The Wrap Up!

The great friends in my life!

My birthday was technically over about 2 weeks ago but Carrie being the fabulous roommate that she is threw me a party last night with a few friends that we usually hang out with. It was nice to just chill at home, eat, talk and just be with eachother.

My very close friend Erin R. brought the birthday cake which was again cheesecake (just like she brought for Carrie's birthday). She admits that it's not my REAL birthday cake because she cheated and didn't make it herself like she did last time but promises to bring over one of these days a phenomenal creation that if you ask Carrie...she delivers! But did make the glaze that was AWESOME!

So I would like to thank everyone for the gifts that I got. I didn't need anything but it was nice so thank you very much. Both Ali and Courtney came to dinner on my actual birthday. Ali gave me beautiful lily's that smelled fabulous every time Carrie and I walked into the apartment from work and lasted until last night. I also got a reed diffuser from Courtney that makes our apartment smell good too. There was a pedicure kit (thank you Nicole S., can't wait to try it out. I'm sure Carrie too...), hershey's kisses and more beautiful flowers (thanks to Erin M.), a book appropriately titled Cubicles (good call Stephanie), a vase and bracelet (nice one Mariam), a bottle of Hogue wine (something that Erin R. and I have shared a lot over time), and last but absolutely not least is that fabulous person that I always talk about. Carrie had a difficult time finding me a gift and I kept telling her she didn't have to buy me anything but she did anyway. What she ended up with was perfect. It is a shadow box. It's pretty big but I think it'll be perfect with all the stuff that I'll end up putting in there to remember this year.

For Carrie's birthday she mentioned that it seemed like I wanted her birthday to be perfect, more than she did. It felt the same for me. She wanted everything to go well last night and it did. I am so blessed to have the friends like her in my life. I don't know what I would do without them. So thanks again for everyone who celebrated with me this year.

But the biggest thanks is to the phenomenal girl I call "white girl" ;-), roommate, and friend...Carrie!