My older brother--way older brother by two years:)--turned 40 on Friday, October 24th. To celebrate the occasion, our family drove down to Tempe, and my parents and brother Jonathan drove up from Sierra Vista so we could all get together.
My brother is really into computers. If you, too, are a computer geek, you will get a kick out of what his shirt said: There are two kinds of people in this world: those who can extrapolate from incomplete data. (Huh? It took me a little bit to get, too!) Tim sums it up like this: There are basically two types of people in this world: those that get my shirt and those who don't. :)
When we got there, Stephen and Tim left to go pick up pizza from Spinatos (a delicious Chicago- style pizza) while I, dad, and Jonathan helped decorate Stephen's apartment. Mom helped by watching the kids. Acarith especially loved sitting and hanging out with Grandma. Jonathan, Tirzah, and Hardy did a great job helping decorate with black balloons and black streamers.
Selah enjoyed lying down on Uncle Stephen's California king size bed. She didn't take a nap, but she did get some rest.
All the kids were excited to be with Grandma. We were only there for four hours, so it was a short but sweet trip.
Did I mention the pizza? Oh yeah--one of the best I have ever had. The thin crust tomato, basil, and olive oil was delicious. Everyone enjoyed the lunch and were soon ready for the cake.
Stephen wanted a chocolate cake, so I made him a chocolate cream cake with a delicious chocolate ganache frosting and mom and dad bought fun kinds of ice cream to go with it. He got a kick out of the tombstone that I placed in front of it.
All in all, it was a good time for us to be together.
