My husband treated me to a two-day birthday celebration this weekend! On Friday night, we ate dinner at Olive Garden, one of my favorite restaurants. Mr. Handsome isn’t a fan of pasta, so that was a sacrifice for him.
On Saturday, we toured The Hermitage, President Andrew Jackson’s plantation home. That’s something I have always wanted to do, but the tickets are a bit pricey ($20 per adult), so we saved that outing for a special occasion. I posted a photo to my Facebook page and will share more pictures soon.
On Saturday evening, we met a group of Mr. Handsome’s parents’ friends, who were driving through our area, for a last-minute dinner at a Mexican restaurant. Then on Sunday after church, my husband grilled the fish he caught last weekend. We spent the rest of the day hiking.
I wasn’t expecting a present, but Mr. Handsome surprised me with a card, a bouquet of roses, one of his paintings (pictured above), and two donuts. It was by far the best birthday I have ever had. π
Naomi
What is you birthdate? Mine is April 7!οΏ½οΏ½
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Mine was over the weekend. π Happy almost birthday!
Ellie
Naomi
Thank you!!!
Anonymous
My birthday was April 4! I turned 18! I love your blog,Ellie! -Emily
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Thank you, Emily! Happy belated birthday!
Ellie
Alicia
Mr. Handsome doesn't like pasta?! That's possible?? Haha all kidding aside, happy birthday Ellie! I too celebrated my birthday this past weekend, though my actual birthday is March 31st. π
The Hermitage looks like such a neat site, I'll have to add that to my to-travel list!
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Haha, I know right?! I thought everyone loved pasta!
Happy belated birthday. π
Ellie
Maggie Weaver
I love the birthday card he made for you! Your husband is so talented. I still say he could sell/give his paintings and now cards for profit, donations, etc. I certainly would buy an assortment of gift cards from him.οΏ½οΏ½ (And happy belated birthdayοΏ½οΏ½)
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Thanks, Maggie! The card was actually store bought, but selling homemade cards would be a great business venture. π
Ellie
Anonymous
I bet you love the card and will save it. After awhile you will have a bunch of cards and stuff. I can see taking a photo and saving the photo. If you do what I did you will have your heart set on plastic bins full of cards you got.
You will never have the heart to throw them out and they will sit in a cupboard or closet, just sit there and seldom be opened. I do that, and I think I have made a mistake doing that all my life. But it is still like that. What will you do?
Anonymous
Happy Birthday!
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Thank you!
Anonymous
Happy birthday and many more! What fun and thoughtful weekend!
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Thank you! It was a great weekend. π
Ellie
Shela G
Happy Birthday!! Seems like you had a wonderful time celebrating your birthday!! Getting to do things that are special to you can make the occasion even better. Mr Handsome did a very good job making your birthday a special one. Praying many blessings for this coming year.
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Thanks, Shela!
Blessings,
Ellie
Anonymous
Happy belated birthday! π
My dads is tomorrow!
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Thank you! Hope your dad is having a relaxing birthday. π
Ellie
Anonymous
Is that the blue bird of happiness? It is cheering and heart warming to read episodes from your loving life. Thanks!
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I'm thrilled to hear that you enjoy my blog! What's the blue bird of happiness?
Ellie
Anonymous
Read the Wikipedia page for that phrase. Maybe Mr H. did intend it as a symbol of the happiness and cheer you give him, ask him if he meant that.
Sarah Liston
Happy Birthday Ellie!! May God bless you in the days to come!
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Thank you, Sarah!
Ellie
joogie
Happy Birthday Ellie,
This is not regarding your site, but the Duggar's site. in the past few weeks, I seem to be having trouble getting on to their site. It begins to load and then stops and a message pops up saying that a long running script is going and then the site sometimes crashes. If I leave the site open for awhile, it will eventually load, but by then I have usually moved on to another task. Is this something new with the site or is something wrong?
Thanks
Sharon
Anonymous
I've had that same problem too. However, I can't even get it to load for me.
Stacey
Happy Birthday Ellie.God Bless.
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Thank you, Stacey! God bless you, too!
Ellie
Anonymous
Happy birthday Ellie!!!! Jera
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Thanks, Jera!
Anonymous
Happy Happy birthday Ellie!!
Mr Handsome is very thoughtful!
I love his painting.
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Thank you! I love it too. π
Ellie
Gregga
Happy birthday! Ellie, have you considered getting a PO Box? Your readers would love to be able to connect with you that way! We could send recipes or post ideas, or just fun mail. π
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Hi Gregga,
Thanks for the idea. I'll have to look at prices. Feel free to email me at NashvilleWife@gmail.com. π
Ellie
Anonymous
Happy Belated Birthday Ellie! I'm glad you had a nice one.
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Thank you!
Blessings,
Ellie
Anonymous
Happy Birthday Ellie, my birthday was yesterday-April 6
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Happy belated birthday! April seems to be a popular month for birthdays!
Ellie
Odie Boggs
Happy Belated birthday!
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Thank you, Odie!
Ellie
Anonymous
Happy late birthday Ellie! May we know more about the book you are outlining regarding your grandma's WWII stories.
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Thank you! I have had to take a break from working on the book, as my wrists are healing from tendonitis. I hope to get back at soon, and then I'll share more about it. π
Ellie