Happy Birthday To Me...

 These beautiful flowers are from my awesome friend Char...

These beautiful flowers were a sweet surprise from Kendra...

 Mickie didn't know which cake was my favorite...

so she got one of each... vanilla and chocolate!

 Lowell singing Happy Birthday... (he did a little gig too!)

 New bedspread...

 Matching pillows...

 My favorite flowers... pansies... and they are purple too...

 Me and my amazing cake...

My awesome Mom...

 The birthday girl...

 My beautiful Aunt Peggy...

 My daddy-0...

 My sweet someday daughter, Kendra...

My Babycakes...

 It looks amazing!

Work was met with lots of Happy Birthday wishes as well as emails, phone calls and texts from family and friends.  When I first arrived at work there was a beautiful vase of flowers along with a Coke and a sweet card from Kendra. The night before Josh made an excuse about he forgot to sign his time card so Shawn called him to get it signed (didn't sound like Josh at all) but since it was my birthday the next day I figured I wouldn't bug him too much about it... Kendra met him there and that was when she left the flowers for me so I would have them first thing in the morning. Mickie didn't know which kind of cake was my favorite so she bought both... Lowell sang and did a cute little tap dance for me and then Mickie and I cut the cake and we ended up having pink teeth from the frosting

Then it was off to dinner. Aunt Peggy invited all of us to go to The Coppermill for dinner to celebrate my birthday... (I know... I am a very lucky girl) then back to her house for treat time and games (our family favorite pastime). We played Uno and Catch Phrase... then had cake and ice cream.  My mom knows how much I love lilacs and pansies (especially the purple ones) so my cake was perfect.  The last "thing" I have in my house that was my "former life" was my bedspread... I found one that I really liked and showed Josh... who in turn with my mom and dad surprised me with it for my birthday... It's purple... shocker I know... but it looks so pretty with my furniture! It also has a valence for my windows too!  Thanks everyone for making this birthday such a special one!  I do love each and everyone of you!

Thinking Of You...

 

This is my Grandpa and Grandma Larsen headstone. I never knew my Grandma Carole... but I have her beautiful green eyes (lucky me!) I have always said... if I could have dinner with anyone past or present... it would be my Grandma! I got my love of cars from my Grandpa Boyd... unfortunately we never got to watch a race together. I remember one time he was visiting from Boise and had a new Cadillac... we were headed down to visit my Aunt Mary when he handed me the keys and said "Let's Go!"... I was 16 and scared to death to drive such a sweet car.  A few blocks away from home he said, "Stop the car"... I thought, great... he already thinks I'm a bad driver... and was ready to move to the passenger side then... he said... all right.. now...

KICK IT DOWN! 

I went from 0 to 70 in a matter of feet! Now you know why I have a need for speed!

 My Aunt...

My Grandma Clara taught me to crochet and loved to play games with all of the grandkids... especially 

B*I*N*G*O

We would play for a penny a card... and could have up to 3 cards per game... we would run across the street to Keith's Market for treats with our winnings! My Grandpa Art... well he started my love of Chocolate milk... nothing better.  He would pour us both a small glass and sit at the kitchen table and talk... come to think about it... he started my love of ice cream too!

 

Uncle Russ... he was such a gentle man... When we would play Uno... he would always say Youknow.. we still say that all these years later. He's been gone for 24 years... but I can still here his voice! Aunt Mary... she was like a Grandma... to both Josh and I. She loved yellow and always had a smile on her face. You were always greeted with a hug... and you always gave her a hug when leaving too!

We miss you all!

Green Thumb

My mom and dad have the most beautiful rose bushes... 

and flowers in their yard

Lilacs

I love lilacs... they are my most favorite flower... I love their smell... and their color (that's a no brainer)... and I love that you can only smell and see them for a short time each spring... I think that is why they are so special to me. I "oogled" this loaded tree in Smithfield several times this week... I just couldn't pass up getting a pic!

Thinking Of You...

Boyd and Carole Larsen
(Vicki's Grandpa and Grandma)
My Grandpa loved cars!

 "Our Baby" (Vicki's Aunt)

My mom and I both picked the same flowers!

 Russell and Mary Baugh

(Vicki's Great Uncle and Aunt)
Can you tell my Aunt Mary loved yellow?

I love and miss you all! Huggies!