Showing posts with label 21st. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 21st. Show all posts

Monday, March 17, 2014

Why I blog

Why I blog? That's a question I get asked A LOT.
When ever someone finds out I blog they smile and ask why. Well, I blog because I like it. I like writing and being able to share things. I have all my old diaries from when I was growing up and I love getting them and just sitting down and reading through them. I love seeing how much has changed and how my thoughts and views have changed. So that's exactly why I like blogging, obviously it's not a diary for me because y'all don't want to hear about ALL my thoughts but I like sharing the bigger events. Even now, going back and looking at what was going on last year at this time, everything is completely different.
I am living in a new town on my own and working a different job, I have made tons of new friends and my routine is completely different.
Blogging is also a good way for my family and friends to keep up with everything that is going on in my life.
It's something I enjoy and it's a fun hobby and I have been able to "meet" SO many wonderful women that I talk to weekly. Not only have I been able to "meet" so many new ladies I have been able to collaborate with some wonderful companies and help raise money for different organizations I believe in all while doing something I enjoy.
So that's why I blog because it's FUN and I enjoy it!
 
Also I wanted to wish my best friend a HAPPY 21ST BIRTHDAY!!
This is the first time since 3rd grade I haven't been able to celebrate with her on her actual birthday :(
but we sent plenty of love from good ole Cookeville!

Wednesday, September 18, 2013

21st birthday celebrations!!

My birthday was last Tuesday and let me tell ya it was great!!
I absolutely love celebrating birthdays not just mine but everyone's, it is such a fun and exciting time.
 
 
 
Tuesday morning Matthew started out my birthday with a surprise...donuts!
We LOVE Big O's donuts here and it's a struggle not to go there everyday as I am passing by to go to work haha
 
and then Matthew couldn't wait any longer to give me my present so he made me close my eyes and hold out my hand and this is what I saw when I opened my eyes...
 
YA GIRL IS GOING TO SEE LUKE BRYAN IN NASHVILLE!!!!
With FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE and THOMPSON SQUARE!!!!!!!
dying.
 
Matthew and I saw Luke Bryan a couple of years ago at the CMA fest and I have loved him every since.
 
Matthew brought me and my friend Sarah lunch during our break. We all ate outside because the weather was great and who doesn't love a birthday picnic?
 
 
 
My beautiful flowers from my parents!

 
 
After work 10 of us met at El Tap for my birthday dinner!
I hardly knew most of them last year at this time, if you would have told me a year ago that I'd be celebrating my 21st with 10 people I hardly knew yet I never would have believed it. I have only been in Cookeville for a few months but I am so thankful for this precious group of friends that made me feel so surrounded and celebrated that night.


 

 
 
whip cream up my nose, gettin wild y'all (just kidding)
 
After church that night we all went back to my apartment and I opened my gifts and my Olivia made my key lime pie, woo hoo!! (THANK YOU OLIVIA, I know you are reading this)
This was her first time making it and it was delicious and it looked perfect!
 
 
 
After everyone left I got my roommate to make a picture of Matthew and I with my tickets...
the struggle was real y'all.
The lighting was bad too...boooo bad apartment lightening.
 
AND then when I thought all the celebrating was over Matthew threw me a surprise birthday lunch Saturday!
I woke up Saturday and planned on going and getting my first pair of chacos, I had a coupon and got a student discount so I was pretty excited.
 
 
 

 
Matthew asked if I wanted to come over for lunch, he was grilling some chicken. Grilled chicken is my FAV. So I told him I would be over there after I got my new shoes, haha. I drove over to his apartment and saw my roommates car at his apartment.
HOLD UP.
 
So I go inside and everyone is sitting around and they all yelled surprise!
We had fresh salad, grilled chicken, baked potato, green beans and rolls...hands down my FAVORITE meal. Then brownies!
 
 
 
 Roomie picture
 
 THANK YOU Matthew for everything! This was by far one of the best birthdays I've had and you did so much to make it special and I appreciated it all.
LOVE YOU
 
Over all my 21st birthday was AMAZING!
I loved every minute celebrating with my friends!!
 

Friday, March 15, 2013

I'm baaaaack

I wasn't gone long but it feels like I haven't been on here in forever!! So much has happened in the past few days between Matthew's birthday and our little road trip! (I will post about our trip to Memphis soon.)
With all that being said spring break is almost over, so so sad :(
Most of you read my post on Monday about Matthew's birthday (he enjoyed reading all the comments, btw!) and now I can finally share with y'all about what all I had planned out for us that day!!
Sunday night Matthew finally talked me into letting him have one gift at 12:00 a.m. and I was just too excited to wait any longer so I left him have his biggest gift first...



Matthew hates surprises and hates waiting. He will ask a million and one questions to find out what is going on. (hence the early birthday present) Just one of the many reason why I love my man!
I had checked the weather a few days before and it was supposed to be really nice. Well the night before I checked and it called for 100% rain.
the one time the weather man was actually right.
I woke up pretty early and put together the last little things for his presents and headed over to his house. 
I got to his house and made breakfast for him and his brothers. Nothing like some sugar breakfast to start his birthday, huh? 

After breakfast he got one of his "hint" presents. I had found an adorable idea on Pinterest and knew I had to use it on his birthday...a golfing date

The first hint was




Later I took him to lunch at Olive Garden. I didn't tell him where we were going so of course he asked where we were going about 30 times. I had fun with his questions and had him believing we were going out of town for lunch, ha!
Lunch was delicious and my view ^ was great ;)

After lunch he got his second hint...


We caught the one o'clock showing of 21 & Over
  
just in case you haven't seen the previews.
A very funny movie and the title seemed fitting since he was turning 21, right?

After the movie he got his last hint...I think by the first gift he got it, ha!

All his hints were supposed to lead us to the golfing range for him to hit some but as the weather man said 100% rain and the weather man was right so he is taking a rain check on that.

So we just headed back to his house to hangout and relax. I was having a "family dinner" that night and decided to leave his house around 5 that afternoon. 
Only I didn't go home I headed to the mall to meet his twin brothers girlfriend. I picked her up and we met another friend at good ole Dairy Queen and I picked up the ice cream cake.

Yep, you know what that means...
Surprise birthday dinner!!


Everyone got there between 6:45 and 7:00 and the birthday boys and their parents and older brother came for their "family birthday dinner" around 7:15

The birthday boys!!
 Matthew is 1 minute older than Nathan


My favorite picture :)






Despite the nasty weather it was a great day and I loved celebrating my handsome man.

Monday, March 11, 2013

Happy 21st birthday, Matthew!

Happy birthday to my black cherry cola drinking, Netflix loving, cheesecake eating, Christ centered, fun loving, Witty, smart, thoughtful, strong, dependable, trustworthy, kindhearted and super attractive best friend.
 Thank you for challenging me everyday to be the woman you deserve.
 
 
I am so excited Matthew's birthday is today. Birthdays are a BIG deal to me and I have been preparing for his 21st for the past few weeks. From making sure I found the perfect gift to planning our day out, so I am excited to finally celebrate his special day with him.
I took the day off from work and since we are both on spring break we have a whole day free to ourselves.
Here is what I have planned for today: First we are going to....oh wait, Matthew likes to get on here and look around (yes I am talking about you Mr. Sneaky. I knew you would get on here and see if I posted anything, ha!). So I will just tell y'all tomorrow what all I have planned for today & don't worry I will take plenty of pictures :)
 
All jokes aside, I love my Matthew. This will be the 4th birthday I have been able to celebrate with him and I can honestly say each year gets better and better.
 
This picture was taken back on his 18th birthday
The first one I celebrated with him. We weren't dating yet but that night started it all!
After all it was around this time of year that we started getting to know each other (again) and talking :) Such happy memories. I can't wait to celebrate many more birthdays with him.

 
Also Happy birthday to Matthew's twin brother Nathan!!
 
 LOVE them.
 
 
Happy birthday, Matthew. You deserve every bit of the love, wishes and blessings you receive today. YOU are one of a kind and I am so happy to be your girlfriend and to get to celebrate YOU today and everyday.
 
 I love you more than you will ever know.