The big 2-9!

Today I celebrated my 29th birthday. It is truly a blessing to be counted among the living! It's so funny how in a year my entire life changed. Last year I celebrated my birthday with my sister and niece at a local Japanese restaurant. For the past few years that has been our ritual because my niece and I share the same birthday. We are exactly 20 years apart. I think that it's really neat to be able to see a miniature version of me at the various stages of life. Anyway, following the dinner last year I retreated back home where I got the "after party" started! Seriously, though I proceeded to drink a full bottle of wine and enjoyed the rest of evening at home alone.

Well that was last year!

This year was SPECTACULAR!!! Kevin and I decided that we wanted to do something special for Meya this year. Back in March, Kevin and I had the opportunity to attend this fun park in Raleigh called Frankies. We had a blast and knew we wanted to share this experience with Meya. Anyway, we decided to make a weekend trip out of it and we wanted to surprise Meya with it. She had a blast at Frankies! I didn't realize it at the time but it was her first time ever getting to actually drive the go carts! She of course was so excited and immediately developed the need for speed! She also got the opportunity to play laser tag for the first time. I am so glad that we were able to give her this experience that she will never ever forget.

The WORLD'S GREATEST HUSBAND....

I am so blessed to have a husband who makes it his mission to satisfy my every desire. What I truly love about Kevin is that he listens to me and really takes my feelings into account with all of his actions. For my birthday Kevin and Bentley gave me a really nice pair of Adidas walking shoes. The gifts didn't stop there because Kevin also gave me a photo printer! What makes this gift so special is that Kevin got this for me because he heard me mention over 6 months ago that I wanted one. Now ladies...how many of you out there have men who remember what you said 6 minutes ago let alone 6 months ago! So, I now have a photo printer and I can now print out pictures for our scrapbook, Christmas cards, and for any other purpose. I'm really excited as I think about the many uses of my gift. I'm sure as our family expands that printer will get a full workout! All in all I have to say this was my best birthday. I was surrounded by family and friends. I was able to give my niece an experience that she will remember forever and my husband did the same for me.

I really love my husband.....