THANKS from the birthday girl!

Yesterday I had a wonderful birthday!!! I just wanted to say THANK YOU to everyone at home for your birthday wishes! It was such a blessing to talk with my mom and dylan, ashley called me by suprise!, (i didn't get to talk to my sister, but received an email! Yay!) I received cards here and ecards! And the number of facebook messages was so overwhelming!! I read each one of them, and I was so blessed by your birthday wishes!!!!!! You each contributed so much to my special day!

Also, I need to give a shout out to my team UG! You guys rocked! The girls went sooo out of there way to make my day special. =) I was suprised in the morning with a big sign they made, a cake, presents, flowers, a clean room, and oh..the list could go on! Will bought me some amazing chocolate and Jake found a season of the OC for me! (haven't watched it yet..so the quality is still in question since all the movies here are pirated! hahahaha) The Berry's bought me beautiful flowers that are my favorite and bought my lunch today!, and the Shelton's invited us over for dinner with the volunteer team where we had great meat! (you people in Texas just can't understand how great it is to have good meat!!!) Misti made such an incredible jungle cake! THANK YOU!

THANK YOU especially to JENA and SARAH! I am sooooo thankful for you both and the blessings that you daily pour into my life! You two mean the world to me! God knew exactly what he was doing when he chose for you 2 girls to be who I would be sharing my home and my life with for these 4 1/2 months!!!!! Thanks for thinking about me and doing so much for me!

If you have ever lost someone close to you, it goes without saying that holidays can sometimes be harder than they are good. This May will mark the 2 year anniversary of my Father entering heaven. This past year and a half has been filled with holidays that were bittersweet to say the very least. I guess becuase of the pain, it is easy for special occasions to lose their excitement.
For this reason, I wasn't that excited about my birthday. I wasn't upset, just didn't expect all of the wonderful things and responses that I received! You guys truly made this birthday special for me!!!!! =) Thanks for filling the void!