My 39th Birthday

My sweets decorated for Mommy

on her 39th Birthday!!!

(well, actually HADLEE did!!!)

My sweet, sweet girl!!!!!!!!!

 After church, they gave me my gifts!

Hadlee went with a "chevron" theme...

LOVE it!!!!!!!!!!!

They surprised me with an AWESOME

Texas Ranger blanket and perfume!

Troy loves to spoil me:)

 The weather was COLD and yucky that

day...in fact, the roads were ICY!!!!

We couldn't leave to go celebrate,

but that turned out PeRFeCT!!!!!!

We snuggled as a family under my new

blanket for most of the day....

there could be NO better way to celebrate

my birthday than with my favorite four!!!

This little lady was especially sensitive

to it being mommy's special day...

love her heart so much!

 Troy braved the ice on the roads

to go get pizza for us and my cake!!!

 "39"

 The first day of 39 was perfect...

 ...because of these sweet babies!!!!!!!

My best, sweetest birthday love and

wishes came from my little family

and my extended family/close friends,

but I also had messages and calls

and facebook posts from so many

dear, dear friends from forever

and from late!  39 is wonderful;) 

Even a few tears came to my eyes

when I talked to my parents on the

phone...they were wanting to

still come by even though

the roads were icy.  The little

girl in me really did want to

see them on my birthday;(

 I probably got 39 kisses

from this kid that day.....

 We played games...

Hunter has us hooked on Sequence!!!

 ...and Julia was on TV for my birthday!

 The Oscars didn't seem to interest

my man though...and he and I fought

over MY new blanket all day!!!!!!!

And we still are!!!!!;)

 I'm so NOT about gifts anymore...

of course I love "stuff" ~ don't get

me wrong, but I just hate for

people to have to buy things for me.

THAT being said though, I must

admit that I got the MOST

fabulous GIFTS EVER this birthday!!!

Everyone spoiled me!!!!!!!!

It started the day before my birthday

when this hilarious card

and jewels arrived from Kelli Kelly...

soooooooooooo us!!!!!!!!!!  ha!

(Love my bday earring exchange

with Kimberly & Kelli every year!)

I seriously wanted to lay out

all of my fabulous gifts and

take a picture, but I just felt

 too silly doing that!!!;)

My amazing friends, family & students

really, really know me and

my likes though!!!

I truly could go on and on!

FuN jewelry, scarves, pj's, a

monogrammed bag, candles...

oh MY!!!!!!!!!!

Such a fun birthday:)

 

Couldn't resist snapping this picture

on Friday morning

in my darling new Midway chevron

scarf that my birthday buddy,

Mrs. Bain, gave me!!!

(she's Melle to me...

but Mrs. Bain in our house!)

Other than the day with my family,

 my sweetest, best surprise came

from this GUY...first of all, he was so

bummed that we didn't get to go

celebrate my birthday that night:(

So the next day, after the ice had melted

and I went to see him, he had the

sweetest best hug for me PLUS a present.

A Brighton bracelet that I l-o-v-e LOVE!!!!!!!!!!

He's not supposed to be buying me gifts!

 I have about ten earthly possessions that

are TRULY priceless to me. The Tiffany's

bracelet that Troy gave me the day I had

Walker, a pillow that Troy's Grandma Robinett

gave me, a stuffed duck that my student

who passed away had given me right

before she suddenly died, a brunette

angel that my mother gave me...just to name a few.

Well, this bracelet just moved into that list!

Why?  First because I love it...it's just me.

But moreso because it's from Travis...

and I look down at it and I think of him

and how sweet he is to me and how he

expresses his love and gratitude to me. 

My cup runneth over in so many ways

and I especially realize and take note

of this on my birthday every year. 

Enter his gates with thanksgiving and

his courts with praise;  give thanks to him

and praise his name.  For the Lord is good

and his love endures forever;

his faithfulness continues through all

generations.  Psalm 100:4-5