Sunday, January 31, 2010

Birthdays/Mom



This is my cute Mom and Dad, at my brother's wedding. They are hunched over for two reasons... one, Hallie, my 6 year old neice, was taking the picture (I guess they could tell they weren't going to have heads in the picture). Two, the day before the wedding, my mom tweaked her back and she couldn't stand up straight for weeks. It's sad she was in so much paid, but I just love this picture for some reason!

January is a big month for birthdays in our family, I think we have 6 total (including my sister in law, two neices, little bro, mom, and me. On my birthday, I worked all day, and then went to class in Brigham. I got home around 9:00, needless to say, there wasn't a lot of celebrating. Nate was so cute though, he was swamped with homework, but he paused to make dinner for us, before I got home. He made one of our favorites, Honey Lime Encheladas! I was also surprised to receive about 60 text messages, mostly from people not listed in my phone, wishing me a happy birthday. I guess at about noon, Nate sent a text to almost everyone in his phone, to text me and say Happy Birthday. So, even though I could spend much of the day celebrating, it was really funny to keep getting messages up until the next day around lunch! Thanks Nate!

This weekend we threw a surprise party for my mom's 60th birthday! It was so fun to see all of her great friends (many coming an hour or more drive for it) that came to support her. She really is an amazing person, and it helped me see how she has touched so many people in her life. I wish I hadn't wasted so many years thinking she wasn't cool enough to spend much time with... Love you mom!

9 comments:

  1. Happy happy birthday, super late!!! Hope you had a good one. I need to start making a calendar of birthdays so I can remember better. :)

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  2. What a nice tribute to your mom, and a cute picture of them! Hope you guys are doing well, miss you!

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  3. That is a good picture taken by a 6 year old! Your mom and dad are so cute! Im glad you got so many fun texts for your birthday!

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  4. KT,

    What a cute blog :) Love this picture of mom and dad. Glad you had a good birthday, sorry we never connected.

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  5. katie - here's the link to the blog post i was telling you about:
    http://enjoyingthesmallthings.blogspot.com/2010/01/nella-cordelia-birth-story.html

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  6. I love your blog, Katie. Crazy your all grown up. I love the picture of your parents! They are the cutest. Lots of love, Shasta

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  7. Dan told me it was your birthday but you weren't too excited about it. Sorry! I think you're great and you deserve a great birthday! Sorry I wasn't one of those who sent you a text that day. Oh well! Better late than never! Happy Birthday!

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  8. I love those two!!! They were like my second parents and I'm so grateful for that.:) That really is a great picture, I like it a lot!

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