My Birthday 2024

Jain and I get together to have Mani's and Pedi's.  Scott, Jain's husband also loves getting a pedicure. We then go out to lunch and our husbands join us. Both our husbands are engineers and are rather quiet.

For my birthday, which is April Fool's Day, Paul planned a brunch up in Nevada City for the 5 of us. Paul, myself, my son Jason, Jain and Scott. We stopped by Jain and Scott's house to look at their beautiful gardens. They have an amazing assortment of Iris and a gorgeous rose garden. Such a treat to see it in person.

Jain arranged a lovely vignette for my birthday complete with champagne.. The 5 of us enjoy sipping champagne while taking in the beauty of their gardens. Such a lovely surprise.  Thank you Jain.

Jain and Scott were so generous with their gifts to me.  A beautiful 3D lemon basket and lemon plates. Also the darling solar mermaid and moss purse filled with flowers from her garden.

Some lovely bubbly.

We moved to the back of their property to take a few photos.  I can never get Jain to be in any photos.

My husband made reservations at Lola 's for 5. for brunch in Nevada City. We all enjoyed a fabulous brunch.  Nevada City today has rebounded time and time again to be a unique blend of history. yesterday and today.

Miss Lola had to come to Lola's for a photo op.

The Grand lounge of the Exchange Hotel. The hotel is beautiful. I love seeing the renovation and how they are keeping a piece of history alive.

Next we visited  Alexander's Station. Steakhouse. Scott loves trains, so we thought he would enjoy seeing the restaurant and train.   They specialize in events and they have a short train ride on Saturdays.

 It also features train cars for dining.

Me having fun with the totem pole by the train station.

The very next day, my girlfriends held a birthday party for me at a restaurant. These ladies who attended are special friends.  My girlfriends June & Karen planned my party.  The theme was Enchanted Garden  We each wore a flower headband.

The table was decorated beautifully with fairy lights, rose petals, and party favor bags for each guest. Karen did the shopping and planning for the party. Thanks so much my sweet friends.

              June                                                                                                                 Karen

My gift table.  Special gifts from my very special friends.

The table with cake and party favors.

The cake Karen ordered has a special meaning. A woman goes into this bakery once a year to purchase a cake. She doesn't take the cake. She pays for it and says the next person who comes in to order a cake, there is no charge to that person. The one condition was the person picking up the cake was to read the card.. This woman's nephew Derek, died at a young age and this beautiful pay it forward was so special to Derek's memory. The card is below.

I want to thank all of my friends for making my birthday so special. The best gift of all is the gift of special friendships,  Also a big thank you to my Traveling Tote ladies who sent me such lovely birthday cards. Most of the ladies who attended my birthday are former cloggers. thus The Traveling Shoes.

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About Linda @ Life and Linda

Hello, welcome to LifeandLinda. I am from Northern California. I enjoy blogging, Designing Blogs, Decorating, cooking, entertaining, gardening and clogging. I hope you enjoy your visit.