Thanks Tanja!!

I got another birthday present today!! This morning the doorbell rang and Ryan answered it and there was a package waiting there for me! Woo hoo!! I opened it up and took out the cutest pair of pj shorts from Victoria's Secret...and the best part...they are Florida Gator pj shorts!! :-) Thanks Tanja!!!!

Dinner with friends

Today was a LONG day at work but what kept me going all day was thinking about dinner! :-) We had plans to meet up with our friends Jordan and Amanda at a sushi restaurant that is only about 10 minutes from our house. Everything that we've ever had there has been absolutely delicious...I think I could eat there every night! :-) Isn't the dragonfly they drew on my plate just the cutest?? :-)

Another great 27th birthday!

Today was my 27th birthday - again! :-) It was a nice day...school was out so Libby went to work with me. I had a busy morning at work and Libby had a dental appointment at 11:00am so I was out of the office most of the morning and got back just in time to take her to her dental appointment. On Friday my co-workers said that they wanted to take me to lunch on Monday for my birthday but I told them about Libby's appointment and I didn't know what time I'd be returning to the office. So, they came up with "Plan B" and ordered pizza and brought a salad with tons of toppings and one lady made me a special birthday cake! When Libby and I got back from her dental appointment everyone was already in the conference room enjoying my birthday lunch! :-) We went in a joined them and had a nice lunch and then it was back to work.

After work Libby and I came home and got ready to go out to dinner. We went to my favorite Mexican restaurant and tonight was just as yummy as always! Nothing beats a delicious chicken chimichanga! After dinner we came home and had cake and ice cream and I got my gifts!

I got tons of birthday texts and emails today and my nieces called me tonight so it was a wonderful day!! I had a fabulous birthday weekend!!!! 27 isn't that bad! :-)

One more week!

One more week and Denali comes home! I'm trying to be excited about it...but I'm more scared than anything. Today we took a leisurely Sunday drive an hour away to the breeder's house to visit with Denali. We wanted to see how much he has grown since we last saw him and I really wanted to see if she still had the same laid-back personality he had when we first met him. We got there and walked inside the house and a little black and white ball of fuzz went running through the room and went under the chair. It was so cute. :-) We fished him out and held him and took pictures and the whole time he just cuddled up to us. I hope he stays that sweet forever! We took him to the back of the house and saw him play with his five brothers and his sister. They were all so dang cute. One puppy was sleeping and Denali went over and cuddled right up to his brother. He really is a cutie. We thought we had to wait until February 3rd to bring him home but the breeder said that once he takes Denali to the vet on Saturday he'll be able to come home so we may be bringing him home a few days early.
Denali

Denali's mom Nilka

Denali's gorgeous dad Sebastian

Birthday tea

Today was my birthday tea!! We went to a tea room in Jacksonville since my favorite tea room closed in December. We have been to this tea room a few times before and always had outstanding service and a great time so we decided to go to this tea room for my birthday tea. Boy was that a mistake! :-) The morning started off well...we had a nice hour and a half drive to Jacksonville chatting and laughing and having a good time. The requirement that I asked of everyone was that they wear tea hats. Not everyone was pleased with my request but everyone went along with it for me. :-) We got to the Tea Room and when we were about to be seated they informed us that we'd be seated at two different tables. I asked if we could move the tables together and we were told that it was not allowed. WHAT??? Why would I only want to sit with only half of my friends????? Ugh. So, four of us sat at one table and three of us sat at another table. :-( The service was incredibly slow...tea service usually takes about an hour to an hour and a half...today it took us three hours to get through our tea service! After we were all done eating we decided to be rebellious and we finally got the nerve to slide our tables together so that I could open my gifts from my lovely girlies. My wonderful friends gave me some fabulous gifts!! After I opened my gifts from them I passed out the little favor bags I'd made for everyone

and then it was time to go. The drive back home was just as fun as the drive there with everyone chatting and laughing. So, even though the service at our Tea Room today was awful my friends still made it a wonderful birthday celebration for me! I thoroughly enjoyed spending the day with my special friends celebrating my special day! :-)

It happened again...

Well, it happened again. It hasn't happened since Libby was in Kindergarten but it happened this morning. I overslept...BIG TIME. I get up usually between 5:40 and 6:00am. 6:00 is the latest I can get up and get us out of the door on time...we are rushed but we still get out on time. This morning I'm sleeping soundly in my bed and Ryan's phone rings. I think, "Who the heck is calling us before 5:40am?????" I look over at the clock and it's 7:34am. C.R.A.P!!!! The first bell rings at school at 7:35am. I go in and made Libby's breakfast, and quickly packed her lunch and fed the cats. I went into Libby's room and she is usually a little bear in the mornings but I told her we were super late and I needed her help. Amazingly she hopped right up and got herself dressed and ready and ate her breakfast while I VERY quickly got ready for work. I got her to school at 8:00 and checked her in and sent her on her way to class and then I headed to work.

This morning I was was supposed to be at a client's office first thing (8:00) to hand out payroll checks. Yikes...not a good morning to be late! I got there at 8:45 and quickly got checks ready and everyone was finally happy. :-) We've been trying to convince the employees there to sign up for direct deposit and I think today may have helped in our efforts to get them enrolled in direct deposit! ;-)

Juice box

So, we are riding in the car and I've stopped the radio on a station that plays music from the 70's, 80's, 90's, and today. The next song that came on was Joan Jett's "I love rock and roll." Libby asked me to turn up the radio...so okay, I turn it up. Libby starts belting out..."I love rock and roll. Put another dime in the JUICE BOX baby!" That was the best laugh I've had in a while!! :-)