Turning 34 and some random events of the strange weekend

I don't know about anyone else, but this last few days has just been very odd. My birthday was this past Sunday and we were going to enjoy a nice birthday dinner Saturday night with mom, grandmother and some family at Cheddar's in Norman. This is one of my favorite restaurants in Tulsa and now that it's in Norman, I was thrilled! I wanted to get there before evening rush so we wouldn't have to wait so long since it's still a new place and they don't take reservations. However, the road gods decided to shut down half of Broadway Extension on our way to Norman and it was down to one lane_UGH! We got to Norman and my brother and his family arrived. When I told them we had eight people, the little hostess said "here's the deal, we have two tables for larger parties and they are taken so we can't seat you." Are you kidding me-you are just gonna turn us away?? I informed her that we came all the way from Guthrie and asked her what the options were. She was of course misinformed and we were seated within 10 minutes. Some other minor things happened but the clincher was when we were expecting our food any second and the power in the building goes out! Oh my goodness-really??? We decided to wait it out a few minutes and then it was just getting too hot and we were hungry.





My sis-in-law suggested Charleston's! Good choice. They already had a table for us when we got there after calling to inform them of what happened. The manager put my cake in the fridge until we were ready and our waitress was on top of everything. Kuddos to Charleston's in Norman! They even brought out the cake with the candles on it and extra forks, plates, and even the cake server. I think Cheddar's, though they couldn't help it, is not going to be a place I rush to anytime soon. The evening ended up being fun and I enjoyed it with my family. Got some really nice gifts and all in all it was a success. Until, we started home after looking at some cars for my mom and had to be stuck in more construction on I-35 and had to smell sewer for several minutes. But, we made it home safe and sound and all was okay.

On Sunday we traveled up to Perry so I could hear my friends, the Weatherfords sing. They sang a song called "Heaven's sounding sweeter" and I just got really sad about my dad and missing him and started bawling my eyes out. After the concert, we were invited to eat. I was excited b/c it was going to be Mexican and seeing as how I have to have that almost every day and it was my birthday, I was ecstatic. Then, I hear one of my dad's favorite songs on the radio on the way to the restaurant and I start crying AGAIN! I finally got ahold of myself and went inside. It was a good thing they had chips and salsa and queso, etc., b/c after three tries, they still didn't get my food right and it was real simple. They kept making me the wrong kind of chimichanga!! I told them to forget about trying a fourth time since everyone else in our party was finished eating. So, my birthday lunch was ruined-oh well. Then, I found out that a benefit concert I was trying to get involved in or at least attend for a man I used to sing for who is very sick, was the night before where the Weatherfords had sung! How come nobody mentioned this to me and how come I never did find out from another friend about it whom I had been asking for a month or two???!!! So then I was distraught. What in the world was happening? I felt so ready to come home and just be by myself. My husband was so sweet the whole time and we came home, took naps and I had ice cream and cake for dinner :) I was determined that yesterday was going to be a better day and it turned out to be(go figure since it was a Monday). God was still in control and I just had to have him lift me up and make me feel better!

It was a strange, eventful weekend but I did manage to turn one year older and hopefully did so with a little bit of grace :) despite all the emotions I was feeling.