Birthday Bash!

Yesterday was my golden birthday! and it was full of loveliness!

mark and i ready to have a great birthday day

We had lunch at yummy Carrabba's. I LOVED the fried zucchini and my delicious pina colada smoothie!

Then later Mark and I went to see Alice in Wonderland. I absolutely loved it! I think all Tim Burton movies are so fun to watch.

this is also when the surprises started coming. I made Mark take me early to the movie because i needed to have good seats for my birthday. while we were waiting, our friends/neighbors walked in. i was so excited! "what are the chances?!!" i think i said. Yeah, mark invited them without telling me. little sneaker. THEN later my friend Kat showed up! i was so thrilled! i had invited her earlier but she had said she had to work. turns out she was in cahoots with Mark. Those little sneakers!

Then after the movie we invited them to come over for the cake mark had made for me. when i walked in the door i discovered a full fledged surprise party! complete with wonderful decorations! (thanks wendy!)

All of us! This is the only picture i have with Wendy and Syd :(

Mark's mom and dad!

Camille and Briant!

Sherry and John!

I know i look creepy in this picture, but the cake looks so good! mark made me this wonderful ice cream cake all by himself! Wendy helped with the frosting, my favorite color!

I was very lucky this year! Wendy and Melinda got me all the fixins for a fantastic pedicure. complete with pedegg, not shown here.

Mark got me a variety of bathroom goodness (i'm sensing a theme here....)

a fun shower cap to replace my old nasty one. he also got me some princess body wash and some yummy Reese's.

and John and Sherry gave me these awesome earrings all the way from China. (well, i guess everything i got today probably came from China... but these are more authentic!)

After everyone left Mark and i got a little camara happy.

he was so proud of himself for throwing such a successful surprise filled birthday for me

we tried to see how many hats we could put on Mark.

Thanks for such a fun day sweet!