This blog has become an absolute afterthought! I haven’t posted anything since Christmas and SO much has been going on!

First and most importantly, I TURNED 30!!!!

I wanted to do something special for the night of (Tuesday, Feb 1) so I requested a dinner with my family (everyone minus Caleb) at Murry’s Dinner Playhouse… It was quite the experience and definitely something different… Everyone had a good time and I’d recommend it- just not every week…

Me and Brother Gabe

Daddy's Girl

Ashley and Gabe

The girls- Mom, Meg, Han

I love my birthdays... 1st favorite holiday!!!

I was supposed to celebrate the weekend after the 1st (Feb 4-6th) with all my favorite girlfriends in a super fancy cabin in Branson MO (appropriate it being the retiree’ vacation destination of the world!) but for some reason Mother Nature wasn’t feeling cooperative… I woke up Friday morning to this…

6-8 lovely inches of ice and snow… And it was even worse up north (in Branson). The trip had to be canceled and because it is close to impossible to get a group of 10, 20-30 something females- half of which are married with children- together for a weekend trip away- we decided to postpone until next year. Disappointing but what can you do? At least the doggies got to enjoy it for the weekend!

Hilde' was not a fan!

Sunny the Snow Bunny!

We were all able to all get together the next weekend for a group birthday dinner at Papa Sushi and a night out at Sticky’s, Ernie Biggs, and, yes, Midtown… (I had to celebrate!)

A few pics of the sweet shirt my girls (Jill actually) made for me for me and Chrissy Jo…

Gift Cards to Franchesca's

And Jess emailed me a few shots from later that night….

Chrissy (her birthday too!), Meg, Jess at Sticky's

With some random guy on the bench outside...

Chad- working it at Midtown...

All in all it was a pretty great birthday month. And since I’ve been “mentally” 30 for the past few years anyway, I finally feel in total equilibrium with the world around me! I know that 2011 is going to be a FABULOUS year!!!