birthday celebration: part two.

as you know, i spent my real birthday in nyc.

however, every year my mom always has each

of us a family birthday party with food of our choice,

presents, and of course family and close friends.

this year we celebrated a little late, but

celebrated nonetheless.

hey, i can't complain. i love having a birthday for two weeks.

new york minute: part three.

our last day in the city was a rainy one.

we started off the day with breakfast at Fred's.

so good, so so good.

we then went through the MoMA.

afterwards, my dad had to leave to make

his flight.

we went in a few shops and

decided to take a break at Saks

for cappuccinos and chocolate cake.

we decided our feet were rather tired

by day four.

we then headed back to the hotel

to get our luggage so we could

make our flight home.

until next time nyc!

new york minute: part two.

saturday was my actual birthday.

it was a very memorable day complete with:
walking around the city,
breakfast at Dean & Deluca,
the Rockette's Christmas spectacular,
lunch at Cafeteria,
jumping around in central park,
dinner at the River Cafe,
and of course a few presents!

it was a birthday for the books for sure.

new york minute: part one.

we flew to nyc for my 23rd birthday.

the city is one of my favorite places in the world.

i realize that is a rather strong statement,
but i just love it there.

there are so many options for eating and entertainment.

we saw {memphis} and absolutely loved it.

it was highly entertaining.

we shopped some, and just walked around the city

pretending to be locals.

i always said when i was younger i would move there

or a year or two in my 20s,

but i just don't think that it's God's plan for me.

anyhow, i always love visiting it.

it was the perfect birthday.

birthday weekend: part two

last weekend we had a couples weekend in watercolor to continue the birthday celebration. it was an absolute blast. we rode bikes, watching movies, shopped, played the game things, went out for dinner, and sat on the beach in sweatshirts. our sweet rental car for the weekend was the ultra swanky town car (pictured above).

i love watercolor any time of the year. it's like my own little utopia far away from all of life's problems and is just so peaceful. i can't wait to go back in january.

michael turns twenty.

happy birthday to my eldest little brother.

He is one of the most easy going people I have ever met,

and I love how close we have become in recent years.

I can always talk him into doing something silly with me

that he doesn't really want to do.
Exhibit A:

Hope you have a great birthday!

family party.

so it is tradition at our house to have a family party for each birthday.

it is probably one of my most looked forward

days of the year.

all of my family and a few close friends came over for

homemade spaghetti and mocha cake.

{my niece Ella.}

{i want a dog so bad.}

{some of my closest friends.}

{Danielle. Holly, Chelcie, Me.}

{Aunt Rhonda, Mom, Nana, Me, Babette.}

{Hallie girl.}

{my favorite mocha cake.}

{only the best.}

{my family.}

{in front of the tree}

{babygirl has been coming to my birthdays since '88.}

22nd birthday will go down as on of the best.