Blossoms

The blossoms are coming in down here. 

The trees look like they are covered in lace and ruffles. 

I love that Spring always follows winter, like flowers follow the rain. 

It's a big lesson about life. 

I ended up having a pretty good birthday yesterday. 

I got off work, and drove my car to the shop, 

our mechanic told us he could try to fix the transmission, but there were no guarantees it would fix it. 

Brad and I spent the next 2 hours driving from auto part store to auto part store looking for the part. 

We then left the car in his hands over night and went to visit my parents.

I was quite spoiled from that point forward. 

My mom made sure I left with groceries, some clothes, a plant, a grocery card, 

and a wad of cash that made me cry from gratitude.

We ate dinner and went and got ice cream. 

We then went to Brad's mom's house 

where she gave me a %100 biodegradable planter and some seeds.

Brad gave me his presents then, which included a Star Wars eco-shopping bag,

both x-files movies, and season 3 of the x-files.

Brad also paid for my car to be fixed.

I went to bed with a smile on my face, and actually slept through the night.

(It's been a very long time.)

We picked the car up from the shop today.

The car is doing a bit better.

Reverse will be a luxury.. and I can go backwards when the car will let me. 

But, I should try to park in places where I don't need to reverse. 

This will be an adventure. 

But, I guess it's a personal lesson to me, to keep moving forward. 

Brad says it's just a little "quirk" my car has. 

Today, Brad and I are going to Salt Lake City for an antique shopping adventure. 

And hopefully home depot for some gardening supplies. 

Thank you all so much for the birthday wishes and emails. 

I will respond to them all as soon as possible.

You've made me a very happy girl.