Wednesday, February 3, 2010

33 looks pretty good to me!

Yesterday was my 33rd birthday and thanks to my fabulous family, 33 is off to a great start!!! Thanks to everyone for all the calls, emails, cards, etc. 

While I had meetings most of the day yesterday, Lou & I managed to sneak in a great birthday lunch at NADA while Carissa secretly took Josie all over town to get everything for my surprise party!  While I was at my meetings, they decorated the house, colored cards, blew up balloons, etc and I came home to a really fabulous surprise!!!  This is what I found waiting for me when I walked in...
 
Here is Josie's card - check out the coloring and where she "signed her name" on the bottom right.
 

And, thanks to my wonderful husband, I had a super awesome new camera to capture all these moments!  Here are some photos from last night.  After such a big, delicious lunch - we had nothing but Graeters for dinner.  What better way to top off an already-perfect birthday than by sharing a pint of black raspberry chip!

Here is Josie lining up all her dinosaurs for a birthday-cookie feast!
Cuddling with Josie...
 
 
Replanting the flowers in her cheerios...
 
 
Rolling around in all the balloons...
 
This is hard to explain, but I'll just say it started with reading about the new "sand cats" in the Cincinnati Zoo magazine and ended with Louie holding Josie's pet sand cat which she determined only eats red balloons.
 
She was laughing hysterically at the story she invented!
 
By the end of the night, she was definitely over having her picture taken. But, hey, I have a new camera and she's the perfect model.  But, she came up with a creative solution...
All in all, it was a great birthday - starting with our night out on Saturday while Carissa watched Josie gratis (thanks Sisis) and ending with what will be another special day this Saturday that will include a penguin breakfast at the aquarium and a night out with family and friends.  33 is certainly off to a great start. Let's hope this is just a preview of all the wonderful things this year will bring!

5 comments:

Anonymous said...

I am sure it is only the beginning for sure. Another party on Saturday for mommy and of course for the girl who loves a good party Josie...Love Mom

Catherine said...

Happy Birthday, Beautiful! I wish you nothing but joy and all that your heart desires. Love you, Cat

FourAustins said...

Happy Happy Birthday to you Sista! Grandma said it right...Josie loves a party and now can throw a good party too:):)

Anonymous said...

It warms my Heart to know that on special days like your birthday you have those who you LOVE SO MUCH with you making the memories that you will share with them for a lifetime.You really deserve the happiness that Lou and Josie bring to your life. IT brings me happiness.Glad your day was a HAPPY BIRTHDAY! LOVE YOU BE-BOP DAD

Anonymous said...

My hats off to Carissa and Josie for throwing you a wonderful surprise party for you Carri. You deserve it. Thanks for sharing, and I love the photos, all of them. Laurie