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Thursday, February 10, 2011

Best. Birthday. Ever.

I turned 28 last week.  That's kind of old, right?  27 seems so much younger than 28.  I'm not afraid of getting older, though.  I think it's fun to look back on my life and see all of the experiences and choices that have brought me to where I am today.

I am so lucky to have a good husband and good friends.  It's something that is very important to me- having people around me who I can count on and trust with anything- especially since I am so far away from family.  I have met such good people in my life who have made my life richer and more enjoyable.  On my birthday, I was reminded of how blessed I am to have people who love me.

I woke up on my birthday to balloons filled with messages, streamers all over the house, and a pan of brownies, all of which Adam had woken up at 4:30 to prepare.  Then I got to go to lunch with my friends Cari and Shalynn, which was SO FUN!!  I love adult conversation!  They're so nice.  When I got home, Adam was home from work early and had cleaned the house while I was at lunch.  I was thinking what a great birthday I was having.  Then it got better!  Adam said we were running to Walmart so we loaded the kids in the car and took off.  Then we saw Cari's van going to our house so we turned around and Adam ran to "see what was going on".  He called me inside and the biggest surprise was on my couch.  My friend Hannah, who moved away 15 months ago and who I haven't seen since was in my house!  She had flown in from Texas to surprise me.  It was SOOOOOOOO COOL!

So we spent the weekend together having fun and talking and getting pedicures.  Then on Friday, my friend Rachel from Atlanta showed up at the door and surprised me.  So many fun surprises!

Adam pretty much took over household/parenting responsibilities for the weekend so I could enjoy it.  He also put together a surprise slumber party with a bunch of my friends so Friday night he took the kids to a friend's house for the night and we had the house to ourselves.  We played dance games on the Wii, talked, ate junk, laughed, and finally fell asleep around 3:30.  It was so fun!



 Just Dance 2- Rachel was such a cute little pregnant good sport.  And Megan pretended like she didn't like it but now she secretly plays in her own living room.  =)
 Kelly made me a YUMMY strawberry cheesecake that we ate at MIDNIGHT. 
 This is my favorite picture! Sarah and Harrison snuggled together sleeping.  SO CUTE!
 Cari and April- love these girls!
Hannah, me and Rachel

So pretty much what I'm saying is that my 28th birthday ended up being the best birthday I've ever had.  I have nice friends and a nice husband and a nice family who bombarded me with nice phone calls all day.  I'm telling you- I'm blessed.

10 comments:

sNick said...

Two things, I didn't realize that we're just a year a part. I guess that since you seem much more responsible and with it than me that I assumed that we were at least 18 months a part (not that even 18 months would give me enough time to catch up to all you've accomplished at this point). I'll be 27 in April.

Second, your husband and friends are amazing! What a birthday! Glad you enjoyed it.

Happy Birthday!

Becky said...

Wow so much fun. Hannah's hair is sooo long I didn't recognize her. You really do have an awesome husband. You'd better treat him well! Love you and wish I could've been there especially for the dancing!

Adam said...

I totally agree with you and other commentators: your husband is Awesome. Your friends are pretty great too. And you are the awesomest of all.

Joel (Bob) and Dresden said...

Happy Birthday!

Jonathan and Rachel said...

SO so fun! So glad we even danced ... glad I wasn't any bigger prego though ;) So what's #30 birthday going to be? I still think Adam should treat us to a cruise - then he'd REALLY be AWESOME!

Chrystapooh said...

You are SOOOOO old. :)

Kendra said...

How fun! That is a great birthday!! I am so glad you had so much fun!

Jay and Sherrie said...

Happy Birthday! So glad that it was so great and that you were able to spend it with so many incredible people. Your husband and friends are Awesome! Wish we could have been there.

Shari Davis said...

Ahhhh! Looks like you girls had so much fun! Happy birthday friend (i know I'm late)! You are pretty awesome! Oh and I miss you! A lot!

Layne and Lorrie said...

How fun is that!?! So many surprises! And so many great people! That's so neat that Hannah got to be there! -And how yummy was that cheesecake? Oh my goodness - looks so GOOD! Sounds like you had a great time! Happy Birthday!