"40 and Fabulous...Let's get this party started!"

Viewer discretion may be advised..................... Open the wine and let's get this party started!!!!!

Brandi was a peeping tom in the bathroom!!!! hahhahahahahahahahaaaaaaa

Everyone is so lovey!!!!!

My auntie Michelle is drinking a beer?! WHAT!?

Someone told me that champane came out of this fountain?!

Ooops........only 3 wine glassed got broken. That's not too bad!

Angela..........why are you drinking wine out of a Dutch Bros. cup? With a lid and a straw???? Sippy cup?

My sister Donna was so dang happy!!!!!!!!!!

We finally decided to try the cobblers....................YUMMY!

If you left early........or didn't come at all...........you missed all the fun and entertainment!

Awwwww..........me and my sisters.........

And my cousin Robin!

No one is safe from my shinnanaghans!!!!!!

"40 and Fabulous....Thanks mom!"

And last but not least!!!!!!!!
A huge thank you to my mom.
The event coordinator, queen of everything, logistics engineer, CEO of ironing linens, boss of the food (sorry about your finger!) and the party director extrodonaire!!!! I couldn't have pulled this off without you! It was fabulous and perfect. Don't worry..........I only turn 40 once and I'm already married so we won't be doing this again any time soon! You need to rest up!
A big huge thanks too my auntie Michelle and cousin Angela too! You guys are rockstars and I appreciate everything.
Angela's amazing backyard! (I better thank her husband Tony too. I'm sure he loved hanging the chandeliers and painting the house..........etc...........etc.......) And for letting us trash the inside of your house! But the outside looked great!
And Auntie Michelle. Thanks for your fabulous eye for setting up tables, the birdcages, getting all the glassware and everything you did! I have something special for all of you.
(And I can't forget to thank Donna and Brandi for making food........yum!) KD supplying the chips. Dad for running errands and picking up furniture.Cae for making the cake. Laurie for the cookies and carmel corn!
And my hubby for running so many errands for me when it was blazing hot outside.
Was a fantastic party. Perfect. Thanks to all my friends and family that came to celebrate and party down! (those who missed it....................better have been in the hospital, cause this party rocked and you missed a good one!!!!)

"I turn 40 today................."

(this was me when I was 5 yrs old! and kind of how I feel today!)

"look what I got for my birthday............"

Hahahahahaaaa......my husband can't keep a secret!!!
He got me my PINK bike for my birthday! So excited. And my birthday isn't for a couple of days...............and I wasn't supposed to be riding my bike...... that I wasn't supposed to know about!
But I couldn't help it! Who doesn't want a pink cruiser Schwinn bike for their 40th birthday?

I LOVE IT! Now I need a basket for the front. Maybe a be-dazzled basket?!I got busted riding my bike.......................and the neighbor came out and said "what are you doing riding a pink bike?" hahahhaahha..................

Love my pink cruiser!!!!!

"sunday drive to the lake.........."

So I have decided that I have some issues with just relaxing. (I don't know how!!)
Sitting. Doing nothing. Can't do it......(My husband acknowledges that I have this problem!!!!!)
So I worked all week and decided to have a garage sale on Friday and Saturday. That's alot of work. We got rid of a lot of stuff so that made me happy and my garage is cleaner..........
So Sunday instead of just hanging out (since we were back to work on Monday) I wanted to go somewhere. Nicole had made plans with her friends to go to the lake. Well.........I wanted to go to the lake too! She wasn't so keen on the idea of me hanging out with her and her friends............FINE.......we will do our own thing!
Me and Leroy and Tyler packed some snacks and water and headed east to Foster Lake. I knew my sister KayDee (and Brandi) were up there. So we saw them and stopped and visited. And who appears about 20 minutes later? Nicole and her friends. hahhahahaaaaa.......we were there 1st. But me and the boys decided to go drive up to Green Peter Lake. Bye girls............ It was a gorgeous day and was cool with all the trees and water so close. We drove around Foster Lake. Continued up past Green Peter and kept going to Quartsville..........

After alot of driving we saw Dogwood Day Area. Tyler and I are pretty adventurous and wanted to stop and check it out. We knew we could see the creek so the 3 of us tromped down there. (Tyler looks like Sasquach walking in this picture)......

Ahhhhh.................we went thru the forest down to the creek.

Tyler: "mom, how far can I go out?" Mom: "as far as you want because the deepest part is only about a foot deep. Have fun and don't fall and crack your head open."

He is a resourceful kid and found a stick to measure how deep it was before he went any further. Smart kid. But the water was so clear you could see all the tadpoles and salamanders and anything creepy in the water. He looks like he is walking on water........hahhahaaa...........

Another good Sasquach impression............

It was so peaceful and quiet. And I was with my boys..........Tyler wanted to stay the night and camp out on the bank......

I managed NOT to fall down. But the bugs liked me and I needed to go to the bathroom! Boys are lucky.................

(I stayed close incase I needed to go in after him) (Later it was LeRoy that almost HAD to go in after him!)

Tyler sat on this rock for a long time. Just watching the water, talking to us and saying how cool this was and he didn't want to leave, and if we did leave he wanted to come back.

Eventually all good things must come to an end. So we told him to start heading back to the bank. And to be careful of the slimy, slick rocks. He almost made it back without falling in!!!!!!!!

He was mad he broke his stick. But he was wearing swim trunks, so it was ok that he got wet! And he cracked his knee on a rock. No blood, so it's all good. He said he still had fun and wanted to go back.

We headed home about 8:00 pm. Just as the sun was setting. What a nice way to spend my Sunday.