BIRTHDAY BLISS!

My/Our Birthday ROCKED! One of the best ones yet!

I am surrounded by such amazing family and friends. 

I love Chels! I love being her twin.

We have been through it all together and I feel so privileged and grateful to share a birthday with someone I so deeply love and admire.

Unfortunately, I was not able to spend the day with her... B-U-T due to the fact that Carson was in Poland for a week (post coming up on that fab trip later!) I was able to spend almost all of the week with her. I am talking {quality} time, just like we always did, along with my family. WOW. It was like a dream. My family is everything to me. [P.s. My mom and sisters took me to yoga (4x) and I fell in love w/ it-->seriously, I waited this long to discover this treasure?!]  It was such a fantastic WEEK. Thank you family for taking extra good care of me--for feeding me, waking up at 6am to wipe the snow from my car before work, and for spoiling me rotten. 

Sunday. February 9.

I woke up to an amazing/hilarious setup, balloons, a banner at the Garrett household. Kenna, my beyond marvelous mother-in-law is without a doubt one of the most thoughtful + loving people I know. {I am positive she changes lives every day.}  I almost cried when I saw it. I could not believe it-- I love this family. They treat me like one of their own. I even got to eat off of the "celebratory plate." (Yup, that is me in my awwwkward stage when I was obsessed with tigers and wrote various Chinese leaders to educate them on their roles to prevent the extinction of Bengal Tigers.) The whole thing was so meaningful and kind.

ALSO... Did I mention, Carson and Phil returned home from their 8-day (felt more like a century:) Business/Mission excursion? Having Carson home felt like CHRISTMAS! 

We went over to the Jackson household and had dinner and our traditional birthday treat with Liza and my parents (cupcakes in ice cream cones!) I could not stop smiling.

Needless to say, it was a G-O-O-D day.

Seriously. I could barely go to sleep that night, I felt so overwhelmed with joy and gratitude for the love and kindness I felt from all of you. 

Thank you, ALL OF YOU, again. I am so incredibly blessed.