More Celebrations!

My family has been a little crazy over the past two weeks celebrating birthdays and keeping up with our busy schedules.  So glad this weekend was fun and relaxing because we are gearing up for three weeks of craziness. 

This week we celebrated, but also prayed for several friends as they endured medical issues.  Thank goodness by the end of the week our friends all had good news to share.  Prayer is very powerful. 

My family and friends have helped my hubby and I celebrate our recent birthdays with lots of laughs.  I started my weekend at my neighbor's house as she presented me this:


Not long after I left my friend's house I ventured to my in-laws for hor d'oeuvres.  What a fun time we had talking about the news of the day- buzz about a new business (something to do on Saturday night) and the other happenings in our small community.  After this fun celebration we headed home for one of my favorite meals, BBQ from a local restaurant.  The evening was topped off watching a movie with my son-sorry to say I fell asleep- must be getting old or something!

On Saturday, I was the first one up as always so I waited for the hubby and kiddos to start the day.  As friends commented on Facebook about the awesome forecast, I admitted it was all because I requested it.  Gorgeous weekend!  My hubby, the gourmet cook (ha! ha!) prepared my birthday breakfast (Hotcakes from McDonalds).  My sweet princess presented me with an array of art projects/gifts created on the backside of worksheets from school- absolute treasures!  Hubby listened all week as I hinted about the cute jewelry at a local gift shop- guess what I he listened!  We were planning to visit a friend in the hospital, but did not on the advice of his wife.  Instead, we decided to make a run to the city to buy a few gifts for upcoming birthdays and run a few errands.  My daughter got into the make-up before we left home and adorned her eyelids with dark green eyeshadow.  At least the make-up matched her preppy pink and green outfit, but I was afraid someone would mistake us for gypsies (you must live where we do to understand).  While shopping we encountered a family in matching warm-up suits- a must have for our family of four (JK!).  Don't you love people watching?  Late in the afternoon we hurried back home to dine with friends and family at a restaurant on the river.  We don't live on the coast, but I must say some of our local restaurants have much better seafood than I have ever eaten while visiting the coast. Time to take advantage of this gorgeous weather and walk off the last two weeks of celebrations.

***Warning- We took a few pictures, but cellphones just don't provide the quality of a digital camera.