My Birthday Wishes

I love celebrating birthdays, especially since you get an excuse to eat cake- I'll take any excuse I can! Mine is coming up soon, and the enviable question is looming over: What do you want?? This is the part I hate. I never know what to say- do I say what I REALLY want or need, or what I think people will buy or what I don't want to buy for myself. Way too much pressure. The husband and I are going to have a nice, romantic dinner together on my birthday and then I am going to celebrate with friends and family on the weekend following. So I have been racking my brain as to what I WANT, so here is a list of what I would like to have (some can be purchased but some are just things I wish others could do for me :) )

1. A new pair of brown casual shoes: Marshmallow in brown by Rocket Dog.

2. A new digital camera: Cannon Digital Elf -8 @ Best Buy

3. Filing Cabinet: Erik (hehe) from Ikea in Green

Now on to my "I wish someone would do for me" List

• Stain my front porch a dark espresso brown
• Finish the construction on the retaining wall on my side yard
• Repaint my master bathroom a neutral brown- I can't look at the Celadon green any longer!!

There seems to be much "To Do" at the Grubbs house so in lieu of gifts I would lovingly accept manual labor. But I really would just like to take some R & R to hang out and have fun!