I don't want to drive up to the pearly gates in a shiny sports car, wearing beautifully, tailored clothes, my hair expertly coiffed, and with long perfectly manicured fingernails. I want to drive up in a station wagon that has mud on the wheels from taking kids to scout camp. I want to be there with grass stains on my shoes from mowing Sister Schenck's lawn. I want to be there with a smudge of peanut butter on my shirt from making sandwiches for a sick neighbor's children. I want to be there with a little dirl under my fingernails from helping to weed someone's garden. I want to be there with children's sticky kisses on my cheeks and tears of a friend on my shoulder. I want the Lord to know I was really here and that I really lived."
~Marjorie Pay Hinckley

Wednesday, December 2, 2009

27th Birthday

On Sunday the 29th,
we drove home from St. George.

We stopped at Anthony's sisters house on the way and she had a nice big roast in the crock pot.
We ate there with her and her family and Grandpa and Grandma Vick and Uncle David.
Belinda also baked me a birthday cake.
She is so sweet, and it was all very yummy.

Anthony's mom tried to get a picture of us but Anthony wouldn't put his head up.

What a Butt!

On Monday,
my actual birthday,
all of my sisters and Mom and my close friends called and gave me their best wishes.
My friend Shannon even brought me banana bread!


Then later, for dinner, I bought Jimmy Johns.

Yum.

Later, for my birthday present,
I had a bubble bath and Anthony gave me a back massage.

(it was heavenly)

Now that it's over,
I'd have to say that I had a pretty good day.




5 comments:

Always, Forever, NO MATTER WHAT said...

I'm glad that you had a great b-day. By the sounds of it, I may have been interupting something when I tried to call you that night. =) HAppy B-Day Again. I can't wait to see you guy's. I'll have to take a day off just to hang out with you. I'll make the time. Love you guy's...

kate said...

Total butt. All you girls were smiling.. You could've had a great candid family pic! :)

ChasandKylie said...

Happy Birthday!

Elder Larkin said...

Sounds like a fun day! The pics are still cute even if Anthony isn't smiling about more pictures.

Lyndy Butler said...

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!
I love that your present was a bath and a massage. Thats totally all I want for CHristmas.
CHel, I think you are amazing. You have such a beautiful family and I totally look up to you.
ARe you coming back to SG once you are done with school?