Birthday Celebration

I had a wonderful birthday this year, with some my closest and dearest friends. We went to Si Tapas . The sangria was FABULOUS!!

Anyway, one of my girls wrapped a present (or shall I say presents) for me in the back of the car. Here is what it looked like:

Okay, actually. . I want you to take a better look:

Christmas paper with a ROLL of tape. .. . .

GOD I love my friends!! (and their willingness to humor me)

LEO's RULE

Happy Birthday Mister Arroz!

. . .I am glad we could share your day with you!

Kirkie, the homemade carrot cake was AWESOME!

As for the kids that got to party with us, I feel bad what they are going to take home to tell their parent. . .wah, wah. . .

Complain, Complain, Complain. . . .

I just went to the Outer Banks with a friend of mine, that also happens to be an educator, and experiences the same whoa is me's as I do:

"All I do all summer is pack and unpack, pack and unpack. . . ."
"It is tough being able to go out any night of the week. . .and drink as much as you want."
"In the summer it is hard to keep a regimen. It's basically just eating and drinking!"
(as we were putting on our bathing suits) "It's difficult to keep a nice figure in the summer, with all this eating and stuff. . . "

After the first couple complaints, we made it our weekend joke! "If someone could be a fly on the wall and hear us complaining they would be PISSED!"

LESSON: Summer's off are SOOO hard!! (snicker, snicker. . .)