The Megel Family Memoirs: Birthdays (Mine & America's)

Well I'm 29 now. Only one more year before I'm officially old. Although I have to say, I certainly don't feel 29. Maybe 25? Time just flies (another sign I'm old, I say things like that). Anywho...I had a great birthday. I always try to stretch it out to a birthweek but Adam's not very cooperative. On my actual birthday he let me sleep in and made a big breakfast. It was rainy so we spent the day relaxing at home and Adam cleaned the whole kitchen. Best gift he could ever give me. Later that night, Adam and I tried out The New Day Meadery in Fountain Square followed by dinner downtown. In case you didn't know, a meade is a wine made from honey instead of grapes. It was a super fun little place and I would highly recommend it. It's always awesome to have a break from being "mommy." Especially when I get to spend it with my main man.

meade tasting

As it does every year, America's birthday comes two days after mine. This was probably the weirdest Fourth of July ever. Our plans changed about 12 different times and usually at the last minute. Mostly because of the rainy weather. Most years, we have people over or I ate least make a red, white & blue dessert. Not this year. We went down to dad's in the morning and picked blueberries with Traci, Courtney and their kids. Then went home and waited out the rain. We were concerned it was going to rain during the fireworks and didn't want to be stuck in a field with two kids, all of our bags, coolers, blankets, stroller, etc when it started pouring down rain. So we went over to the Andresens for an impromtu dinner and had our own toddler-geared fireworks show in their cul-de-sac. It turned out to be a really nice night and the sky was beautiful. The kids loved the fireworks (snakes, sparklers, roman candles, spinny globes) and we loved not having to fight the crowds.