21 son run down

this birthday was a special one.

#1 it was my 21st

#2 it was the first one mike has ever got to spend with me

since mike and i have known each other he has always been out of town working on my birthday, and it has always been a sad deal. 

so of course, Mike made it up to me and a BIG way this year.

with out supervision mike and i can be giddy little children around the holidays

(and just any other day)

and we always tend to give presents early

like my new purse 

oaklee shades

my hair do, and cute picture frame

In my mind, birthdays are special ones

and i think everyone needs a birthday week

you can't prep yourself and celebrate in one day.

so, my birthday week started on the wednesday before my birthday, when my sweet Cherry pie did my hair. i love it more than any hair do i've ever had.

then on thursday mike gave me the presents from him and we went out to eat

an den, though it was a good day to go fishing, mike toughed it out and took me to the city, of salt lake. and treated me to a big hotel suite in the hilton.

My bestest cousin since birth, Johnny came and stayed with us.

we had the worlds greatest Nachos from Moes, then primed up to go swimming. sadly, we found out the pool closed at 11, so we just waited til it opened at 5. Then, went swimming. we showed them.

After swimming, we had the best breakfast ever, then went back to sleep for awhile

One of my greatest presents was my bestie, Tyler Johnson getting home from his mission. but the downer of all of this was he was going to be speaking ON my birthday, and i was going to be at the cabin...

why couldn't i just been able to be in two places at once on my birthday?

 but, being so brilliant and all, i thought of a loop hole.

Tyler came with us to Grey Cliff Lodge!

Steak, potatoes, ice cream and family

it was a great time, i love getting together with my family and it made my birthday so much more special

Then we headed back to the hotel.

but

(and this is kindof embarrassing)

we just watched tv and went to bed.

i guess, being one year older i can't really stay up night after night any more.

but, we got our rest and we were Ready To Party "Cabin Style"

but not without stopping at Boot Barn

were Mike bought me Thee CUTEST boots

we were the first to get up to wahsatach.

so we unloaded our things into the honeymooners cabin

then played some horseshoes.

while we were playing it started to rain

mike thinks that why i beat him.....

after the long drive and dominating(bria)/being dominated(mike)

we were hungry... but of course, after the long winter and no one being at the cabin that equals= nooo foood

so we drove down to evanston and got us some Taco Bell

We met up with Johnny and Sam and headed up the Monument to shoot clay pigeons. I finally got to shoot my new shot gun, and Loved it.

after awhile it started to rain...

so we headed down to greet the fam with some added guest, Brennon and Alec

then, devoured us some

CHILI DOGS

while we ate it started to snow!

so we whipped out the cards.

7up, go fish, phase 10, spit, and crazy 8

why play so many card games inside the cabin when we could be out riding and enjoying the mountain air?

cause that air was crisp and cold! it didn't stop snowing all night!

the next morning we woke up to the ground blanketed with a thick down comforter of snow

thanks for the birthday present mother nature.

so we ate breakfast, played cards and  watched some movies.

soon after the sibs arrived with some surprise(to me) guests.

the Matthews girls, Megan and Amy :)

with the family all gathered and some very welcome friends we 

hunkered down in the living room and i opened a pile of presents.

boy did i get spoiled this year! 

i got a new comforter for our new bed

a sleeping bag

goats

dresses

our own horseshoes game

WEN hair products

DRIED PINEAPPLE

a signed utes hat

a utes phone cover

a hilarious texting autocorrect book

more clothes

and shoes!

then they sang happy birthday to me

with my Yummy lemon filled cake!

sadly it was still snowing and we couldn't take the horses out

gee dang it! so no picnic either

but, it all turned out to be some what of a happy accident with the snow.

everyone was gathered together and we played some of the funnest games as a family all through the night.

we left the cabin later in the afternoon the next day after we loaded up my stinky goats

and we drove the two hours back home.

and surprisingly my old butt fell asleep Again!

i guess i can't handle the party non stop life no more.

when we got home our friend Beau came and helped us unload the goats and we decided to have a BBQ Birthday Party for me :) even though Beau thought my birthday was on the 3rd.

while we waited for cherry we played some horseshoes, and warmed up the BBQ

then had a great night together.

through this week i learned that if i said the sentence 

"but it's my birthday"

i would almost always get my way

I think Mike is sick of that sentence and some what happy this week is over.

How Neat Is That?