~Birthday~

We started the day in Salem. I had been craving Chang's Mongolian Grill.  I had been waiting cause I haven't been able to eat much lately and it's a little spendy if you aren't going to be able to eat any of it!  But it's free on your birthday!  So I could eat and not feel guilty about it.  For the first time in over a month, I over ate!  I have no regrets!  It was so delicious!  Mom, dad, and Traci met us there and enjoyed the deliciousness as well :)

Dad and Traci trying to smile with full mouths

 After lunch, Donny drove us up to Bridgeport Village where we walked off lunch so we could eat dessert!

Gelato

 After all of that I was done for.  I can't stay awake to save my life these days.  So we went to the in-laws' and I took a good 2 hour nap!  I needed it!  I basically woke up just in time to get ready for the play.  Some friends of ours had purchased tickets to Wicked and then moved out of state.  We had planned for them to come back and stay with us so they could still see the play...and visit us, but it didn't work out.  They gave us the tickets and it just happened to be my birthday!  It was a lot of fun.  Definitely not something we would have done on our own (without being given tickets) but we had a great time!  The play was great and the actors were incredibly talented!  And the best part was that I got to spend the whole day with my best friend!  I feel so blessed!