Happy 29th Birthday!!

(DISCLAIMER: You may only read this post if you promise not to judge us for 1) wrapping birthday presents with Christmas paper---**trying to use things up so I don't have to pack them, and 2) the large amount of trash and disarray in our home.)

That being said....HAPPY 29TH BIRTHDAY DESTIN!!!
This will be the 13th birthday that we've celebrated together. :) OH, how I wish I had pictures of Jennifer, Destin, and I from his 16th birthday party....maybe another day....but I promise, they were awesome. Destin has now joined me in his own countdown to 30. We can't even believe it. But the last 29 years have been pretty awesome...so we expect nothing less out of this next one. Here is the pile'o'presents for the birthday boy....

<--birthday boy

<----boots made for walkin'
....and that's just what they'll do....(sing along!)....one of these days these boots are gonna WALK ALL OVER YOU. :)

<--birthday boy realizing that he got a NEW Mac Book Pro! Thanks!!!! Mom2 & Dad2, Mom & Dad, Mark & Amy, and Sean & Erin (and me too)!!!!

We changed into some nicer clothes (& boots) and headed over to our favorite steak restaurant for dinner. It was delicious and we had a great time together! 

Happy birthday husband! I love you,

My sister. My best friend.

ven though I frequently put her on sale (see examples Here and Here)...my sister is my BEST FRIEND.

That's why THIS (Amy & Mark's move) has been so hard for me. You see...she used to be only 419 miles away from me. While that is a 6 hour car ride...it is only a 45 minute plane flight...and totally doable for a weekend....or even a day. Especially if Southwest runs a sale for $30/each way. NOW...she is 1,867 miles away from me. THIS. IS. NOT. GOOD. In fact, it is too far.

Now that she is so far away, the time change feels like a big difference. 2-3 hours time difference means we don't talk as much. Or video chat as much. It's hard to catch up on the phone. It's more expensive to fly back and forth. We don't do weekends together. It seems as though our "lives" are getting in the way. I know that sounds silly. It's been said that a picture is worth a thousand words.

Well...

1,867 miles....means less of this....

We have a thousand pictures like these. Years of love, hate, goofy, and crazy. But I tried my best to represent who we are...without throwing her under the bus. (Read: I kept the really special pictures for myself.) But I laughed and cried while writing this post.

You see...everyone DOES need a sister. 

The only problem is, you can't have mine. 

She's not for sale. 

I love her and I'm going to keep her.

And...in a few short months....When THIS happens....we will only be 152 miles apart.

That is doable.

That's what keeps me holding on.

If you see my sister...tell her I love her.

We are the World

ownload this song from iTunes.

From wikipedia:

"We Are the World 25 for Haiti" is a 2010 song and charity single recorded by the supergroup Artists for Haiti. It is a remake of the 1985 hit song "We Are the World", which was written by American musicians Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie, and was recorded by USA for Africa to benefit famine relief in Africa. Initially, in late 2009, it had been suggested to Richie and Quincy Jones—producer of the original "We Are the World—that a re-cut version of the song be re-released under the title "Live 25". Following the magnitude 7.0 M earthquake in Haiti, which devastated the area and killed hundreds of thousands of people, it was agreed that the song would be re-recorded by new artists, in the hope that it would reach a new generation and help benefit the people of Haiti.


The song was recorded in fourteen hours by over eighty artists on February 1, and was released and debuted on February 12, 2010, during the opening ceremony of the 2010 Winter Olympics. "We Are the World 25 for Haiti" was released as a CD single and a digital download.

We saw this on the Olympics...and loved it. Check out the wikipedia link for the full lists of artists. It's insane!

Help!

eriously...this is important stuff! I need help selecting a photo for graduation. :) Which one do you like best? (1,2,3, or 4) ?

Her name was Lola...

he was a showgirl... (Barry Manilow - Copacabana)

Bailey's best friend is a Puggle named Lola. They LOVE to play together when Lola comes for a visit. We think that Lola is a great friend for Bailey. Here are a the girls waiting for treats in the morning.

And sniffing around outside.

Poor Bailey gets demolished in this video...but she still loves Lola.

At the end of the day...they just pass out together. 

Come back soon Lola!