You Look Like a Monkey (and You Smell Like One Too)

Anybody?  No?  I sang that line recently to someone who in turn looked at me like I had horns.  Is that not a common little after-diddy to Happy Birthday?  Hmmph.

I love birthdays!  I've forgotten to celebrate a bit the last few years (babies will do that to you), but it's pretty awesome to have a Peeps smother me with birthday kisses as soon as I wake up.  Was there ever a time I thought that would be better than partying until dawn?  So much better.

One of my earliest birthday memories: 

My 10th birthday party at Pizza Inn.  I had just gotten my ears pierced.  That cow's name is Moo Moo and I still have him...is that weird?  I mean, he's Baylor's, I don't sleep with him or anything.

The next year was my first bunkin party (slumber if you're not from Arkansas).  5th grade, 20 girls.  I showed Gone With the Wind for entertainment...no wonder things got scrappy later.  Sometime around 2:00am somebody said "crap".  The room divided into teary eyed 'anti-crap' girls vs. the 'pro-crap' and I was in the middle.  Crap was definitely not a word that was welcome in my home, but I certainly wasn't going to cry over it.  Parents were called, friendships divided, and my Mom had to sleep on the floor with us  and play bouncer the rest of the night.

My 21st birthday!!!  I couldn't find a better picture and I know some girls that are going to cry foul over me posting this....I'm buried in there with our honorary guest.  I may have been Prudey McPrudence, Mayor of Prudeville, but that night was SO FUN!!!

22nd birthday....also winter sorority formal.  Me & my bearded boyfriend (now husband).

25th birthday...oh look, blonde again.  My goodness we are babies.  

My 26th birthday...and my sweet friend Jenn (on the right) had just thrown me a surprise ice skating party!  I told her how badly I'd wanted one as a kid so she pulled it off for me, complete with Hello Kitty theme and all.  So awesome.

My 27th birthday at my favorite restaurant in Miami, Cafe Prima Pasta.

Is it sad that hard copy pictures were the easiest to find?  I have a feeling the last 8 years are lost on old, dead laptops.  Or I was too lazy to lug out our hard drive....but they include a Bahamas day cruise, several gambling cruises (I have a poker problem), and an all-nighter at the Hard Rock Casino (see?!).   

Oh, and 3 years ago I was 10 days away from delivering the Peeps and I was 837 pounds and had a beast face.  I'm sure any pics from that one came to an end in ashes.

My Mom is in town and snapped a pic of Baylor and I this morning.  The cost per wear on this sparkly fun top is down in the cents already and I haven't had it a month.  Love!

Having a great day!! 

Snappy Bedhead was swinging from the chandy yesterday morning.  Baylor was quite displeased to see that he'd confiscated his Boogie Woogie Choo Choo Train ornament during his galavanting.