Quarter of a Century!

Upon re-reading my last entry I think it sounded a bit whiny about people only looking at my pictures. I didn't mean it to sound that way... I don't care if that's all you do.  :) There are so many to look at nowadays that I often do that too.  Especially when someone posts 30 + pictures! I really didn't expect anyone to read my whole thing... but thanks for those that did! You're so sweet! Mostly I was just putting in all the details for my own journal purposes.... On that same note though... I do appreciate comments once in awhile. I said that I don't think anyone reads my blog anymore on Facebook and I only say that because my comments have gone down to hardly any these days.  I think that has a lot to do with googlereader and the fact that there are so many to keep up on. I myself don't often leave comments just for the fact that I am holding my baby and can't really type. So I will l try to do better! And if you ever feel the desire, don't hesitate to drop me a line.
Now...
I've always looked forward to being 25.  To me, it seems like the best age! You're old enough to be a woman (or man) but young enough to still be "young."  A lot of my friends freaked out on their birthday's this year but I could not wait! It's gonna be a great year!!!
So far it's lived up to expectations! My birthday was perfect.  It fell on a Saturday (the 9th) so I was able to go to Salt Lake and spend the day with my long time best friend, Janelle. We got mani/pedi's at the mall.  It was my first time and I loved it! They even played one of my favorite movies, "She's the Man" while we got pampered.

Then we just hung out there while Luke and the girls met up with his parents at the Gun Show.  (worked out really well for him I must say!)
After our girlie-time we all went together to CHEESECAKE FACTORY! Soooooooooo yummy and sooooooooooo worth the wait. I've been wanting to go there since it opend since I Luhuv cheesecake.
It was really nice spending time with Janelle and I'm so glad I got to spend some of my birthday with my in-laws. They are so good us!

Gotta love that I look like a dork in all my pictures from my birthday.

One birthday surprise that was extra special was getting a call from my Germany sister, Julia, on the phone! That made a perfect day even better!
On Sunday we did a bit more celebrating.  After church we (mostly Luke) made my favorite kind of cake.  Let me just tell you... Yellow cake, pineapple, cream cheese, vanilla pudding, and whipped cream. There is a reason I call this cake "Heaven on a Plate."   IT IS DIVINE!And to help enjoy our cake, we invited our family friends, The Smith's over.  We forgot to blow out candles while they were here so after they left we made up for it... don't worry. I ate that piece too!

Thank you everyone who celebrated with me or called, texted, or wished me happy birthday.
Now I just realized today is also a special day... Miss Adelia Rose turns 7 months old! She's getting so big and very full of it! She loves to sit up by herself, eat everything she can (well except for baby food, that would just be silly) and she is still just full of smiles and fun!