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Shawn and I with our sleds (they were actually pretty heavy)! It is hard to see but Shawn and I have a ton of layers on. It was -1 degree when we drove away in the truck last night.


So I turned the big 36 yesterday. About mid day yesterday I realized it was kind of a historic day 1/11/11, kind of cool. I had a wonderful birthday and my friends and family were so kind and thoughtful to me. Shawn and the kids got me a Spa Gift Card, which is amazing! Then Shawn left a treasure map for Cruz and I to find the treasure in the basement, he had gotten a beautiful arrangement of flowers. The treasure hunt was fun too. Cruz is really into finding treasures right now! Grammy took the kids and I out to lunch at Cheesecake Factory and a little shopping at the mall and then to top the night off Shawn and I went to do "The Luge" at the Utah Olympic Ski Park in Park City. Kind of crazy but they were offering a class last night. A few years back Shawn and I went to a ski jumping class there where we learned how to ski jump into the pool. That was very cool but this was even cooler. We rode on the actual Luge track the Olympians ride on. We started a lot lower on the track but we still got up to 45 miles per hour going down the track. I was a little scared but very happy I did it. Plus, I don't think I will ever forget this birthday! I feel very blessed to have so many wonderful friends and an amazing family.

Me in a bobsled. They had this on display at the facility!
Cruz and I made a birthday cake on Monday. Cruz was very concerned about getting to celebrate my birthday, so we celebrated with the kids on Monday night! Cruz kept asking me on Tuesday if it was still my "birkday". For some reason he always says birthday with a "k" instead of a "th". We have been working at it, but some habits are hard to break! :)