25 & Disney

February 13th was my 25th bday. 25..... it sounds so weird! I feel too young to be this old. (not that I'm really old but ya know what I mean) I had a pretty awesome bday though. My hubs had school the night of my birthday so he surprised me and took me out to dinner the night before to Mojos. It is my absolute favorite place to eat BBQ. If you're in the Jacksonville area you need to go there asap! Obviously I am not hard to please. Give this girl some good BBQ & sweet tea & shes happy. :)

The day of my bday I had to work. BOO! Who works on their birthday?! It should be a law you get your birthday off. Just sayin'. The night of my bday my bestie Hannah took me out to dinner at Chilis. We ate way too much, had some dessert & some much needed girl time. I love our girls nights! There is always constant laughing! Girl talk & laughter is good for the soul.

A little birthday collage my Ma created & posted to FB. The bottom right pic is my first trip to Disney in 1993, 4 years old :)

My present to myself, or my husbands present to me you could say was Disney tickets! I haven't been to Disney since my 21st bday. & before then since I was probably 10 or 11 years old. My Ma also got tickets for her bday last year in July. So she was way over due to take this trip! The first day we did the Magic Kingdom park. If you're not a fan of children do not go there... I repeat.. DO NOT GO TO MAGIC KINGDOM. Little kiddies running around everywhere! But thats what Disney is for :) The 2nd day we went to the Hollywood Studios park. This more of an adult park. They have a couple of kiddie rides too though. & the best Churros ever! Get you one!

We were pretty excited about these little "wallets" we found at the gift shop by our hotel. Perfect for carrying your ticket, money etc.

Riding the Ferry over to Disney

You can't do Disney without the ears!

On the tram from the parking lot.

One of the 3D musical shows we saw. You know those really annoying jolly people who sing & dance along? Yeh. That was us :)

It rained a little on us at the Magic Kingdom ,but it wasn't spoiling our Disney trip! FYI buy your ponchos outside of Disney. WAY too expensive inside the park.

Holy dessert! Disney is just amazing at everything!

Recreating my childhood :) #Disneykid4life

The pretty castle at night <3 br="">

The Tower of Terror ride at Hollywood Studios. If you are looking for a thrill. This is your ride! My Ma was not a fan...

Disney is amazing! I don't know how they come up with some of the things they do! I can't wait to go back. Hopefully sooner than later!

Do you love Disney like I do? Any Disney tips you would like to share?

A Surprise Party

A couple of weekends ago my Ma, me & my cousin Tiff (who also planned my wedding, shes awesome!) had a surprise party for Daddys 50th birthday. He was not very excited about turning 50. I have no idea why because hes healthy & does not look 50 at all. He works his butt off & probably gets more exercise doing his job than I get in a month! My Daddy is the nicest, goofiest, genuine person you will ever meet. He is such a people person, he will talk to anyone. It doesn't matter who you are. He has more compassion for people than I have ever seen in anyone else in my life. He loves kids. So much that he drives the van at my parents church to pick up kids whose parents won't or can't bring them to church. He was ready for me & my hubs to have a kid like yesterday. He told me awhile back that I couldn't come back over unless I brought grandchildren with me. Ha! Sorry Daddy, you're gonna have to wait. :)

 

These are the centerpieces we used for the party. The first one is suppose to resemble my Dads old truck & all the junk in the back of it. He goes "junkin". Its his thing. You need a bike or an exercise machine? Ask my Dad. He will find you one! The little golf cart resembles what my parents golf cart looks like every Saturday. My Dad drives around their neighborhood and picks up trash off the side of the road. Hes a saint I tell ya. The yellow car is like the Duster car he had in high school. Except his was white. He loved it! Last is the truck I did my last minutes crafty magic on. It was a Wal Mart truck that I spray painted and put the stickers on to resemble where my Dad works. He's been a delivery truck driver since as long as I can remember. & he loves his job. & he's pretty awesome at it too.

Also we had the party at my Dads my favorite place to eat in our small town. Its a little barbeque joint thats been around for as long as I can remember. My Dad seriously eats there every weekend. In fact he ate there Friday night before the party and for lunch Saturday. The party was that Saturday night. I'd say he got plenty of barbeque that weekend. LOL.

 Of course no 50th birthday party is complete with out some pictures from back in the day! You can't see it very well, but the picture in the back middle is my parents at their high school prom. They've been together since they were like 14 years old. Still going strong. :)

The cake. Complete with little tools, tape measure & nails decor. My Daddys favorite things. :)

The best part was probably watching him open all his gifts. Obviously he has a thing for t-shirts! 

 & can't forget the party planners! Me & Tiff :)

Junkin', dirt, trucks & tools. Loving Jesus & showing people the love of Jesus. Thats my Daddy. :)

The Hubs Birthday

Good Morning! & happy happy Friday!! I am a little late at posting this... I've been slacking lately. I know I know. Andrews birthday was Wednesday the 16th. (also the 16th marks a year I have been at my job, how awesome is that?!) He turned the big 27! Mannnnnnn he's getting really close to 30! Thats going to be weird when I'm still riding my 20s and he turns 30. LOL. Love you babe :)

The poor thing had to work on his birthday and go to school! Boo! I think it should be a rule you always get your birthday off. Nobody wants to work on their birthday! He did however get off early because the guy he works under is pretty nice. & its called the favor of the Lord!
He goes to school at night so he didn't get home until 9:30 or so. But I did get to see him for about 5 minutes after I got off work before he went to school. I brought him some of his favorite cookies from The Cookie Bokay. Their cookies are uh-mazing! Check out their Facebook page! When he got home from school I had his favorite dinner cooked Shepard's Pie! His Moma's recipe of course! Its one of my favorites too!

Its crazy how fast time goes by, it feels like we were just celebrating his birthday last year. Time flies when your having fun right?! We definitely have had some fun together. We have been married almost 9 months now. I can't remember how my life was before Andrew. & I don't want to. I couldn't imagine not having him in my life. God definitely knew what he was doing when he brought us two together. I couldn't have asked for a better man to spend the rest of my life with. He's a mans man. A hardworking man. A man who will run himself into the ground & do whatever he has to do to provide for us. He's strong. He is so appreciative. He always tells me thank you for the littlest things I do for him. He is selfless. He puts me before himself or anyone else. He makes me want to be a better person, a better wife. Most of the time I feel like hes a better husband, than I am a wife lol. I don't know how he puts up with me sometimes. He always lifts me up and encourages me when life knocks me down. He makes me giggle. He makes me smile. He amazes me. I never really thought I would ever find a man like him. I thought it was just an image of how a man should be I made up in my head that didn't really exist. Little did I know God had other plans. Big plans. I am so thankful for my sweet husband, my best friend.

I hope you enjoyed your first "married birthday" babe :)

Happy birthday to my Ma

Happy birthday to the best woman I know. I don't know what I would do without my Mom. She has always gone over & beyond for me. She puts everyone else before herself. She is an amazing Mom, woman of God, wife & friend. I hope one day when I'm a mom I can be as great as her. My Mom has always prayed for me & blessed me. She has showed me what real unconditional love is. She loved me when I didn't deserve it at all. She has taught me that family means everything in this life. She has taught me how to be responsible & do what you're called to do. Whether it be taking care of your family or giving your God given gift back to Him however you can. I will never forget what she has taught me. & I will teach my children the same. I am blessed to call her my Mom.

getting ready in the hotel for my wedding Jan 2013

pulling up to the wedding :)

after the wedding :)

Moms birthday 2012

Easter 2012

Daytona, May 2012

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