80 years... :)

We had a wonderful time celebrating Daddy Bob's birthday in Birmingham this past weekend. We stayed at an amazing resort... turns out that our suite had water damage from the night before, so we were upgraded to the "Governor's Suite." Stinks, huh? We were thankfully able to manage... :)
We ate dinner at one of my favorite seafood restaurants, Landry's. The one on the coast has been gone since Katrina, so we enjoyed eating there again!

Yum! Even the sign confirms the great seafood... and feel free to join their email club. :)

The fam outside of the restaurant... we're cute. :)

Four generations :)

The hosts of the weekend, my sweet Mama and Daddy

Ab, Trae, Mama, and Daddy

My sweetheart and me... we finally remembered to take a picture together! :)Here's Daddy Bob with his favorite granddaughter and favorite grandson-in-law... :)


Then it was back to the suite for the party! Here's Ab, Amber, and Trae with the birthday boy... notice Abbie's birthday visor. She wanted us to have "party hats" and we found these at the dollar store... they were perfect! :)

See? :)

No, we didn't have 80 candles... just the 8 and the 0. :)

Testing the icing...

Kisses for the "birshday boy!" Sweetest moment of the night...

We LOVED the birthday card for Daddy Bob! It played "Celebration!" We heard it... oh, about 100 times this night. :)

We danced to it... a lot.

Daddy Bob even cut a rug! :)

We clapped, too! :)

Don't be jealous of our hats. Eric put a deer on his... just plain mean.

It was a fun night for sure! :)

My Mama is the best party planner! :)

Another Jackson Birthday :)

Mr. Terry had his birthday the week after Kyle's birthday. I made this cake for him... it turned out to be pretty cute to be so ugly. hehe :)

Go Vols. Woo-hoo.

The birthday boy :)

Robbie's grandbabies were there to celebrate, too. This is little Jackson... such a CUTIE!! This picture describes him perfectly! He is a hoot! :)

Happy Birthday, Kyle! :)

I doubt Kyle (Eric's brother) has ever seen our blog, but maybe he will look at it since he has a post dedicated to him! :)

We had a fun time celebrating and spending time with family. Eric and I are very close to both of our families, and we love every minute we get to spend with them. Here are some pictures from the weekend:

Umm... meet my stepfather, Warren? This one's a framer.

LaToya and Julie drove all the way from Nashville!! Crazy, huh?

Love him. :)

Kyle ordered a "funfetti" cake for his birthday. I took it to the extreme (naturally) and made a funfetti cake complete with pink icing, sprinkles, and hearts. Isn't that the way most 7 year old girls like their funfetti cakes??

I also made a more masculine one... just for kicks.

Haven even stopped by to wish Kyle a happy birthday! Eric said, "Surprise!" and this is the pose she did! Love it! :)

This fun family time made me miss my Mama and Daddy so much that Eric and I drove to see them a few weeks later. :) I'll post those pics as soon as I get them uploaded! :)

The Big 2-8! :)

(I love being called "Aunt Johnnie!" It's the best when Ab says it... such a sweet accent... "Hey, AntJawnie!" All one word... I need to get it on tape...)

First of all, no comments from the peanut gallery about the title of this blog. :) I don't think I'm "old" nor do I feel "old." Honestly, I'm looking forward to the next year of my life. The past year of my life was by far the most amazing, and I cannot wait to see what God has in store for this year!

Ok, my birthday (January 13) was so much fun! School was great... lots of goodies and cards... and, of course, letting my class do things we wouldn't normally do, simply because "it's my birthday!" My students are a blast to be around, so they helped make my day great! That evening, Eric and I went to eat at my favorite restaurant, Pancho's. Here are some pics from our dinner:


Lots of things to notice about this one.
#1: The enormous amount of food on the plate. Having just started Weight Watchers the week before, I obviously felt the need to "celebrate" this night since, you guessed it, "it's my birthday!" Rest assured I didn't come close to finishing this plate.
#2: Margaritas on the rocks with extra salt make the world a better place for me and those around me.
#3: I wore the sombrero even though I'm not a fan of people singing to me in public places. Thanks, honey. :)


Oh... and the sombrero, despite it's massive circumference, did not even come close to fitting my head. Shocker, I know. The men who serenaded me tried two or three times to get it to fit. Poor things... they didn't know what they were dealing with here.


Apparently I got over the whole sombrero thing. Mr. Margarita saves the day! :)

When we got home, we had a birthday celebration, complete with cake, candles, and presents!


Mama and Abbie had picked this cake and these groovy candles out for me the weekend before my birthday! It was DEE-licious! :) ...and might I add that I am quite the fan of tall skinny birthday candles! Who knew?


Here's a picture of me with my loot from my parents--complete with the cheerleader head tilt for some bizarre reason! I would point out a favorite, but I don't have just one... I really loved everything they gave me! :) Thanks so much, Mama and Daddy!


These beautiful flowers were a gift from my hubby! I love that since he couldn't decide on roses or daisies, he just got both of them! :) What a sweet man...


My new diamond studs were also a gift from my hubby.
He spoils me! :)


...AND he got me a new watch (don't know why it's black and white... I guess it helps my freckles look not quite as "frecklish")!


This was a sticker that was in the card from my sweet niece... I love being an aunt! :)

Needless to say, it was such a wonderful day! I am one lucky girl!