birthday girl

Let it begin with me~ I thought I'd update my blog starting from where I left off toward the end of 2011.
November is my birthday month and my special day itself was a lovely one.

Here I am sporting my sassy new walking attire and tucked into a sock was an even sassier item~ the newest iPhone. I did not need it but boy, am I loving it and I also love a surprise!

I enjoyed a yummy brunch with my three loves at a quaint eatery a few towns over.

I got a warm hug from one on the sweetest boys I know, my neighbor, Schyler.

There was a cheer performed complete with signs created in my honor

And I was even awarded a trophy

Schyler and big sis, Jewel, showered me with more gifts, a sweet gathering at their home, and J sported the 40th birthday party shirt her mama designed for that milestone (a couple of years back now...)

Coconut Cake and Girlfriends = Happiness. 

(dear husband gets me the same cake each year from Tom Douglas's Dahlia Bakery and it is sublime)

One blessed birthday girl & her prince.