The Mr. Turns 24

The Mr. Turns 24 today.

The Crazy part?

I was 24 when we met ...

on His 22nd Birthday.

 

Gosh, where does the time go?

 

Here's my thought for the day...

 

I love a good birthday as much as the rest of you.

Cake & Icecream is always plus!

It's a GOOD thing to celebrate another year of Life,

Another year of growing & changing,

and looking forward to what the next year will bring.

 

We often times forget the MOM that made all of it possible.

Isn't she to be celebrated?

The MR. didn't get here all my himself.

 

 

So instead of a Sappy bloggy celebration to my MR.

(Don't worry, He's not getting forgotten about).

 

 

So ... Here's to the greatest mother-in-law a girl could ask for!

Thank you so much for bring such an extraordinary man into this world!

He is the man he is today because you raised him like that...

So Thank you for the many hours of labor,
for all the sleepless nights,
for all the kissed scraped knees...

Thank you for making sure He knew his ABC's and 123's,
and how to unload the dishwasher.

Thank you for teaching him to be kind & giving.


Thank you for teaching him that women are precious,
and are to be treated gently.

Thank you for raising my most favorite person!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



5th Anniversary of my 21st birthday

I decided when I turned 21 that I was going to stop celebrating birthdays....instead I was going to celebrate anniversaries of my 21st birthday.  The Mr. doesn't see it that way.  The Mr. is also in the dog house right now.  He decided that for my birthday He was going to share his cold with me.  Yup, he gave me a sore throat, congestion and a quickly fading & squeaky voice, all wrapped up nicely with a pretty pink bow.  Thanks alot.  Next time he gets sick he's sleeping in the guest room.  ha ha..j/k...but seriously... 

For real though, He did pretty good!  He gave me a Pea coat that he remembered me saying that I wanted last winter....

 

And a few months ago I told him that all I wanted for my birthday was 24 hours of uninterrupted time with him.  SO, Saturday after work he is whisking me off to a B&B.  No Cell phones allowed :)  I'm pretty stinking excited about it too.  We may get to work together all day long, but we are realizing that we had more QT together when we worked at separate jobs, we almost have to work harder now...But it's worth it!

 

Growing up my mom would always make us whatever we wanted on for our birthdays.  I would often choose Stuffed Shells.  Which I haven't had in years!  So when I was doing my meal planning last Friday, I decided to treat myself to Stuffed Shells for my birthday this year!  So last night I got it all prepared!

 

 

Spinach and Cheese Stuffed Shells

 

Meat & Cheese Stuffed Shells

 

I got them all stuffed & in the fridge, so when I get home all I have to do is pop them in the oven and Enjoy!  I used 2 boxes of shells, and 2 lbs of hamburg...but I made a 9x13 pan for tonight, an 8x8 pan to put in the freezer & another small tin to share with a friend!  I also baked 1/2 the meat into meatballs to freeze for meatball subs for a later meal.  I WAS going to make a Coconut Cream cake, but the Mr. reminded me that I really didn't have enough time. 

 

Tomorrow we are leaving work and my lovely sister is spoiling me with a birthday dinner at her house.  She always has something super delish for dinner, so I'm sure it will be a treat!

 

As I was typing...the flower lady showed up with a surprise delivery...

 

 

My Favorite In-laws sent me a beautiful boquet, with roses AND gerber daisies...2 of my favorite flowers...

and a sweet note, again proving that I am the favorite daughter-in-law... I would go as far to say that I'm the favorite in-law, but I'd hate to hurt my brother-in-laws feelings if he ever read this.  Hey, He started it!  I can't help it that I'm so wonderful ;) 

 

And the Mr. continues to spoil me with roses :)  So sweet!  I'm the ONLY girl He has given red roses to, so they remain pretty special :)  I'm pretty sure that saying my husband spoils me rotten is an understatement:)

 

I'm sure I'll be taking lots of pictures of my first birthday as a Norton, so I'll have make a sequel to this post after the weekend is over!