...27... it's gonna be a good year!

I turned 27 on August 4, 2010... 27! Oh my word! My lovely friend Amber Hicks so kindly pointed out that I'm 3 years away from being 30... Gosh I just love her for pointing that out! Haha... But in all seriousness I can honestly say that I had one great birthday!

To help kick things off just right for my 27th on Sunday, August 1st my mama made my favorite meal of all time! Her broccoli, cheese, chicken & rice casserole!!!! Yummy stuff! Thank you mama! She also got me one cute cake!!! Chocolate cake with peanut butter cup ice cream... My mother knows me all to well. I had my family birthday dinner with my parents (love you mommy & daddy), my older brother Thomas & his adorable little family.. Jennifer and their two boys, my adorable little munchkins.. K.C. & Xander. My younger brother Adam & his wife Tiffany were also there to share in the fun. Tiff's bday was the day before along with my parents 31st wedding anniversary. The baby of our fine family was living it large in Vegas on vaca but don't worry... He came home with plenty of loot for his big sis on her bday! Love my family!

..my adorable bday cake that my mommy got me..

 With the help of family & friends my birthday WEEK just kept on getting better & better...

Monday, 8/2/10.. My sissy, Jeanette surprised me with tickets to go and see Mindy Gledhill perform at her album release show down in Provo. What a treat that was! I was so stoked because I love Mindy! She is amazing and if you are not aware of her check her out  http://www.mindygledhill.com/, I'm not lying when I say that you will fall in love with her and stay in love with her. After the show we were able to meet Mindy Gledhill and buy her new album... Which of course I did! And she totally signed it for me! Such a great night. Thank you again Sissy!

~Me, Sissy, & Rachel waiting in line to meet Mindy Gledhill~

..Meeting Mindy Gledhill.. 

Wednesday, August 4, 2010... My actual BIRTHDAY!!! Such a great and happy day! That morning I woke up, headed into the bathroom to find a note siting on the shower door for me. The note was from daddy :) and he had written this note on a Christmas Card.. LOL He was wishing me a "Happy Birthday!" and letting me know that he had clean the bathtub for me for my birthday... Haha.. Seriously?! How did I get so lucky to have a such a great and funny dad? Let me tell you though it was sure nice to take a shower in a clean tub & a clean tub that I didn't have to clean! Thanks dad! When I arrived at work I was greeted with well wishes and happy birthdays from all around.One thing that I love about birthdays... You're kind of popular and it's kind of fun! My adorable friends Amber & Crystal were too cute... They brought in flowers & a little bday cake for me. We have this tradition where we bring each other cake & flowers for each others on our birthdays every year, best tradition EVER! Thank you girls! The day just kept going and kept getting better as it went...

For lunch that afternoon the girls from the office & I ventured over to Trolley Square which is a shopping center in down town SLC, UT ... We went to the ONE & ONLY Old Spaghetti Factory located with in the Trolley Square.. Yummy! Yummy! Yummy! Such a great place to have my birthday lunch with some pretty amazing ladies! After lunch I was surprised by my good friend Sheri Jensen who stopped by my office on her way to the airport before she flew out of town to Cali for vaca.. She came with a single red rose and some cute little goodies in hand with a big birthday hug to boot! I can honestly say that I easily have the BEST friends in the world that a girl could ever have!
For my birthday night! My awesome friend Kade or as I prefer.. Kadinkins! Was so kind to take me out on the town for dinner at Mimi's and a movie at Jordan Commons.. We had some yummy food, played some awesome games at the arcade and watched a very strange movie... Charlie St. Cloud (if you ask us.. don't waste your time watching this movie), we learned that evening that apparently ghost can have sex?! WTH? Yeah totally strange movie. Over all though.. Between the two of us.. Kadikins and I can make any moment the best moment ever! We had a blast! Thank you Kadikins!

Kadikins & I waiting for our movie to start... We are so attractive! 

 Friday, 8/6/10... I was told to show up at Meeshy Boo's house at 6:30pm but I was not told as to what we were doing for the evening. When I arrived.... Meeshy was in the kitchen cookin' up a storm and SkyeBabe was on her way over. SkyeBabe not too shortly after I did, she came in with presents in hand and a big fat smile on her face! Love that girl! She gave me a hug and than was quickly at Meeshy's side helpin' with the cooking. They made some yummy pasta & chicken and a fabulous salad. We had dinner, shared some laughter and than enjoyed some ice cream & cake! I was than told that it was present time!!!! I love my girls! They seriously know me WAY too well!
Meeshy... She gave me the cutest pair of flower shoes! They're adorable!!!! I love them! And of course a super adorable card! Skye.. She got me the most amazing picture of one my idols, Audrey Hepburn!!!! This is now hanging in my office =) & she bought me a super cute hand band.
After present time we headed downstairs to watch ourselves some Roller Bounce! Great movie.. Any movie with roller skates is a great movie! LOL.. I had a such a great night!!!! Thank you Meeshy & SkyeBabe!

*my adorable flower shoes! thank you meeshy*

*audrey hepburn! love this pic! thank skyebabe!*

*cute hand band.. thank you skyebabe*

Meeshy, Me & Skye Babe ..these ladies right here are the best EVER!

Ending the week.. On 8/7/2010 6 of us gathered together down town at the Red Lion Hotel on 6th South to meet up with the FUN BUS to head out to Wendover to stir up some fun and trouble! Let me just say that I had one great night with these 5 great people!!!! Kelly, Troy, Patty, Skye & Meeshy rocked my world in Wendover! We ate some really bad food at the local buffet, had some good dessert, gambled a little money, danced our socks off and listen to one great band at the Rainbow.. it was a night of fun and memories that I'm so grateful to have. We left Salt Lake around 6pm and didn't arrive back till about 4am ... That should tell you that Wendover did us right! =) LOL such a fun birthday!!!!

Meeshy, Skye, Patty, Me, Kelly & Troy .. Getting on the FUN BUS!

I just want to say thank you to my family & my friends for one great birthday and birthday week! I am the luckiest girl in the world to know and have such amazing people in my life to share life with! Thank you for all that you each do for me and have done for me! I love you all!!!! Thank you!