34!

Its birthday season in these here parts which means its a solid week (or more) of preparation and celebration! In the Koenig house we (read: I) love birthdays! As soon as Christmas arrives its a countdown til my birthday and I love it! Growing up we always made a big deal about them and that's translated and continued into adulthood.

My flowers from Christopher and Stella!

Birthday morning! Breakfast and presents in bed is the best way to start the day!

Every year since I can remember my birthday has started out with Happy Birthday pancakes. Mom did it for Jared and I when we were little and Christopher picked it up when we got married. Its one of my favorite things that we've kept a tradition and its a little thing that just means a lot.


Steve made me a gorgeous tea box for my tea! We made one at Christmas for Anna and he knew I wanted one- its so pretty! 

Close up of my box. 

Even got some tea for gifts to fill the box! 

Christopher took off the morning of my birthday but had to go in to work after breakfast. My friend Lindsey stopped by to say hi and we hung out for a little bit and then I took Stella to robotics class and Ashley, Laremy, and I had sushi for lunch and then they came back to the house to hang out for a little bit. Christopher came home from work and he and Stella finished my birthday cake and we headed out to dinner! 

We headed to a new restaurant for dinner called David's Stir Fry Crazy and the food was amazing! It's Chinese and we got lots of different things to try and everything we had, even the rice, was phenomenal! We'll definitely be back!

After we ate they brought out dessert and the cake Stella and Christopher had made! When he called and made reservations he asked if they sang Happy Birthday... they didn't. And he told them that he needed the birthday song somehow. So, they delivered. Happy Birthday blared out the speakers three different ways and it was hilarious and amazing and I love him for it! 

The end of the night. 34 turns around the sun and I have to say... I love my 30's. Great things happened in my 20's, obviously, but I feel like my 30's have been this revelation of figuring out who I am and who I want to be and what I want out of life and going after it unapologetically. Life isn't perfect, nor will it ever be, but I feel like I am far better equipped to deal with the stuff and nonsense the universe throws my way and more adept at living in the moment and finding joy in the amazing things also. This is 34 and I'm here for it! 

The birthday celebrations kept coming... Lindsey's birthday is the 26th and that next weekend we celebrated her birthday with brunch at the Four Seasons! It started out as a bit of a shit show, but we ended up with a comped brunch so it all worked out in the end! 

The ladies!


Next up on the birthday train was Christopher! He is a lot more reserved and not into as big of a celebration as me (thats a shocker, I know)... he also had to work (boo!) on hid birthday, so the day was a lot more low key.

Stella and I decorated the house and put together an awesome cheese and olive spread for dinner per his request




The birthday boy also requested cookies for his dessert instead of cake, so we delivered.






Also-shout outs to everyone else who has February and March birthdays... which is a lot... I would name them all but I would probably leave someone off. For real... off the top of my head we have 15 birthdays between the two months... and thats family and friends- not random people we don't really talk to. I don't know what goes on in May or June but this time of year is always busy with celebrations.... lol!