XXV

I'm a quarter of a century. WEIRD. I feel like the last five years flew right past me! It made me think of the lyrics, "Don't blink. Just like that you're six years old and you take a nap. You wake up and you're twenty-five ... Don't blink. A hundred years goes faster than you think." Couldn't be more true.

My birthday was on September 29th. Emmett and I attended a baby shower that morning for my cousin-in-law, Courtney. Her and Hunter are welcoming baby girl Oakley in December and I couldn't be more excited for them! Shout out to my aunt Angela for hosting the shower and making everything so cute! I'm still dreaming about the 'nothing bundt cake' we had for dessert haha.

After the shower, I came home to this.

Because I know my husband, I wasn't expecting much. I've learned to not set expectations because he's not really the flower giving / gift wrapping / card writing type as I've come to find over the years. However, he's learning that it's that kind of stuff makes me feel special, thought of, and appreciated. Know your love languages, people! Anyways, I was pleasantly surprised when I walked in the door. I will admit that I made Jason a wish list on Amazon of things I would like, so he kind of had it easy there... but the flowers, the card, and the wrapping were all him. I couldn't stop smiling.

That evening we made plans to go out and celebrate kid-free with my Utah siblings. So grateful that grandma Debi was willing to come over and hang with our Emmett boy. She's the sweetest!

Our night out consisted of top golf, chips/queso/salsa/guac, and mo' bettahs hawaiian style. Perfect way to celebrate! After dinner, we picked up our babies and headed over to Austin and Britta's for a late, late night of jackbox tv games. I'm pretty sure all the boys were in tears from laughing so hard hahaha. On our way home Jason told me that was the hardest he's laughed in a longgg time. I think this day takes the cake as my favorite birthday yet!

Thank you to everyone who made me feel so loved!!!