Birthday Month

Well now that my birthday month is over, I guess it is time for an update. I had an absolutely wonderful birthday month - and I celebrated with friends and family just about that long too! I think the festivities officially began the day before my bday with my bday lunch with work friends, then pre-birthday dinner with my grandparents at Iron Starr. They came to take us out to eat that evening. Then the next morning, my work friends brought a whole bunch of delicious breakfast food because I was only working a half day because my sweet hubby planned a weekend away for us at a bed and breakfast in Arkansas. I had been looking forward to that for months! We stayed at the Beland Manor which was located just across the Oklahoma border in Ft. Smith. My favorite part of the weekend was the massage that we got Saturday morning right after breakfast. We dont get those nearly enough!! We continued our eating festivities and had dinner at a great little Spanish/Cuban restaurant one night and ate at a German restaurant the other night. Both of which were delicious. We didnt do a lot of shopping but I did get to go to the yarn store there in town and we also played frisbee golf at their park which is always fun! We also watched some movies, relaxed in our room and I was often sitting in the rocker by our fireplace in the room! So that was my first celebration weekend!

Then, the weekend after that, the Meredith clan came to visit us! They made it just in time before we got all the snow that weekend. Luckily we only lost power in the middle of the night or that really would have cramped our style on Saturday! We did a lot of hanging around the house which is always nice. We cooked some delicious food, watched tons of movies and played with some of my new bday gifts too. I got a super awesome Italian Cook Book from Deanna, a few clothing items and a new Wii game called Just Dance from John and Monica and then a surprise present that is not here just yet from everyone which is: a new laptop!!!!!!!!!! (But since this post was originally written, my laptop came in and this is the official new post from my new lappy)! Matt got a super good deal since he is a student at OU and surprised me with it since I always steal his :) We had tons of fun with the new Wii game (which included forcing the boys to play) and just enjoyed being with family and not having too many plans to attend to. And we again managed to eat out a time or two that weekend too!

And then, the weekend after that (last weekend), we got to go to Tulsa and spend time with my family! Shay just moved to a new apt and we went and helped her get all set up in there. And everyone knows how much I LOVE organizing and moving things!!!!!!!!!!! We did tons of shopping but Shay certainly won the spending contest by a factor of 10 or more :) Matt and Janoah got to play frisbee golf, Lucy got to play at the little dog park near by alot, we met up with my grandparents, had delicious desserts from Whole Foods, and got to meet up with some dear friends that we haven't seen in almost 3 years! Way too long! Shay got me a whole bunch of knitting books with tons of cute ideas in them and mom got me a kit to make knitted boots and all of the ZOE group cds that I didnt have and have wanted for a long while!

I am so incredibly blessed to have friends and family that love and care for me so much! They do way more for me than I deserve and I love them very much! I am sure I dont say that enough too!!! Thank you everyone for all the special things you gave me for my bday and for spending time with me and for loving me so much. I love you all and very much!!!!

**sorry for the lack of pictures, I didnt take very many with my camera but I got a few from the John and Monica