A Great Birthday Present...

For my birthday Monz and Meaghan gave me money and a note with instructions to use it for a date with Jason. So last night we decided to dress up and go to Ciao Mamba, but it was super busy so instead we went to Johnny Carinos. He even brought me flowers before we left!! It was so yummy and so special. We had such a wonderful time! It was funny, because when he got to my house to get me,  my dad made me sit on the couch and had Jason came upstairs to get him. Then he sat down across from us and acted all stern and questioned Jason, like "where are you going and when will you be back" and he lit the "courting candle" too! It was funny.

I have such a great boyfriend and I love dating him and spending time with him! God has blessed me so much! And I'm thankful for my sweet friends Meaghan and Monz who would give me such a great birthday present!

Two Birthdays.

I flew Jason out to be with me, and he arrived on my [actual] birthday, the 12th. We went to Ikea and then back to Salem, where we joined most of the team for a trip to Silver Creek Falls. There we had hiked and played and had a bbq for my birthday! It was fun to be with all of them and especially awesome that Jason could be with me too!

After I got home, Josie was concerned that I never had a birthday party, since she didn't attend the first one. So exactly a week later, on May 19th, I made a dinner of poppy seed chicken casserole and ginger glazed carrots with a dessert of a fruit pizza cookie. It was just a family dinner, with Monz and Jason of course, and we put candles in the pizza cookie so Josie would think it was a real party. She helped blow them out!