Photo Shoot with My Girls

Last Sunday, I busted out my new lens and took some shots of my girls.  Libbylicious was a little bit more cooperative than Doodle-Bug!  Caution, this is picture overload, but there were so many sweet ones I had a hard time narrowing them down.  Enjoy!

February Recipe Club

Melanie hosted February's RC and chose "Keepin' Up with the Jones'" as her theme.  As always, there were some yummy dishes...remember to check out our blog for all the great recipes!

Ashley's Asparagus-Tomato Saute

Caron's Pork Tenderloin

Liz' Tilapia

Melanie's Mustard and Brown Sugar Chicken

I made Pimiento Cheese Rolls

Mary Colleen's Coconut Cake...it is SHUT THE FRONT DOOR good!

Jess' Bachelorette Party

I spent this past weekend in Nashvegas, celebrating Jessica...it was a BLAST!  We acted like we were much younger than we actually are and enjoyed celebrating Jessica and John's upcoming nuptials!

**I didn't take that many pics...I was having too much fun enjoying fun friends!

Dana made these super-cute gift bags for us...each one had a tambourine, a 'boot' coozie, bottle of water and a bag of 'meds'!  They were GREAT!

Me, Britt and Jess at dinner Friday night

We all had so much fun dancin' the night away at 'Second Fiddle' Friday night!

Lunch on Saturday at Whiskey Kitchen...it was TASTY!

The Bride-to-Be!

Saturday night, we threw Jess a lingerie shower before dinner!

We had dinner at Cabana and then went out for some more fun!  Loved getting to see this girl!

(Sorry for the blurriness...pic from iPhone)

Jessica, I'm so glad I was a part of the festivities this weekend...can't wait until March 24th for your big day!!

28

Gone are the days of celebrating your birthday for an entire week with all of your best friends.  But...I'd have to say that the celebratin' I did this weekend was just as fun!  Friday night, my amazing friends organized a celebration at Avo/Dram here in B'ham...I was surrounded by almost all of my best friends...I even had 3 of my high school friends there...it was WONDERFUL!

Today, I met my parents and the Crowes for a birthday lunch...at Cracker Barrel!   Yes, I guess my choice of lunch spots is a sign of my older age!  haha  My always thoughtful Mom made our table feel almost as homey as our kitchen table in A'ville.  She brought flowers, festive napkins and presents! 

I was totally SURPRISED when I opened my present from my parents...a new lens for the Rebel!  They gave me the one I rented back in the summer...the 100 mm Macro!  I'm absolutely in LOVE with it already!!

Our waitress brought me a sweet treat for my special day...their cake will literally melt in your mouth!

After lunch, I went back to the Crowe's hacienda to snap some pics of my "love-bugs" in their matching Valentine's outfits!

I sure do love my girls!

Thank you to everyone who made my 28th birthday so special!  I have a feeling that 28 is going to be my best year yet.  I've got a chicken taco chili in the crock pot and am waiting on Caroline to come over so we can watch the Grammys together...a great end to the day!

And as if this weekend wasn't enough, the celebration continues tomorrow at work in "The Nest"!  Yay!!!!!