29... Feels the Same

I went out to dinner with my friends on Thursday to Red Robin and it was delicious. On my actual birthday I hung out with the Turnbows :)
My niece is EXCEPTIONALLY cute (I am slightly biased) so this was just for fun!

I always have plenty of helpers to help me open my presents...
My mom got me some sheets that are suppose to "keep me cool" at night. We'll see how that goes :)

The FAMOUS cake! If any of you don't know, I have basically had this same cake (with a few alterations forced upon me) since I was 5. Who said sameness was bad?!? Certainly not me!

Finally I forced the boys to do this picture with me. I said it could be their birthday present to me. Shockingly enough, it turned out pretty cute! All in all, it was a pretty good day. If only I hadn't had to work...

The Never Ending Dream...

It is sad to say that I wish this was what I dream about... I have a constant recurring dream that I know others have. It goes a little something like this:


Oh shoot.
I forgot my homework assignment.
Oh wait no I didn't.
What class was that for?
No, that can't be right - I am not taking that class.
SHOOT.
Another homework assignment that I didn't do.
Wait, I didn't know about that assignment.
When did they tell us about it?
Last week?
Was I in class last week?
CRAP!
I haven't been to class all semester!
How did I get signed up for this class?
The FINAL is TOMORROW?
Can I drop this class without it affecting my GPA?
NO?!?
Are you serious?!?
I didn't even know I was registered for it!
I better go take the final.
DANG!
What building is it in?
Who is the teacher?
What is the subject again?
OH SNAP!
I have to turn in the assignments before I can take the test.
Does anyone have a text book?
There's NO textbook or notes?!?
We were suppose to memorize it as the teacher talked?!?
HOLY COW!
I am going to fail.
My GPA is going to be ruined.
The teacher will hate me.
They are going to kick me out of school.
My life is ruined...


Then I wake up in a panic, sweating. How is this fair?!? I dedicated 7 years to advanced learning and now it haunts my dreams every week. Did I mention I completed my graduate schooling over 3 1/2 years ago! If you know me, most of my dreams are very vivid and quite scary. My question is - do the school nightmares ever stop???

And people wonder why this is how life feels when we wake up:

Thanksgiving Farm

An outing to the farm...

Complete with a ride on a tiny horse... for my nephew at least :)

My little niece slept the entire time, so it was a fun outing with my nephew!

P.S.

Yes - I know that it is February.

Yes - I am aware that I live in Utah.

Yes - I am aware that I am wearing flip-flops, and

No - I'm not cold...

Blessing Day

So, I haven't had much to update about. The days just keep coming and going with the same amount of nothingness. Last Sunday though, my niece was blessed. And she was ADORABLE :) Fortunately I took these pictures before church because man, did I work up a sweat getting my nephews to smile during pictures!

I keep telling my sister that she has to have 2 more little girls... She made another dress and I made a dress in High School as well! This is a picture of the dress that I made - cute & simple eyelet :)