3-0!

I turned the big 3-0 on Saturday!!! As said here, I'm thrilled to be 30! This year is going to hold great moments and memories. :)

I admit, I was a bit sad to be celebrating such a milestone birthday away from the majority of my friends and family. I think Paul knew that, without me saying so, because he made me feel extra loved on my birthday!

Saturday morning I opened my gifts from Madi & my mom. Madi gave me such a thoughtful gift - pearl earrings. I dropped my only pair down the drain about 6 months ago and she remembered that. She also drew me a picture and her grandmother took pictures of her "modeling" and framed them for me. My mom gave me a gift card to one of my favorite clothing stores and wrote me a note that almost made me cry. Almost!

Since Paul & I are spending every extra penny on our wedding (and since I don't NEED anything) I told Paul all I wanted for my birthday was my car cleaned out. He did that for me and did an amazing job!! My anxiety level seriously decreases drastically when my car is clean. I'm in it SO much that it's really important to me for it to be clean.  <3 doing="" for="" him="" nbsp="" p="" that="">
Madi, Paul, and I went to IHOP for breakfast. I normally don't eat there but when there is no Lizard's Thicket in the same state as me, the alternative is IHOP. It was very nice having breakfast with my loves.  Unfortunately, I felt absolutely awful the majority of the day so after breakfast I lied around at home until we went bowling. Paul had that planned and our friends Jeff & Pam met us there. We played a good, competitive 3 rounds. Madi beat me in round 2 and Paul killed us all in every round!

Madi & Pam "cheering" for Paul during the girls vs boys game & Jeff's finger is photo bombing

After bowling I did some more resting, then I thought we were dropping Madi off at Jeff & Pam's so that Paul & I could go out to dinner buttttt my sweet fiancé had a SURPRISE party waiting for me!! Boy was I surprised! Pam decorated her kitchen and had a very nice spread of appetizers for us. She also made me that fun 30 sign in the picture at the top of this post. She put all my favorite candy on the board and little gifts and things that happened the year I was born. So crazy to see how things have changed in 30 years! 

What blew me away was that people I've known less than a year, some less than a few months, came to spend an evening to celebrate my birthday with me. I really felt like I'm somewhere I belong and like I have family here. I never expected to have people so openly welcome my daughter and me into their circle of friends and treat us like family. It was really amazing! 

one of my birthday gifts

Enough sappiness - we ate my fav - cheeseburgers and french fries! And cookie cake!!!! Yay! :) It was a great day/night. And my friends & family back home didn't forget my birthday either - I got some great cards in the mail and love that I'm getting snail mail now that I live in a different state! 

Cheers to being 30! 

A Pink & Black Weekend!

I would give anything to not have to work this coming week. Anything. Except my paycheck. I need that. Unless of course Paul wins the lottery on Tuesday. I would play, but truthfully, I haven't a clue how to do it. Sad, isn't it?

This weekend was so much fun - so many fun memories created! I'm exhausted though. Two little girls to chase after will do that to you but I wouldn't have it any other way. 

Saturday, we celebrated Addi's third birthday with Paul's family and friends. His sister gave Addison the prettiest and cutest birthday party. She really did an awesome job. Addison absolutely loves Minnie Mouse so Mary Alice (Paul's sister) used that as the theme. The girls loved their Minnie Mouse ears!

Mary Alice had a local wild life place bring some animals for the kids to learn about and pet. It was a big hit! They got to see a tortoise, a baby alligator, a chinchilla, and a parrot. The parrot was the favorite!

Addi blew out her candle while we sang happy birthday. I caught that one, but not the second one! 

I love the girls' faces in this picture. They are both kind of like "really"?!

Addi had a wonderful time with her daddy, aunts & uncles, Nana and friends! I'm so glad Madi and I were able to be there to help celebrate! 

The rest of the weekend was really fun too. The girls played constantly and got along wonderfully. It was great! They played dog all weekend - Madi is the dog and Addi is the owner. 

Paul and I were able to spend some time together in quiet when the girls crashed Saturday night. They were WORN OUT!! But I'll be honest - we were too. We laid on the couch and watched Game Show Network. Ha, shows just how old we are!

So there's the weekend recap. Here's to facing Monday… bleh.