Scenes from a 30th birthday

Here are a few pics of what it was like for me to turn 30 yesterday....

Flowers and a balloon from my cousins

My decorated desk at work

Wearing the decorations my work fam left for me

Isn't this how every 30 year old celebrates at work?!?

The weekend birthday celebration was a success as was my actual birthday yesterday.  Fun with friends, time with family, celebrating a Blues victory on Sunday night and then a "low-key" birthday night in last night proved to be the best way to celebrate turning 30.

If you're reading this post...

....I actually turned 30 years old today.  The world did not end, I did not have a nervous breakdown for hitting another decade and I didn't go out and party like I was 21 again.  Nope, I took my birthday in stride and realized that turning 30 isn't as bad as I previously thought in my youth.  Nope, 30 is great!  I have amazing friends, an incredible family, a job I adore and overall a fantastic life.

Tonight I'm taking it easy, enjoying this new age.  Happy 30th to me....I can only imagine what the next 30 years of my life will bring!!

At 30 you finally start to catch up to those dreams you’ve been chasing for the last 10 plus years.  ~Bonnidette Lantz

Princess for a day? Not for me!

The girls at work called me crazy for planning my birthday dinner with my Dad's side of the family and actually cooking everything myself and even baking my own cake.  They think everyone else should be letting me be a princess for a day and I should just sit back and enjoy some relaxation.  Yeah....in true Lindsay fashion though, that isn't what I want!  After a fun Christmas with my fam and wanting to show off what I can do in the kitchen, I'm once again cooking a Sunday afternoon dinner for everyone before going to the Blues-Wild game with my Bro and the "Former Red Wings turned Blues fan"  (Shhh! He doesn't know the Blues are his favorite team just yet!).

I'm excited to have everyone over to celebrate and equally excited to spend the evening catching my first Blues game at Scottrade this year.  The only thing that would make this day better is if the Blues could give me a win tonight.  That would be one awesome birthday present!!

Let's Go Blues!!

Yep, I'm hooked too!

One week ago, I called the cable company and set up my DVRs.  Tonight I'm finally getting around to using them and I picked a great show to record first....

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Yep, like much of the rest of the country, I've become hooked on this show and have been trying to catch up on the first two seasons before season 3 airs later in 2013.  After tonight I'll have 4 episodes to watch.  That will keep me occupied awhile considering all of the other stuff I'm also trying to catch up on at home too. 

And now, at least with the DVR, I can record everything I've continually missed on tv lately.

Oh when the Blues go marching in...

Found this posted on Facebook by one of my friends and all I could do is giggle....

Tonight's finally the night!!  And while I wasn't lucky enough to score tickets to this game, you can bet I'll be catching as much of the game as possible while out with the work fam.
I've been giving D. Rob trouble all week and the fun will continue tonight when we're celebrating KP's 30th birthday and he's rooting for the WRONG team.  He may be from Michigan but that doesn't mean he can't root for the Blues!  Hopefully after tonight's game he'll see the error in his ways and start rooting for the Blue Note.
In any case, you can bet I'll be chanting, "Let's Go Blues!"

Birthday Shopping with Dad

Yesterday afternoon Dad and I went shopping for my birthday present....

No, he didn't buy me Chef Robert Irvine, but he did get me a brand new 37" flat screen tv.  After being behind the times with my big boxy 27" hand-me-down, I'm finally accepting that its 2013 and embracing more of the technological advances.  Coincidentally enough, while we were out shopping yesterday, I also decided it was time to upgrade the 19" tv in my bedroom and bought a 32" flat screen for that room as well.  Once I finally make a decision to upgrade, I'm wholeheartedly moving forward.
Now I just need to call the cable company and get my new HD digital receivers.  I'll do that this week so I can take advantage the all the features my new toys offer which is perfect for the start of hockey season next Saturday night!

Ringing in 2013

Day 1 of 2013 and I've already caused a stir by falling out of my "Routine Linds" personality.  I ended up going out for New Years Eve and brought in 2013 with friends.  And unlike "Routine Linds", I decided to stay with friends rather than making the trek back home at 3 am.  The stir was caused when I wasn't home this morning and then didn't answer my phone (because it was in my purse on silent) for hours (I was a party animal and slept in far longer than I expected this morning) because this is not typical behavior for this girl..  I apologized for causing such worry and then tried my best to make the rest of the day less stressful on everyone else.

Another other exciting part of my day....my purchase off of Amazon.

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Yep, tackling a new culinary project via Coolio.  This started as a joke last night and then we decided why not try it out.  I'll keep you posted on the results of the recipes attempted

Oh and by the way, for those of you counting down....29 days until I turn 30.  OMG.