Cupcakes for breakfast? Of course! It’s my birthday!
My mom and I met up for lunch at one of our favorite delis. I didn’t eat much (I had a late breakfast), but I did enjoy hanging out with my mom in the middle of her workday.
After lunch with my mom, I popped over to my favorite local indie bookstore, Tombolo Books. I took my time perusing their shelves before settling on a sapphic romance by one of my new faves and the latest book from Nita Prose. (I loved The Maid!)
After bookstore shopping, I went to Starbucks to get my free birthday drink. I had some time to kill so I found a cozy chair and read about 70 pages of this adorable romance while I sipped on my peppermint mocha. (I also got a warm cookie!)
I booked a facial at my local Hand & Stone spa for 4pm. I always love to do a facial or massage on my birthday—it’s the height of luxury! (And if you can afford it, I think you should do it as well!) I’ll be able to use my wellness reimbursement towards this facial so it was free for me. The hour flew by and before I knew it, my spa time was over and it was time to get back to the real world. Wah!
I headed over to my mom’s house after the facial because we had dinner reservations with my brother and his family. I kept trying to take a selfie and my younger nephew kept trying to “photobomb” me, ha.
We went to a new restaurant for dinner that wound up being very expensive, but my mom was gracious enough not to hate me for picking such a fancy restaurant, ha. Our dinner was delicious, though! And the restaurant let me choose a free dessert for my birthday. Best of all, they lit two candles and did not sing to me. Whew. Crisis averted!
An us-ie after dinner! My brother hates taking pictures, but he suffers for me. I love these people so much.
I have to give some love to my ladies! After dinner, I came home and started working on this post. Ellie wanted some extra attention, which I was happy to give to her.
And, finally, my Lila Bear. She was all tucked in for the night and ready for me to come to bed! Unfortunately, I had some tidying up to do and a nighttime routine to tackle.
All in all, a very excellent birthday. It was a great way to start this new trip around the sun!
How do you like to celebrate your birthday?
What a perfect day for you! Happy happy!
Your day looks like it was great from beginning to end. Happy Birthday.
There’s a Hand & Stone near us but I’ve never been in. I assumed it was about manicures/pedicures not massages. Read the fine print, Ally Bean!
Happy belated birthday, Stephany! It sounds like a perfect day!
What a lovely day. I love that it ends with kitty cuddles, which is how all days should end.
I am reading The Comeback by Lily Chu and I’m only five chapters in, but I have to say I like it even better than The Stand-In and I LOVED The Stand-In. I think Lily Chu is just a perfect author fit for me.
I cannot believe how grown up your nephews are getting! Where does the time go!? I’m so glad you had such a wonderful birthday. Here’s to an amazing year!
What a great day! I love that you got some Stephany time and got to see your favorite peeps too! And love that you are loving The Stand-In. Ugh. It’s so cute.
I used to love celebrating with family all day but last year I did a day of Kim and it was AMAZING.
What a lovely day your were able to spend. Looks like lots of love, good food and time to spoil yourself. Happy birthday.
I think my favorite part of your day was when you browsed in the bookstore, bought two books, then went to Starbucks and read. I want to incorporate that into my next birthday! The whole day sounds awesome though. Glad you were able to fill it with your favorite things (and people.)
I love how you spent your birthday. Some self-care and pampering and lots of time with your favorite people
What an absolute perfect day. It was kind of like my shouldless day but with lots more celebration and treats! Yay!! I can’t get over how big your nephews are, though. I don’t even recognize your oldest nephew – he’s changed so much from when he was younger and in my mind, he should still be like 5 or something like that, but now the baby appears to be around 5-6? Time is weird!
My birthday tends to be a very low key event. We usually order Indian take out and I enjoy my birthday Starbucks drink for sure! I rarely take the day off, although I did last year since Kyria was visiting. I got a massage after I dropped her off at the airport so that was a delightful way to spend the day!
The older nephew is 15 and the younger one will be 9 in February! Isn’t that NUTS?!
Sounds like a lovely day!!!! Love the self pampering too – so deserved. I need to do more of that on my birthday.
I saw most of these on IG, but I just had to say – again – how much I love your self-care-focused birthdays. You do birthdays right, my friend. I should take a page out of your book, for sure. (Not for real, though! I would never do that!)