Crazy Eights and the Elephant Walk

Did anyone else ever play that game?? I don't know why....but Crazy Eights was my favorite card game as a child. Did your deck have that happy/goofy looking clown on the Crazy 8 card? Mine did...wow, and I thought THAT was crazy! :) As of this past Saturday I am now CRAZY-38!! :-D I had one of the best birthdays ever! And instead of mourning the fact that 50 is less than 12 years away, I decided to enjoy my last 2 years "in my thirties". So, lets get this party started!!!

First, my parents took me and Kaden out for a pre-birthday lunch. :) Kaden really enjoyed the bluesy music and the ribs.


Then Mike took me out for dinner and dancing on my birthday. This picture (yea, I know....we're not totally centered due to the fact that I am holding the camera), was taken at PDK airport. Ring a bell anyone???

We went here on one of our first dates... :) you know....when Mike made HIS first move. :) (He would beg to differ on this point but he doesn't know how to log into this blog so I guess you won't here his opinion! :-D) Oh and for the dancing we went to one of our sister churches downtown(St. John the Wonderworker). They were having a Valentine's/Swing dance to raise money for a mission trip to an Orthodox Orphanage in Guatemala!! We couldn't pass up the chance to support these college students as they were sacrificing their spring breaks for a place that is very near and dear to our hearts! :) And I'm happy to report that Mike and I had a great time dancing and didn't pull any muscles! (I don't recall getting that tired in my twenties after only dancing about 5 minutes....hmmmm)

Today I dropped the K-man by my parents so I could go to a HUGE consignment sale at the Gwinnett County Fairgrounds. I did okay but it's tough to find nice looking boy clothes that aren't already very worn! Shocking...I know. So anyway, here's Kaden, play by play, on the way home. He *loves* his bunny that his Grandmother Jacobs gave him. They must have played him really hard though! We weren't in the car 5 minutes before he was totally sacked out! :)

I'm feeling verrrrrrrry relaxed....

I'm feeling a verrrrry relaxed crick in my neck....

Mommy, quit looking at me and pay attention to the road!!

And last but not least, my son gettin' down with the Elephant Walk! (This is a favorite Henry Mancini tune of my fathers.......can be seen/heard in the movie "Hatari" for the John Wayne fans out there) :) Okay, so I'm trying to upload this video but it's taking forever....hopefully it will appear soon...

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