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wordless wednesday :: a little birthday recap

it's my birthday... again!

So... today's my birthday!  and I'm old!

Just kidding. but not really! Besides you are only as old as you feel, right? and I'm feeling pretty awesome!

I am having a great birthday! I have been celebrating all week and plan to continue on through the weekend!
Here are just a few random pics of my week so far...

Kate Spade and a raspberry lemonade cupcake from my favorite plaza bakery! Yum! I am planning to stop back in today for the flavor of the month: Lemon Meringue Pie, which they were sold out of my last stop. I love lemon!

I've gotten several fun packages this week and I've been shopping for some fun summer necessities!

We've been to a couple of games, Wednesday night's game was gorgeous and I've been splurging on fun birthday week food!

I stopped at the lake the other night to get this year's stickers and gate codes for our boat and the water looked amazing, there was a gorgeous sail boat out taking advantage of the nice breeze. I can't wait to have our first day out this summer! I love the lake!

The SeaLife Aquarium opened up a few weeks ago and we decided to go last weekend! I love seeing all the cool looking fish, the red starfish below was amazing, it was the brightest red... so pretty!

I'm looking forward to celebrating my birthday tonight with a surprise dinner from my hubs, all I know is we have 7:00 PM reservations so it will be fun to see where we end up! I also have some fun outings this weekend with friends planned, so hopefully I'll snap a pic or two and can get a post up next week to recap all of my birthday fun!

Hope everyone has a great weekend!

Happy 2012!

This year we decided to have a low-key New Year's Eve bash and invite a few friends over for dinner, some games, and a champagne countdown! We had a blast! My sweethubs grilled steak, chicken, salmon, I made some sides and our friends brought a few apps, desserts and drinks as well... After some hilarious sessions of Wii Just Dance 3 we ended the evening with a champagne toast and confetti cannons!

2011 was a trying year... I lost my dad and had several unsuccessful rounds of Chlomid.

But, we also have some great memories... we went to Keeneland with some KC friends, we went to Myrtle Beach with my FIL & SIL, we took little bit and a friend to Chicago, I took little bit to California, I won Taylor Swift tix on little bit's 14th b-day and we enjoyed her awesome concert at Arrowhead, we also saw Selena Gomez perform at Starlight in KC, I won an Ipad2, we spent many weekends on our boat at the lake with friends, I ran the Trolley Run with friends and had my best time, and sooo many other wonderful things (weekly dinners with friends, game nights, bookclub dinners)...

and lastly, I am sooo thankful that I was back home the weekend before my dad passed and I was able to spend the night with him and enjoy his company (unknowingly those were our last moments together). We both had bought lottery tix and we joked how each of us were going to win and too bad for the other... we had popcorn and watched HGTV, I had to get up with him that night because he awoke with a nose bleed (but I wasn't bothered to be washing pillow cases at 3:00 in the morning), we would usually eat breakfast with my granny but he slept in because he didn't feel well but he got up before I left to leave for KC, he told me to drive safe and he loved me and I said I always do and I love you too! I will always have this last memory of my dad and it was a great one, I hate that my dad is no longer with us but I am at peace with him being gone and not suffering, not living, I wish things would have been different but you can only live your own life. Reflecting on this past year has given me much insight for this year to come and my future... I have high hopes and aspirations for 2012! 

one wish for Christmas...

my sweet hubs just sent me this email...

oh, if I could just be granted one wish for Christmas...

Independence Day Escapades

Happy Independence Day!!!

I'm having a lazy day enjoying the beautiful sunshine!

Tonight we will enjoy some fireworks with friends after watching the KC T-bones hopefully bring home a win, what's more fun on America's day of Independence than some good ol' baseball, hot dogs, and fireworks!

I'm feeling festive with Essie's Escapades on my toes, it's a fun and cheery red... perfect for today!

Hope you are enjoying your day of Independence and thinking of all the brave soldiers who have fought and still fight today to keep our country free!

We live in the greatest country, a sweet land of liberty, never forget those who have fought and died for this right and never take it for granted! 

Bluegrass Bourbon

 ~official bourbon of The Kentucky Derby~

~track system from the 1800's still used to roll barrels into warehouses~

                                                                        ~elijah the cat~

~horse sculpture made from a bourbon barrel~