matt's big birthday

well, it finally happened....matt turned the big 3-0 on november 21st! luckily, i was not scheduled to work that day, so i was able to spend the entire day with my birthday boy. the 21st also happened to be the date that ohio state played michigan, the biggest game of the season because the two are huge rivals (for those of you in texas, think red river rivalry!) . so we started off the birthday by attending an OSU beat michigan party at a friends' friend's house :) tim and erin had invited us to a party that some friends of theirs were having for the game. we had a great time watching the game, meeting new people, eating great food and enjoying their beautiful new house and ginormous back yard. oh, we also enjoyed watching OSU beat the smithereens out of michigan!
after the game, we headed back to tim & erin's house where we had left our lexi-dog so she wouldn't be lonely all day in our apt by herself. we stayed at tim and erin's for a while to let the dogs play in the back yard and run off some energy. lucky for lexi, i think she's made two new friends in charlie and emma!
we left tim and erin's and headed to urbana, where we met up with matt's family at a cute little italian restaurant in the town square. the dinner was great and everyone enjoyed the live piano music while we were there. after dinner we headed back to matt's mom's house where we stayed the night so we wouldn't have to drive back to the apartment. oh, and lexi got to stay at heather's house with their dog, becky so she wouldn't spend the night by herself.
i would love to say i had planned a big surprise party....or even a little one... for my husband's big milestone birthday, but this year i claim the "we-just-moved-and-have-barely-settled-in" excuse. and fortunately, i have a husband who is fairly low-key and doesn't like a lot of fuss about him. matt says he enjoyed his birthday very much, and appreciates all the birthday wishes. hope the next 30 are even better!

happy birthday, honey!

matt's 30th birthday!