5 for Friday

It's been a while since I have done one of these, but I had a request from one of the 4 people that even reads my blog. I don't want to dissapoint my readers so here goes.

1) Last weekend was my birthday! It was my first birthday away from home, so it was different to say the least. But thanks to my wonderful husband, and my dear friends it was one I will never forget. My friends Erin , Stephanie, and Cate threw me a surprise party!!! I haven't had one of those since I was a little girl. It was so much fun. They had all my favorite things, Chicken nuggets from McDonalds, unsweet tea from Chick-Fil-A, A red velvet cake from CPK, and so many more. It was so fun to get to celebrate with everyone. Sunday Paul, Sawyer and I went out to lunch with some friends, and then spent the day together. We went to the park, on a walk, shopping and out to dinner. It was wonderful way to celebrate my birthday. I think 25 is going to be a great year.

2) My dear husband got me a sewing machine for my birthday. I love it. I had been saying how I had really wanted to learn to sew. I'm so excited about it, and already sewed a couple things. I'm hoping to be able to make stockings for Christmas. We'll see. So far I have sewed some headbands, so we have a long way to go. I really am enjoying it. Thanks Paul!

3) Sawyer's Birthday is less then a month away. Its hard to believe tat he is going to be 4. It's crazy how time flies. Birthday preperations are under way. He has decided to do a pirate themed party at Chuck E. Cheese. I have few fun ideas for the kids. Look for Birthday posts in the near future. I will show some of the fun things I have made or will be making to make the day really special.

4) I have finished my first "Blog Book". My friend Erin had told me about this website that allows you to turn your Blog into a book. I finally finished putting in all my posts and editing them. I'm now anxious to get it ordered and see how it looks. I'm really excited about this idea. I'm hoping to make memory books of our life this way. I just cant keep up with the scrapbooking(even though I love it). I put pretty much everything we do on the blog, so I think it will be a great way to keep record of our happenings. It also keeps me motivated to post.

5) Easter is right around the corner. We are excited to spend our first Easter in Texas(also a little bit sad) We will miss everyone back home, and all the fun things we always do together. It will be fun to take those traditions and carry them on here and share them with our new friends. It's also been fun to share with Saywer what Easter is all about. This is the first year he is really able to understand why we celebrate Easter. He is Risen....