The Big 3-0

Jason turned the big 3-0 on Thursday.   We agreed that we would not really do presents for either of our birthdays since we have planned a nice vacation in April – which is how I wanted to spend my 30^th– on a beach with a umbrella drink in my hand!  So I decided to go against Jason’s wishes and surprise him with 30 presents on his 30^th.  Needless to say many of them were crappy since there is no “Dollar Store” equivalent here.  So his presents included a box of twine, a banana holder, marshmallows, a Norwegian politi car, candy, really hard Hubba Bubba, a fireplace DVD etc.  The better presents included a new DVD to play on our recently purchased region free DVD player.   And the grand present was a Norwegian waffle maker – the Norwegian’s are crazy for their waffles and they have a really cool type of heart shaped waffle.  So I wrapped all the presents and hid them around the house and in his work bag so he could find them throughout the day.  I think he liked it- maybe not the ball of twine but the idea J  

On Friday I made his favorite dinner (Gorgonzola Pasta) and Matt and Kathryn came over to have a nice meal.  Dinner was good and then we had one of Jason’s favorite desserts (Boston Cream Cupcakes).  It was a nice time but it was somewhat strange to not have a bigger event for such a milestone birthday – but that is what you do I guess when you are in a strange country.