Happy Birthday To Me!

Ok call me lame or immature or spoiled or whatever you wish- but I absolutely LOVE my birthday!! I love having a fun filled day and the specialness I feel :) Thankfully my cute family and husband humor me in my retardation!!

My birthday and Christmas are my 2 fav days of the year. They are the only days I willingly wake up early- I want to squeeze every ounce out of them that I can! My birthday started with Justin making me a WONDERFUL gourmet breakfast! He is such a good cook! He then gave me my presents... something different from what I grew up with- we always open gifts in the evening. I'm not gonna lie it was a little fun opening his gifts first and getting to wear them all day :) Justin is such a good shopper, I never worry about anything he buys me, he has such good taste!
He gave me this freaking cute shirt and a pair of shoes that I LOVE!!

After his gifts he handed me a note which turned out to be from my mom... I love the Hometown Values mag. like seriously I get excited when it comes so I can look through it. I never really use it but I fully enjoy browsing!

So my mom's note said that for my birthday present she was going to take me shopping in my 'Hometown'... It was a race and a game- Justin was taking off the second half of the day so I had the first half of the day (only until he showed up) to use any coupons out of 'Hometown Values' that I could. There were rules, I could only buy what the coupon said- like if it said 20% off 1 item, I could only buy 1 item, even if I liked other things. I couldn't buy gift cards and I had to be done when Justin arrived.

The race was on! I drove so fast to my moms and I was soooo excited! She is so cute, creative, and thoughtful!! Plus she knew I wouldn't take advantage of her :)
I ripped out all the coupons that I thought might interest me and then tried to put them in some type of order! It was VERY overwhelming! I didn't know where to go first or what to buy- I am horrible with decisions! I def took way too long at each location!

My first stop was Posh- a super cute boutique. There I got a Murder Mystery Dinner game, something I have wanted to do for a LONG time!! They were 1/2 off. It was hard to not buy all the cute clothes and shoes there but I knew I would love hosting my Murder Dinner- can't wait to do it!! I also got a super cute pair of earrings there.

Then it was off to Miya another cute lil store- there I got some super cute and cheap skinny jeans! Love em!
I just love my mom. She really is (besides J) my bestest friend. I am so thankful I have her and that we are so close! This was so sweet of her to make my birthday so fun!!
Next was off to Raw a Buckle-esque store. So fun- here it was VERY hard to choose just what the coupon could be used for. There was so many cute things to choose from! But mom stuck to her rules! :)
Here I got a way cute pair of jeans I love and some freaking amazing high heels! Oh they are so cute!!!
We ran quickly to Rod Works (I had made an appointment for later!) and I got a really cute shelf to hang at home.. maybe in my bathroom? I'm excited to put it somewhere!
And last but not least I made a quicky appointment- thankful they had one open- for glitter toes!! Can you believe I have never had glitter toes??
I mixed pink and purple- my 2 fav colors- and I am in love with them! I love just staring at my toes! They make me so happy!!
La Bella Vita Salon where I got my toes done- its fun to be on the other end of the pampering for once! Usually I'm the one pampering the clients! It was fun to go in as a customer!!
When Justin showed up the Race was over- it was so fun but I was really excited to see him :) We picked him and Avery O up and went to grab some quick pizza before going to see The Bounty Hunter- love J. Aniston and G. Butler!!
Then we went home and I was shocked (that horrible face I'm making is supposed to be surprised) to receive my first gift ever from my lil bro. Bless his heart he is growing up :) It was a piece of paper that said 'It's in the mail' ha ha. It turned out to be a gift card for the movies! I was excited, I love the movies- thanks bo!

My dad also gave me a cute card and a gift card for some music- he knows I have his blood running through my veins and I am obsessed with music like him! Hey- like father like daughter!
The first thing I saw when I woke up in the morning was this sticker on my mirror- they were stuck on all kinds of mirrors through our house and my parents house, Justin is so cute!!
I also had this beauty on my car window all day (and no I have still not taken it off). Isn't he the sweetest?? He always does things to make my birthday special and I love him!!
Then we went out to dinner at Tepanyaki- my favorite!! It was so yummy! I really missed Cory, Paige, and the kids who were away in Vegas (but thanks for the DARLING gift!) and Nicholas, who lives in Cali! I wished we all could have been together for my bday- thats the only thing that would have made it better!! But everyone called to give me birthday wishes so thanks guys!
After dinner I MADE everyone play games! (That is one of the best perks on your birthday, people have to do what you say:))

They were pretty good sports!
Then we sang happy birthday and I ate my favorite cake ever- Bowman's white cake with white whip cream frosting!! We did however have a good laugh at the decorating... usually it is better! My mom said she wanted balloons and like purples, oranges, yellows, just bright colors... well that's EXACTLY what she got! It gave us a good laugh!
After blowing out the candles we watched a movie and then played another game! I like to stay up late to use every minute right up :)

I had a WONDERFUL birthday!! I really am a lucky girl. Thank you to Justin and my family for making it so special for me, I love them so much and don't deserve any of it! THANK YOU!!! Twenty four is rough, I wish I could have birthdays without actually having to get older! And it is a little sad to wake up and know I have to wait 365 days to have another special day- oh wait, they make everyday special! Love you all and thanks again!!