They Say It’s My Birthday!

So another wonderful birthday week has come to a close and it was FABULOUS as always. Here is a recap:

Digital Camera

It all kicked off about a week early with one of my personal favs an EARLY BIRTHDAY PRESENT. Nick had ordered me a new digital camera and he went ahead and gave it to me the day it arrived.

Here I am with the New and totally wonderful Canon A1100IS and it is PINK! It has 12.1 megapixels, facial detection, and image stabilization. My digital camera is officially updated to 2009 and I could not be happier!!! The picture above was the last taken with the old Kodak, all pics going forward are from the Pink Canon!

Bathroom- DONE

I am not sure if Nick attended for this next part to be a Birthday Gift but I am going to take it that way. I am proud to announce the official GRAND OPENING of the MASTER BATHROOM! YAY! 2 years of sweat, blood, and tears finally paid off., Praise God! We moved into the bathroom on Friday, September 25th and I could not be happier! Nick did a GREAT job on everything it is so AWESOME! Here are a few Before/After pics so you can see how we went from BAD to FAB!

BEFORE

 

AFTER

 

Barter

Several weeks ago I had decided to take a vacation date on September 25th so I could do something special for my Birthday but it came down to the week before and I just could not think of anything to do. Nick to the rescue . . .he suggested we go to the Barter Theater and see a show. Neither one of us had ever been to the Barter and we had been talking for several years about going So Nick went online and got us tickets to Frankenstein which was playing on the Main Stage.  The Barter was AWESOME!The show was very professionally done and totally enjoyable. The play itself, Frankenstein was very sad, it was not the “scary monster” you always see at Halloween. It made me think about the way I treat people.

We had a great time at the Barter I just wish I had gone years ago when I could have gone for free with school (I was to dorky to miss school and go). I was glad to be able to experience it with Nick and I am looking forward to going back ;)

Prior to the show we took in another Abingdon,VA, favorite Alison’s. Many of our friends had recommended this restaurant to us and I was looking forward to finally experiencing it. Our friends were right it was wonderful. The place does not look like much but the food was great The potato soup was to die for and the ribs were EXCELLENT. Nick got a half rack of ribs and when they brought them out they were literally falling off the bone. If you ever get a chance to go to Alison’s I definitely recommend it.

Here are a few pictures from our evening:

The Actual Birthday

Well, it POURED the rain on my actual Birthday- seriously monsoon season hit Tennessee. However, I did not let the wet weather dampen my Birthday spirits. We spent the morning actually cleaning out the Master Bedroom so we can begin our next home improvement project. That evening I went out for my traditional Birthday dinner with my family at Olive Garden. I ate to much but had a fabulous time.

All in all it was a wonderful Birthday! Thanks so much to all my friends, family, and co-workers for all the gifts, meals, and well wishes! You all always make my birthdays FABULOUS!