Birthday Goodness

My 34th birthday was simply amazing! My Mom & sisters, Amber & Sommer showed up on my porch @ 10 am. We decided to eat an early lunch. We enjoyed Costa Vida-YUM! Then we hit one of the local Targets for some retail therapy. Next stop was the movie theatre. We saw The Secret Life of Bees. It was a great movie to see with my Mom & sisters. We laughed & cried through the entire thing. John is thanking his lucky stars that I saw this one with my girls. If you have not read the book, put it on your list. They did a great job casting this movie. After drying our eyes, we headed to the mall for some more retail therapy! I came home with a new shirt & necklace. As of late, it is all about the accessories. I am so glad my Mom & sisters made the trek up this way to spend the day with me. It was exactly what I needed. Thanks girls.


When I arrived home, I was greeted with many thoughtful gifts, phone messages, emails & text messages that my friends had left for me. Thank you so much! I received home made muffins, gift cards (for Itunes, Home Goods, Old Navy), fun new Fall decorations, a plant, personalized note cards, cards, etc... I feel so loved & spoiled. Thank you!


If that wasn't enough, I went to log on to my blog & see the birthday post from my hubby...talk about sweet & melt my heart. He said it only took him a few tries to get my password right. I guess I am very predictable-LOL! Poor guy, he said he had just finished a long post & lost it! Lucky me, he tried again. I loved reading all of the birthday wishes. Thank you!


This was a self portrait @ the end of the day! We always forget to have the kids snap some photos of us! We decided to do it ourselves.

We ended the night with Chili's "to go" & birthday cake. I love when my boys sing Happy Birthday! They always throw in the extra Cha-cha-chocolates! I so enjoyed my birthday & felt so loved. Yeah for birthdays & wonderful friends & family.