Birthday Fun!

Yesterday I celebrated my 24th birthday! I remember when my oldest sister Heather turned 25 thinking how ancient she was ;) Well, I guess I can breathe a sigh of relief since I'm not quite "ancient" yet. Lol...jk to all those of you over 25. ;) But it's crazy thinking that you're almost a quarter century old! Hmmm...no likey. However, I've learned a lot in my 24 years of life! I've also been very blessed with the life I've been given. I hope to grow and experience much more in my next 76 years. ;) Maybe this will be the year that Jared and I will get to move back to Utah! :) Maybe this will be the year we buy our first house!! I cant wait to be my own "interior designer!" I already have plans of what I want to do with my future house! :) And maybe, just maybe we'll be blessed with a baby and make our family of two, three. These are some of my goals this next year...or the years to come. :) I've been SO blessed with the life I have already though. I have an amazing family, I have the BESTEST hubby in the WORLD that treats me like his queen and best friend and I've been blessed with the MOST amazing friends a girl could have, that love me...even with my A.D.D attributes. ;) Lol..I love you guys! :) I'm also SO grateful to be LDS. :) My faith gives me purpose and strength every day and I really would be lost without it. And one last thing, I'm SO grateful for my country! I'm so lucky and priveledged to be able to live in a FREE country! I've always loved Europe, it's elegance and finding out my heritage through geneology work, and those who we're related to...which is way fun to find out. :) And I'd love to visit some of the areas over there where family was from, but I'll never be more PROUD of my ancestors that decided to "high tail" it out of Europe and come here, to the land of the free, so that they could have the freedom to worship who they wanted and not be punished for it! Sorry, I just love geneology. ;) But thanks to those ancestors, I can live free and so can my family, future family and their posterity. :) I'm grateful for all of the service men and women who protect our freedom every day! THANK YOU! :) There's only one expression that I can describe the feelings in my heart. Gratitude. :) Its a good feeling! It's like that Martina McBride song "I have been blessed." It's a good one and will leave you feeling happy. :) They say happiness is contageous, so pass it on. :) Ok, now I'll get to my Birthday. :) It was awesome! I got a lot of cute cards in the mail from family and friends and fun phone calls. :) Then, when the Mr. came home we went out to dinner @ Me N' Eds Pizza and had their Hot Hawiian. It was DELICIOUS!! *Choir of angels singing* haha. Then, we came home and unwrapped presents. I loved all the cute clothes and lotions...but my cute little iPod shuffle thinggy in bubble gum pink was my favorite. :) I've been getting a little repetative to Jared about getting a shuffle, because I've been running with my iPod, and it's all heavy and stuff....so this shuffle is amazing, because it just clicks onto my shirt or pants and is completely hands free. I love it. :) I love to jog and now the experience will be more exciting. :) YAY! Then the finale of the evening came with Jared's homemade chocolate cake and store bought cookie dough ice cream. Mmmm mmm good! Lol...but yeah, he seriously made it from scratch! (Except for the frosting) ;) And it was Soooooo good! Good job Bubba! :) It was a fantastic birthday! :) And I thank all of my amazing friends and family for making it that way. :) Thank you! Now bring on the weekend for more birthday celebration with the fam!! :) Can't wait!