My Birthday!!! {Feeling Blessed}

Well the day has come.  That one day we each wait for every year.  Well I guess I also wait for a few other days to celebrate but BIRTHDAY is the number one, the ichiban, the mega day, the BEST DAY OF THE WHOLE YEAR.
Why yes, I'm celebrating this whole month. And this week....the diet is probably on reverse. I can't turn away the cake, cupcakes, and the surprise cheesecake that was brought to me at work.  I'll make up for it....next week................right?!? :o)

Honestly, I didn't know what to ask for as gifts for my birthday.  Surprisingly in the last week, I've found plenty of things to ask for.  I do like practical gifts. And I do think another Fossil watch is practical. :o)
I do enjoy just spending the time with friends and I can't wait to celebrate tonight with friends, tomorrow night with the hubs, and this weekend with family.

These pictures....not some of the best images of us....hot, sweaty, wind blown but I love them.  They are real and sum up life.  Never really too serious, he's always cracking jokes.  It's images like this that I love...the ones that are true. :o)

 

I love this picture with Haley & Amanda. We accomplished this TOUGH hike. With lots of grumbles, tons of laugh, just enough water, and not enough snacks or oxygen.  But we made it....together we accomplished this and no matter how small the arch looks behind us it's HUGE and has a HUGE drop off around it.  This vacation was one of the best ever! Thanks girlies! :o)

This crazy bunch.  They mean the world to me.  And one day...hopefully before this year is over, Mom & Dad are going to have a photo shoot.
Over the past years, I've shared my birthday with Mother's day (I was a mom's day baby), the Cochon de Lait (an annual fair in our parish), and a week of finals.  After moving, graduating, and finding true friends....birthdays have been fabulous.  No gift is needed, I do however love (and expect) a card.  What can I say...I'm a stationary lover. Or maybe I'm obsessed but same difference. :)




I'm more excited about how blessed I feel.  I'm so glad that 25 years have been filled with a wonderful life, a truly unconditional loving husband, an amazing family, and the best friends a girl could ask for. What more could I ask for?
I'm so excited to share the happiness today.  Trying to live life to the fullest, be the best I can be, and love unconditionally.
Trying to get a schedule going so life will be easier, keeping up with things as they come, and really learning that all those things my mom used to tell me to make life more smoothly..well she was right. (Don't tell her how right she was/is).

Kristin's Bridals at Houmas House Plantation. -|- Baton Rouge Wedding Photography

While working on their wedding images, I remembered that I never shared Kristin's bridal portraits.  We were keeping them under wraps until after everyone shared their wedding day.  No spoiling the secrets and surprises.  But now...sharing Kristin and her beautiful bridals!  Congrats Kristin & Greg.

T {Baton Rouge Pet Photographer}

Last year for Mother's Day, her wonderful daughter bought her a gift card for a pet session.  A year later and just before Mother's Day everyone's schedules meet up and we have wonderful weather for a session.

At first, T wasn't very excited about the photoshoot.  He was only worried about being left at his "sister's" house and when his parents were coming to get him.  After warming up to me, he then wanted to sit so close to/on me that I couldn't take his picture. After a few minutes, we got it rolling and he is such a little handsome guy.  I understand why he gets fed the bacon that he loves so much.  Who could deny that face?!?

Birthday Month

Today is May 2, 2012....yesterday was the start of my birthday month. Yes, Internet world...I said it. Birthday MONTH.  It all started because my husband said it was his birthday month once....in June...after mine had passed. Little did he know, my memory is way better than his. So 11 months later it became my birthday month.  A few years later, it's a constant joke between us and our friends and a way to have things go a little more your way for 30 days...or in my case 31. :o)

I was going to cook supper last night, but I was exhausted from a busy night at work before.  So I pulled the birthday month card and the hubs brought home Chic-Fil-A.  Yay! Maybe tonight I'll fix something...since it's not the start of the month anymore.

For some reason I have no clue what to ask for for my birthday.  Yet, I sort of want something nice done for me.  Wow, that makes a lot of sense.  I'm turning 25 and I feel as if that is an important age.  Growing up I shared my birthday week/weekend with Mother's Day and school finals. Something about studying never made my birthday seem special.  Then last year there was a get together with some family and their friends.....and when the cake was brought out multiple people said, "Who's birthday is it?"  Really making me feel special.

This birthday month...I plan to spend some time with the important people in my life.  I want to enjoy life.

May's List...

• Get back into my workout routine
• Spend Mother's Day doing something fun with Mom
• Stop biting my finger nails (so far it's been 2.5 weeks and I could rip them off at any time)
• This month's reading list
• The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership
• Total Money Makeover
• CrazyLove
• Radical
• And a few James Patterson books...he's writing to fast.
• Enjoy my birthday
• Hang out with friends
• Hang out with my husband
• Keep up with the laundry
• Keep up with the house
• Take some pictures for myself.  Work on my personal project. 
• Have fun! Live life! Enjoy life!!!

  

Thanks Jamie Delaine for this fabulous picture.

Baby H {Newborn} -|- Baton Rouge Lifestyle Photography

Baby H was days old whenever I went over to take his pictures.  He was so cute and sweet and not really that sleepy for his pictures.  I spent the afternoon with his beautiful mother and their furry family members to capture this new life.