So, today 22 years ago was my day of birth (thanks mom)! The day started out awesome. I woke up around 7:30 and walked into our kitchen to find the wall plastered with pictures from the past year with Julie. And in the background was Kris Allen, the new American Idol, and his CD! Then around 8:00 AM about 10 of my friends showed up to have breakfast and enjoy each others company. They slowly started to go home or go to school (who does that) and Kelli stuck around for a while, thanks to her sick day, and we got to talk for a while which is always great. At 2:00 pm I went and saw the most incredible movie I have seen in a long time - UP, in 3D! That movie has every emotion of the rainbow and is just one of the new favorites for sure! I then hurried over to cross country practice where 2 of my kids made me mac & cheese with a candle in it.... and brought window paint to write on my car however I biked so they just attacked me and painted my body. After that I got to spend time with the family. I went to dinner with my father and brother and then had dessert at my mom's with her and Jen. But, I went back to my dads after dessert and he has a tradition of making a cake every year, so he had another cake for me there. I am now left with a lot of cake... but that's not a bad thing.
All in all, it was a wonderful day/week of birthday!
A few shoot outs:
-Mom : Thanks for birthing me and always being there through thick and thin. To always know you're on my side helps me get through everyday. And for the watermelon in my hair!
-Dad : Thanks for helping create me.... and giving me so many of your traits, however some I could probably live without (like only answering the question given). But the relationship we have grown into is everything more than I ever asked for.
-Thaniel : For making it on my birthday!!! That was something I have been looking forward to for a long time now. Thank you for blessing me with your presence! I've made it 22 years now, and I have you to thank for getting me through most of it.
- J : Uhhh.... this could go for too long, so to make it short and sweet (for now), thank you for the most incredible week, let alone year. When Kara and Abby told me I need to say the best 3 things of my twenty-first year, you were one of them.
-Emily : Thank you for the flipping my life around to a one with Christ... and to surprising me on not my birthday to a day filled with a human hamster wheel!
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