Happy Birthday to my Dear Ol' Dad

Monday, January 18th, was my dad's birthday. Being that it was MLK day, none of the family had to work all day...except him! Haha--poor guy! I won't tell you how old he turned, but I'll be 27 this year, and he was 30 when I was born. ;)

I LOVE when there's a birthday and the family can all get together. Especially if there is food involved! :) So Monday night we all gathered at my parents' house: my mom, my dad, me, Justin, Drue, Todd (my brother), Angie (sister-in-law), and their 5 children ranging from 19 mos to 10 yrs. It's a house full! We all somehow managed to come together and SIT DOWN to eat. That almost never happens!

More importantly, after dinner came the CAKE AND ICE CREAM! Yum! My mom made my dad's cake. His favorite kind of cake is chocolate with chocolate icing. I was so proud of my mom for making dinner and the cake. She has Parkinson's disease and Dystonia, so that was a lot for her to accomplish in one day. How special for my dad! :) There are wonderful parents. So anyway, I love a good store-bought birthday cake, but there is just something about a homemade birthday cake. Yuuummmm! He ended up with some wireless headphones for the TV and an FM transmitter/charger for his iPod so he can use it in his truck. Happy Birthday Dad!!

"Spring Break" from the Winter Weather

Umm...is it January? I mean, I know we just had Christmas last month. And I seem to remember a ball dropping at midnight and unfulfilled resolutions (yes, already), so it should be January, but...according to http://www.weather.com/ the high is 65 today. 65!! Isn't January supposed to be cold, windy, maybe even...icy?! Oh wait...it already has been all of those things too...haha! I am most definitely NOT complaining though. The surge of warm air we have had recently is WONDERFUL! It reminds me of early Spring.


Ahhh Spring...my favorite time of year. I love the warmer air, the smells, the colors...everything! One of my very favorite things that happens during Spring is....Daylight Savings Time!!! Yeah, yeah...we lose an hour of sleep for ONE NIGHT. Get over it! :) It is so totally worth the extended daylight! I hate when it gets dark outside at 5:00...or currently 5:30ish. It makes me feel like the day is over as soon as I get off work. I love when the daylight lasts long enough to go to the bike trail, play catch, go to the park, etc. I can't wait! Ahh Spring.....


So, while we enjoy this "Spring Break" from the winter weather and long for the actual Spring Season, remember that there are only 55 days until that wonderful day...the day that Daylight Savings Time returns! And until then, the daylight will continue to last longer each day. Yea! Now if only we could find a way to keep the warmer temps until then. Hmm... Anyway, hope you all have a wonderful "Spring Break!" :)