LOVED

Did I mention to you guys how much

I love birthday (weeks!) for my children,

my hubby, my family, my friends...

and myself?!?

I have sweet friends at school

who always remember my birthday

with flowers, cake and gifts...

Boy was I feelin' the FACEBOOK love

on my birthday. My wall has never seen

so much action!

ALL of my friends

are so kind to me on my birthday!!!

The Hoodies each dropped by with a somethin'

somethin'. In fact, this Little Hoodie,

Brady, brought a treat by and

he didn't want to leave!!!

Made my day...

Table for 18 please for my

crrrraaaaaazzzzzy family

at my favorite Mexican food restaurant!Sweet, Special Guests...Do you think it's obvious that

I love this little girl?!?Look at my hubby getting my cake ready!

What a hubby taking care

of his 34 year old wifey!!!

LOTS 'o beautiful & sweet cards...

and you know what THAT means!

Good stuff INSIDE the cards! hee hee!!!

Feeling the L-O-V-E...
HAPPY girl at 34!!!

More special guests...I love my family!!!Having ALL of my loves at my

celebration is the BEST gift of all!!!How sweet it is to be

LOVED by them!!!

How about these beautiful flowers

from my beautiful Aunt Kitty...

There is one thing I can say for sure

about my life...

I have always felt very LOVED!!!

It's such an amazing

blessing and one that I give serious

thanks for on a daily basis.

I am always especially reminded of the

LOVING people in my life

on my birthday.

I specifically remember my first
birthday after I moved ON MY OWN to
Dallas after college. I hadn't made many

close friends yet and

I was ALONE on my birthday.

(When my parents left me after they helped move
me in my apartment, the last words said
were "You know the way to work, the grocery

store and the Galleria. You'll be fine." ha ha!)

I was so sad that I would be alone
on that birthday in Big D.

I picked up my favorite

dish at the time from Johnny

Carino's and went home sulking.
Thank the Good Lord I had not gone

anywhere. I would have never, ever been able

to return all of the birthday calls I received.

I have friends who come
out of the woodworks EVERY YEAR

on my birthday to show me some love.

God is good and one thing
I have never doubted is that I am LOVED...

by HIM, my family, and my friends.

OH, and now my BLOGGING FRIENDS!!!

I just don't know how it is that

I've been blessed with the most amazing,

loving family and friends in the world.

I have had my good times in life

and my bad times...

but one thing I can say

for certain is that through it all,

I've felt LOVED.

I am so glad we have birthdays...

it's the perfect, extra special day

to really show our LOVE!
My prayer is that I show the same amount

of love to MY friends and family on

their birthdays (and everyday) as

I've been shown.

I am one blessed girl at 34!!!

Thanks for the BIRTHDAY Love!