34th Birthday!

What a day! Our Halloween celebration at Close To My Heart fell on my birthday this year. And this is no ordinary work party. It is huge. So big that the events dept hired an intern for the month of October, and her sole responsibility was to get the party ready. The decorations in the party room were unbelievable. Wish I had pictures. I don't envy the clean up crew though!

My dept teamed up with purchasing and we were the "kings": King of Pop (Michael Jackson), King of Rock (Elvis), Don King, King Kong, the King of Hearts, and I was the Lion King (Mufasa), and Eli was Simba.

We got our photos taken, got judged by the judges (the executive team), paraded around the building (which is always funny because 98% of the employees are IN the parade!), voted for our favorite costumes and for the pumpkin carving contest, ate doughnuts and cider, etc. I must admit, I was never a big Halloween fan, but after 5 years at CTMH, I love it.

I had to slip out during the festivities to get a crown on my tooth that has been killing me for a week. Turns out I'm still in pain. Guess I'll break down and dish out the dough for a root canal.

I left work early for what I thought was an evening with the Gibbys--dinner and a trunk or treat. But I got home and Barry got out a suitcase and instructed me to pack for an overnighter! I was going to the new Waldorf-Astoria lodge in Park City with my good friends, Jill and Jenny for the night!

It was amazing--and because it was my birthday they upgraded us to a deluxe suite with 3 bathrooms, king size beds, a full kitchen, 4 fireplaces...you get the idea. I missed having Barry with me but the break from the kids (and getting up multiple times in the night) was wonderful! And we had so much fun together. My favorite part was my morning at the spa complete with the most amazing facial. Thank you, Barry! It was perfect!