The Big 3-0

Look! I'm posting! This has been a memorable birthday so I figured I should probably document it before months and months go by and I forget all about it. Like that time I never blogged Celo's birthday or Diego's...I should get on that.

So, pretty much all my friends are already in their 30s. It shouldn't be weird to me that I am now 30. But it is. It is SO weird. Why? I don't know. It just is. I'm 30. Just writing it makes me think, "Wait, what? When did that happen?" I always assumed that by the time I got to this age I would "feel" older. But I don't. At all. Same goes for being married for almost 10 years. How did that happen? Time is a tricky thing.

SOOO, this is what 20 looked like:

We were BABIES! Hanging out at the beach, getting too much sun, thinking we were so cool...sooooo much free time. Waking up before 10 on the weekends did not happen. (Please excuse my midriff. Like I said...thought I was SO cool.)

And this is what 30 looks like:

We HAVE babies. Hanging out at home, protecting ourselves and our children from the sun, thinking our kids are SO cool, zero free time (hence the writing of this post at midnight). Sleeping in on the weekends means 8am if we're lucky. And we're usually not. But I wouldn't go back to 20 if you paid me.

My 30th birthday started at 3:45am with stomach pains. It kept me up for hours, which felt like such a cruel joke. Two of my favorite things: Sleep and food. Both of those things were being taken away from me! Sad. 

The kids made me the sweetest breakfast. Diego was the mastermind but Celo helped a lot. Eliana mostly screamed at them because she wanted to eat the breakfast they made. It consisted of toast with jelly, pringles, angry bird snacks, cheerios, and jelly beans. Oh and water. I ate the toast and explained that my stomach was hurting and that I couldn't eat the rest. They thought it was hilarious when I said, "I'm so sad I can't do my favorite thing today!" They asked, "What's that?" I said, "Eating!!" 

Our morning was pretty normal. At lunch time my mom and grandma came over, planning on taking me to lunch. I had to decline, because, as I said...I couldn't eat. Instead, Diego made lunch for everyone (microwaved chicken nuggets) and I drank some mint tea. My mom then took the boys to her house while I put the girls to sleep and took a nap myself. When Marcelo got home, we headed over to my parents' house. My stomach was still hurting, but I was determined to eat my beloved birthday dinner if it killed me! 

We pulled up to the house and saw this on the mailbox:

The balloons had pictures on them that Diego and Celo had drawn.

The front door was decorate like so:

 The sign said, "Is this a good birthday? Yes or No? YES!"

Once inside, I found the lovely, decorated dining room:

Those big green papers on the window were giant cards. The light one was made by Celo and the dark one was made by Diego. So SO sweet. The best part was when they told me, "We made the cards green and used green napkins and plates because it's your favorite color." I'm tearing up just thinking about it. How are my kids so thoughtful?? They are amazing. My mom later told me that they were pretty upset that she wouldn't use her dark green tablecloth. She explained that the white one looked better but Diego just said, "But it has holes!" (It's lace....hahaha.)

The dinner I couldn't resist: Ceviche. Mmmmmmmm. I looked at it and thought, "I will so regret this later. But I'm eating it anyway." And I did. And it was delicious. And then I was up with more stomach pains. Forgot to take a picture of my "birthday cake". Since I don't like cake, my dessert of choice was crepes with a mixed berry filling. YUM.

This will probably make us look bad. My parents got sparkling cider and my kids found these tiny "champagne glasses". They loved using them. And they may have gotten approximately 5 refills each. Here they are "toasting" my birthday. Cheers!

This was my grandma's last night here with us before she moved on to New York to visit my aunts, so we took some group pictures with her. I should use my parents' backyard for photoshoots!

I felt so spoiled and loved yesterday. My kids are wonderful, my husband is the best, and my parents are awesome. So much to be grateful for! Despite the stomach issues, it was a great day! Today however, I got a raging migraine that had me in bed for most of the afternoon, and the stomach pains are still here. Boo. Perhaps I will lose those last 5 pounds of baby weight. Just trying to look at the bright side!! Fingers crossed that this stomach bug is gone by the weekend! Marcelo and I are having a little getaway. Please oh please send us healthy vibes! This happens never, so to be sick during our time away would just be MEAN.