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Nov 10 2014

thirty three and me

Posted by hayley
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We’ve been lucky. In almost 12 years of marriage, Handsome has never missed a Christmas or kids’ birthday — which is a small miracle considering how frequently deployments and training trips take him out of town.

My birthday is another story; almost always a casualty of his military schedule. We’ve only spent 4 together. So this weekend, when a lovely friend offered to watch both our kids for the night Handsome jumped at the chance to make this birthday special.

I woke to snugglebugs in bed and roses from my love.
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Songbird offered to make us lunch and then the kids and I shared birthday chocolates.
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My seat of honor was decked with a bow and he never sleeps on me anymore. Best. Ever.
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3 hour roadtrip with Handsome at the helm, watching the colors blaze by.
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Washington D.C. dressed in the glory of fall and an afternoon in the National Gallery of Art.
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Got to see the only di Vinci painting in the Americas and admire Renoir.
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Traipsing through an art museum with Handsome is very entertaining. He finds humor in things I would have otherwise missed and keeps me from taking ‘real art’ too seriously.

Like baby Jesus flipping the bird and the birth of the “westside” gang sign (circa 1500).
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I listened to the adult audio tour, but he liked the kids version. Doesn’t this resemble Bug?
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Degas ballerinas and my favorite painting of the day— like a 17th century candid Instagram.
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Matching lunches in the sculpture garden before we checked into a fancy downtown hotel.
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Does this room mean I’m gonna get lucky? Only in D.C. can you potty with the presidents!
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Handsome surprised me with a trip to the spa and then I got my game face on.
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We walked hand in hand under trees wrapped in lights to dinner. Lobster bisque, steak and cake.
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On the way home we wandered the aisles of Ikea… kidless. Yeeessss!!!
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It was the best birthday in years! So far, thirty-three agrees with me. :)

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  1. Rebecca
    November 13, 2014

    Looks like The perfect birthday celebration!!!

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  2. Our Natural Nest
    November 18, 2014

    Happy Birthday Haley!

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    • Our Natural Nest
      November 18, 2014

      ahem, Hayley!! (sorry!)

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  3. Jen
    November 23, 2014

    YAY!! You so deserve it!!! Love all the pics, good job Handsome!!

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I'm Hayley. Wife and mother by day, DIY enthusiast by night. Fueled by sweet tea and jelly beans, I own power tools and know how to use them. Consider yourself warned.

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