What a great birth-week I had. I have been spoiled mercilessly by my family and friends. A couple of weeks before my birthday, LeAnn took my bike to have it fixed so we can ride together - a cleaver gift for sure! Besides that, I now have a lovely table cloth and place mats, beautiful flowers to welcome people to my home, a note pad and pen to write things on, hand-prints from Ammon and Abbie, a beautiful frame and game from Bailee, a pedicure plus from my married children, earrings, planters, a fire-pit, and a fabulous camera to record our wonderful life adventure on. To finish the day with a even more positive note, Jason called and told me I got the job from Worldmark. All in all a great week! Thanks you to all - your generosity is only exceeded by the love I have for all of you. No one could ask for more awesome family and friends.
I am sure I gained who knows how many pounds. I started celebrating on Wednesday, and did not stop til I finished a juicy, yummy dessert on Sunday night. Wednesday was Andy's 23rd birthday, so we went to lunch and they gave us free dessert, Thursday Anne Kowallis, Heidi Martell , Julie Davis and I shared a wonderful luncheon! (with dessert of course) Friday was an amazing girls brunch (Ammon was there as well) hosted by our budding chef Meg and attended by Janelle, Kathie, Bailee, Janie, Afton, Ammon, and baby Abbie. The meal was like dessert (Croissant french bread with caramelized apples, we had chocolate fruit on our plates as well. Then to top things off, Meg designed a beautiful fruit bouquet as the centerpiece which I refused to eat and took home for our Saturday celebration. On Saturday we celebrated Andy's B-day, My B-day and Mother's Day. We had foil dinners and enjoyed the bouquet along with them.(Bailee says she ate most of it!) It was a fun time for all. Then, Sunday was mother's day and we took sandwiches and fruit down to Grandma Betty for Mother's day lunch and then came home to have a luscious Mexican salad bar. Meg found the recipe, Dave and Jason grilled and Meg, Janelle, and I cut up toppings in the kitchen. For dessert Janelle treated us to a frozen Strawberry sensation. I could explain it, but you really just have to taste it to realize how good it is. Everyone loved it. Afton had a few pieces on her plate to finish and Janelle called her back to do so. She walked to the other side of Janelle where the rest of the dessert was on a plate. We all laughed as she saw it and said, with great expression, "HELL-O."
Anyway, like I said, there was great food all week long. I can always repent and get on track this next week.
let's get this thing off the ground
15 years ago
