Boomer's Birthday Week

On Wednesday, Boomer turned 32, and we have been celebrating him all week! He is so good to his girls, so we were excited to spoil him instead.  

Birthday Part I: We kicked off the birthday week with a date for Mommy and Daddy to the Wake Forest vs. Florida State game. Boomer bought the tickets over the summer and arranged for Grammy and Grandpa to watch our little girl. Up until a few days before, I thought we would be watching the game like we usually do -- in the cheapest seats and then trying to move closer each quarter. But that was not the case for this game. Boomer surprised me with special seats in the Touchdown Club. Unlimited food, drinks, an indoor and outdoor seating area, bar, and tv rooms, plus great seats just behind the endzone. We have never seen a Wake game like this before! It was nice to not worry about someone bouncing us out of their seats! :)  The gates to the stadium opened at 2PM, but the Touchdown Club opened at 1:30PM. So of course, we were there at 1:30PM! It was beautiful weather, and we went back for seconds and thirds of salad, chicken, pork, nachos, popcorn, and dessert. Unfortunately, Wake lost in the very last minute, and we had practically a front-row seat to the heartbreaking FSU touchdown. Even so, it was a fun way to spend time together. It reminded us that we need to continue to make 'dating' a priority. And it also showed us that perhaps we need to make the Touchdown Club an annual tradition! 

Birthday Part II: On Sunday, we celebrated with a family dinner at East Coast Wings. My parents and the Houstons joined us, and even though it was a few days early, we sang 'Happy Birthday' and opened presents: new work shoes, white buttondown shirts, and a Chipotle gift card. If that doesn't sum up my husband, I don't know what does! :) Boomer got to order his wings, instead of sharing chicken tenders with me like usual. We ate our fill of chips and chicken and topped it off with some cheesecake. Emmy enjoyed sitting on Daddy's lap while we sang. It won't be too much longer until she is blowing out her own birthday candles!

Birthday Part III: On the actual day of Boomer's birthday, Boomer had jury duty! Based on my jury duty experience, I told him that it would be an easy day of waiting around with an hour lunch break, perhaps the perfect way to spend his birthday. Boy was I wrong; he got selected to serve on a 4-5 day trial! Not only did he have to stay until 5PM that day, he could only use his electronics during the breaks, AND he has to go back the rest of the week. Since he had to stay at the courthouse until 5PM, it threw off our plans for the evening, but we called an audible and met in Winston-Salem for our annual trip to the Dixie Classic Fair. It's a nice coincidence that the fair is always the week of his birthday so that we can indulge in some fried food and sweet desserts. I had my usual chicken pita, and Boomer got huge deep-fried onion rings and a deep-fried corn dog. We finished off with an Amish donut the size of a frisbee! This was Emmy's first time to the fair, and she loved looking at all the sights. We spent about two hours at the fair and got home around 8PM. Bedtime was pushed back a little later that night, but exceptions have to be made for Daddy's birthday and the fair! Our little girl seemed to enjoy herself!

 

Here is a sweet reminder of last year's trip to the fair! Happy birthday, Boomer! Emmy and I love you SO much!