13 on her 13th.

I’m sitting here with writers block. Maybe I should call it shoppers block. You see, I have my big race on Saturday…it is consuming all of my thought processes lately. What to pack, what to wear, what will the race be like…yadda, yadda, yadda. I also have to get everything ready for Maddie’s birthday celebration. Her birthday is on Saturday…but I will be away pounding the Disney pavement on that day…so Tomorrow will be her “at home” birthday celebration dinner. I can’t believe that I will not be with her on her 13th birthday!! I also can’t believe that I will be running 13 miles on her 13th birthday. With that said…Tuesday’s dinner better be pretty darn special! My family has this plate that is called the red plate. It is a big red dinner plate that has “you are special today” printed on it. It makes you feel special to get to eat off of it. Birthday’s are definitely an occasion to pull out the red plate…other occasions might be a great report card, going above & beyond,a preschool graduation, or anything else deemed “special”. Its a really fun tradition to start with your family.

Look how cute this Birthday plate is…

I love the Birthday Wishes Jar. You use it to record your thoughts and wishes for the year to come.

You remember when you turned 21 right? I love this Finally Legal martini glass…Not for Maddie though

Candles on a cake can really put an average cake over the edge. I haven’t met a kid yet that didn’t “call a candle” as soon as they were lit! I love these tall tapered candles.