Happy Valentine's Day!

I hope all you LOVERS had a great day! I just LOVE the word LOVERS don't you? I can't help but laugh when I say it!

Anyway, I worked today so Dave and I celebrated our night out on Sunday.

This is my amazing self-photography skills. The best pic I got of the two of us from that night. Dave had to work that evening so we just went to dinner at our favorite restaurant. I even got a single red rose! (That Kensley quickly stole from me upon returning home and then forced us all to sniff for the next hour). Thank you Grandma Patti for babysitting!

Since I worked today, Dave ended up taking the kiddies to playgroup. They had a valentine exchange at Chick-fil-a. I'm a little sad I missed out on it. Chick-fil-a is my favorite! Dave told me Kensley had a blast and I'm sure she did since there was lots of C-A-N-D-Y involved. 

I think Valentine's Day is a fun day to remind you of how lucky you are to have someone you love in your life. I am so lucky to have a husband who treats me like every day is Valentine's Day. He wakes up and lets me sleep in while he takes care of the kids, he helps out around the house and it's the little things he does to let me know he cares. It's been almost 9 years and he hasn't run away screaming yet! I am blessed!

My Birthday

Last Wednesday was my 29th birthday. Can I just say for the record, "How in the world did I get so old?" I can't believe this is my last year in my twenties. I'm not really sad about it or anything, just surprised at how quickly the years seem to go as I get older.

I was sort of bummed on my birthday because Dave was working a 12 hour day and wouldn't be home till 8 that night. My girlfriend Jaime stopped by for a bit with a card and chocolates (THANK YOU JAIME!!!!) and that did cheer me up a little but I missed my man.

Around 6 I got a knock at my door and since I wasn't expecting anyone I had no clue who it was. I couldn't believe it when I opened my door and saw this...



In case you can't tell, that's my hubby behind those balloons!

Pretty sure I started crying when I saw him. I was so happy to see his face. He managed to get off a few hours early and surprise me. We ended up ordering a pizza, drinking sangria and having cupcakes. We tried to watch Inception again but it was late and we both were so tired we only made it about half-way through. But it was one of the best birthday surprises.



Looks like someone else really liked my balloon too. And after it all it was his HALF BIRTHDAY too!

Happy Thanksgiving!

From The Barb's

Blast From the Past

Yours truly at age 3.

5 years ago today...