A Week of Birthday

I have to say, I think this is the best birthday I've had in several years. I'm not sure what made all the difference, but I definitely felt loved this year. My birthday week started last Thursday with dinner with my gal pals Mandy and Amy.

I have been friends with these girls for the past 10 years and I love them dearly. We had a great dinner together and they spoiled me with gifts, even though i begged them not to!

Wednesday was my actual birthday and I was flooded with Happy Birthday wishes via, facebook, text messages and phone calls. When I got to work I had a very sweet surprise!


My good friend Amanda sent me these beautiful flowers to work! I love flowers so I was thrilled. At work they treated me to Ichiban for lunch and it was SOO good! I was really looking forward to getting to church on Wednesday night because I share a birthday with one of the girls in my group.


This is Larissa. She is one of the sweetest girls and I love her so much. We share the same birthday and the same favorite color! I truly believe we are soul sisters! I always make cupcakes for whoever has a birthday in our group. Today we both got yellow cupcakes for our birthdays.


I got to catch up with a good friend after church and spent a couple of hours chatting. By the time I finally got home about 10:00 I was starving. I went to the fridge to see if I even had anything to eat and I found this . . .


One of my best friends and former roommates, Becky, had come and left me a cheesecake! This is my favorite dessert and I could not have been more thrilled. Notice, I had already eaten a piece before stopping to take a picture! I was so tickled. I love surprises!

Last night I was able to celebrate at P.F. Chang with another great group of friends. It rained all night long, but we didn't let that stop us from having a really great time. There is never a short supply of laughter when we are together.

I'm not sure if laughing while behind the wheel is the best option . . but we'll go with it. No night would be complete for us without a trip to Cold Stone Creamery. It;s amazing how full you can be, yet still make room for ice cream!


Our attempt to take a good picture failed us. It's hard to get one of the three of us where someone isn't doing something they wished they weren't in front of the camera. So, I will wrap up our night with this photo that I feel captures our true personalities! I love these two and am so blessed to have them in my life. They too, spoiled me this year!


I finally got to celebrate with my family today at lunch. Unfortunately I left my camera at home and wasn't able to document the party. I think my mom might have taken some pics of some of the activities so I will try to steal some from her. We had the best lunch. Grilled chicken, twice baked potatoes, corn on the cob, and of course cake and ice cream!! I received some great gifts as well! I can't believe I am 29 years old! God has blessed those years beyond measure. I feel so blessed that He hand picked my family for me before I was even born. I just can't imagine life getting much better. Thank you to everyone who made this birthday the best ever!