My Birthday Surprise

I survived turning 30. I really hope the 30's are as great as everyone says they are, cause I'm still a little depressed about growing older.
Saturday was a day full of emotions. They day didn't start out that great when I woke up early to take my car in to get a routine oil change - only to find to find out that we need a few hundred dollars worth of work done on it, including a new radiator, thermostat, gasket and a few hoses. Let's just say I wasn't so happy to get that news and am now feeling a little nervous about driving back to St. Louis this weekend by myself since there's no way we'll have time to get it fixed before then.
I came home from CarX totally depressed and upset, but luckily Steve was in a better mood. He took me to Sophia's - my favorite breakfast place in Madison and we shared a nice little breakfast outside. We spent the rest of the afternoon running errands and finally ended up back at home.

Then, Steve gave me the birthday gift that I totally wasn't expecting - a beautifully naturally finished Warwick bass. It is so pretty and he completely surprised me (which is pretty hard to do).

My husband is truly the sweetest guy in the whole world. Without a doubt his guitars are the most important possession we own and he had traded in his Marshall Amp, amp head, a few effects pedals, an electric pickup, and his shotgun to get me this beautiful bass. I know it truly was a sacrifice for him and that made it even more special. I felt so loved that he not only got me something sweet and thoughtful but he got me the best of the best too!

Steve has actually kind of struck up a friendship with the guy from the guitar shop (it's a cute 100 year old shop not too far from our house) and so the guy threw in a whole bunch of picks, a nice Ernie Ball strap and a free guitar stand for me just as a happy birthday gift. So sweet!
I'm no rock star, but I'm looking forward to playing my new bass and Steve has already been giving me lessons. He's the REAL rockstar (with the cheesy grin included) in this family!

I just really love my husband and am constantly amazed at how good he is to me. Not a day goes by where I don't thank God at least a few times for giving me such a wonderful man to share life with.
After the excitement of the new bass settled down we had a pretty boring Sunday that consisted of grocery shopping, cleaning, laundry, and more errands. We ended the night with having Jason over for dinner.