Birthday!

Well, aside from being closer to 30 than 20, my 26th birthday was the best one yet. First of all, Nate. My mom gave him a gift card to Best Buy for his birthday (Jan 7) and he's been waiting for Guitar Hero for Wii to come in. But he used his gift card to buy me a present! (Since he's student teaching, mine is our only income so we're trying to be really careful with money). He got me the "I Love Lucy" series and Alicia Keyes new CD. How sweet! He is always putting others before himself and I should be more like that. My friend, Kim, took Hannah and I out for breakfast at Panera. French Toast Bagel+HUGE mug of hot chocolate = YUM! Thanks Kim. Second of all - Hannah. How can my heart not swell with happiness when I look at her. Her sweetness lightens my day constantly. She and I had a great mid-morning nap before I started working on those slideshows you see above. Lets just say, blogging is not very user-friendly. Nate called about 12:30 and said Redwing had let school out due to inclement weather and he was on his way home! All of my fam from MT called - yes even Spence - to wish me happy birthday and to top it all off, my in-laws brought over a (my FAV) Dairy Queen Ice Cream Cake! Not only has it been bitter cold here, but they had to drive all the way to Byron (15 mi) to get it because the Dairy Queens here in Roch are all closed for the winter. How awesome are Barb and Steve! Thanks everybody for such a great day!