Happy Birthday...to me!

Well, yesterday was my birthday...and it was a lovely day! Warm, sunny, no clouds in the sky. I don't know what it is...but it is always nice on my birthday. My mom and I were talking about it recently and we can't remember any year where it was cloudy, too cold, rainy, or anything but nice. It's kind of weird...but awesome at the same time!

I started out the day at work with a visit from 6 day old Balin. :) Oh, I just want to eat him up! He's sooo cute! Look at those socks. So big. Hehe.

Balin

I then left around lunchtime to meet up with two of my BF's for a birthday lunch at Sun in my Belly. If you live in Atlanta/Decatur and haven't been, it's fabulous and you must go!

BF's Jane and Sam

Me and "my" flowers

Aren't those pretty flowers?! Jane and Sam "got" them for me....and by that I mean that they told me to pose with the flowers on the table and pretend that they got them for me. Ha! Such good friends.

On another note...I made the skirt that I wore on my birthday! What do you think?

I followed a pattern for it which was a bit harder than I thought it would be. I'm happy with how it turned out though. After lunch I ran some errands, took a nap, then went out for dinner with my boyfriend. He kind of looks like wolverine.

He took me out to Leon's. Such a yummy place and one of our regular spots to hang out in Decatur. Try the french fries, chickpea salad, the veggieloaf, and the Peruvian Punch. Yum, yum, yum. (Oh, and I didn't eat all of that last night)

All in all, it was a lovely way to celebrate my birthday and I'll be celebrating til the end of this weekend. Thanks to all my friends and family that love me. I love you all too.

J Squirrel

Post Office

So, I was standing in line at the post office today and heard this...growl/grunt/guttural sound. I didn't want to look back in case it was a person doing it...didn't want to stare, etc. The sound kept going on and then this guy pipes up with "He's irritable." So of course I then have to turn around and look. What do I see? Boxes with holes. Animal carrier boxes, with holes.

You can mail animals?!?!?!

I of course had to ask the guy what kind of animals he was mailing. One box had white carrier pigeons that were being shipped off to use in a wedding, and the other box with the "irritable" creature turned out to be a pigeon as well. As it turns out, the "irritable" pigeon was actually quite friendly and was being shipped off to a pigeon rescue farm/place in Massachusetts. He was found in a cougar trap and was being used for bait, but some girl found him and kept him fed for a week until she could find the cougar trap owner and get the bird out of there.

I didn't think I'd learn so much at the post office today.

Also, you can ship ladybugs, newborn chicks, and bees at the post office.

Toodles,
J Squirrel

Boot Camp

Nothing like a good boot camp workout at Core Body this morning to start the week off the right way. It's at a reasonable time, 9:30, that's the only way I can make it. Here's a small rundown if you want to try it out at home. Good Luck!

...and good night...

Jumping jacks
Mountain climbers
Burpees
Single leg step ups
Single leg step overs
Single leg lunges
Squats
Squat jumps
Box jumps
Chest press
Chest flies
Pushups
Bench dips
Military press
Bicep curls
Single arm dumbbell pulls
Shoulder stability