T-Day/B-Day Weekend

My parents were in town for the Carolina Designer Craftsmen show over the weekend - per usual - so birthday celebrations were thrown into the mix as well.

I stayed home Saturday to watch the Heels play NC State, to whom we unfortunately lost. Grrrrr. After the show we had dinner at Mez - a favorite eatery of mine. I've never had a bad meal there. Best guacamole ever.

Sunday I headed to Raleigh in the late afternoon to check out the tail end of the show. Mom did pretty well, but I didn't walk around much because I, on the other hand, have no money to spend! Stuck around to help take down the booth - not my favorite way to spend my birthday - but it was worth it to have dinner with mom and dad again.

At Weaver Street my mom came up behind me and just said, "I'm sad." When I asked her why she said that when she stopped for gas she must've lost her phone holder that I made for her years ago. It made me sad, too! Replacement is already in the works.

For the b-day I got a great Vera Bradley purse and wallet from Maria, Todd & Abby; an adorable pottery piece (pictured below) from mom & dad and a fabulous painting of Zoe, Bailey and me on canvas from Abby (also pictured below). She's such a tiny Picasso!





On top of the gifts I got countless birthday greetings from friends - I was a bit overwhelmed! Thanks to all!