot believe I am admitting this to the world! I suppose if you're not comfortable with the truth at 35 years old, then when will you ever be? So, eventually everything was sucked into place, as long as I didn't breathe mind you, and my dress slipped on easily. Whew. (I had been making my dress, perfecting this spot and taking in this while letting out that, for the past couple of weeks.)
And do you know what I found out?
After eating appetizers, and then half of a very generous sized (delicious) portion, and then yummy apple crisp cheesscake for dessert, plus the 2 1/12 glasses of water throughout the evening, control shaper items do stay in place nicely
until you remove them to use the ladies room.
Then, you're toast! People must have wondered what in the world I was doing in there as my elbows whacked against the wall, I was trying to suck in as I pulled up making adubile sucking-in gasp-y noises, and kind of praying out loud, 'c'mon, please please please get up there!' I was fighting with those things for a good 5 minutes in there! It reminded me of Thelma on Mama's Family, with her little knee highs rolled down around her ankles....let me tell you, I could totally relate at that moment! Once those suckers start to roll down, well, stopping them isn't pretty!
Eventually, I won.
With everything firmly in its place, I smiled and walked out into the crowded room to Bill, who had been waiting for way too long by now, ha! If only he knew! He does now, but still, can they really understand?
So, I had a wonderful birthday! Happy Birthday...to Me! :)