Saturday, October 6, 2007

Happy Birthday to Me!!


Well...it's my birthday today. For those of you who were wondering, I'm 28. It has been a really great weekend, too. Mark and I drove up to Fredericksburg so he could see Krystina (the fiance, of course) and I went on about 15 miles to Stafford, VA, to visit our cousin, Marilyn(she grew up with my dad), and her husband, Karl. It was great to re-connect with them....I've met Marilyn and Karl several times, but just briefly.

Sooo....I'm staying with them in their BEAUTIFUL home here, and they have really made me feel at home. Isn't it funny how family is always (ok...not ALWAYS, but usually) feels like family, no matter how long you've know them? I've felt so welcome and loved this weekend. It's been great.

Today, Marilyn and I went shopping. I ((heart)) shopping. AND I was able to get some good deals on some clothes that I need for work. That was a huge blessing, because you know how it is when you go shopping for something specific -- you can never find what you are looking for. I'll post some pics of the clothes later if I can, but I don't have a digital camera yet, so I'm not sure how that is going to work. We also got something for Cynthia. Yay for nieces!!

After shopping, Mark and Krystina and two of her sisters, Bethany and Rebekah, came over for dinner. Karl grilled some hamburgers (yummy!!) and the most awesome hot dogs that I have EVER had -- they were soooo good!! Then, we all watched a movie together. It was great family time....we really had a blast!!

As another added bonus, Karl and Mariln have this really wonderful Golden Retriever -- Sam. He is so sweet and loving and "petable". I miss Wonka LOTS, and was telling Mark on the way up here that I could really use some fur therapy...and I definately got that. YAY for furry family members, too!!

OH -- if you'd like to see more pictures of my BEAUTIFUL niece, Cynthia Esther Rose, check out Shannon's Blog. There is also a great narrative by Joshua about Cynthia's names.

Well, I'm off to bed. G'nite!

5 comments:

Drew said...

Happy Birthday! I'm glad to hear you were able to spend your birthday with family!

grandmascraps said...

Happy Birthday to you, Happy Birthday to you, Happy Birthday dear Melinda, Happy Birthday to You! and many more! :o
Gail

Tim, Kristen , Megan, Emily, and Anna said...

Happy Birthday!! I am glad that you could spend it with some family and be able to get away for a fun-filled weekend!!!!

Drew said...

Wow! This is the longest I've ever seen you go without blogging. Work must be keeping you seriously busy! Hope all is well. :)

Anonymous said...

Well happy extremely belated birthday, but you were just around the corner from my house and you didn't even say hello! I would of loved to meet you and maybe even stamped with you! You'll have to let me know when you're coming up again!

Stampinsilvia