a "good" tired.

i. am. pooped.

i've had such an exhausting week.  event after event, early morning after early morning, i haven't had much rest in the last week, but boy did i have fun.  i spent friday morning giggling and gut laughing with my dad.  whenever we spend time together, we always have fun!  

that night i went to a camping-in-the-back-yard night with some friends.  there was food, fire, and frustration ;) (thankfully i didn't volunteer to put up the tent).  

then saturday night a few close friends and i celebrated a few of our birthdays that fall within three weeks of each other.  we made homemade pizzas (yum!), and then went to see new batman movie.  that was my second time seeing it, and it was still amazing.

sunday night, as a family, we celebrated my aunts 50th birthday.  i hope to look as half as good as she does at 50.  she is such beautiful person: inside and out!

so, it's late sunday night and i am so tired, but i when i hop in bed, ill be so happy with all of the wonderful memories made this weekend.

here are some shots i took...

isn't she gorgeous?

celebratory endeavours

yesterday was my birthday...and what a wonderful birthday it was!

my mom, sister, and i left early in the morning to head and hour and a half south to go to my faaaavvvorite fast food restaurant, chick-fil-a!  unfortunately, they don't have ANY (not a one!) chick-fil-a's in michigan. (but maybe that's a good thing because i would eat there all the time)

After stuffing ourselves, we went to michigan city to do some serious shopping.  at about noontime i was wishing that we were in a mall and not in an outlet center.  the temperature rose to around 95 and we were all pooped earlier than expected.  so we drove home (with no air) and then just relaxed for the rest of the night.

when we got home though, i noticed a package on our front porch...what could it be????  my new camera of course!  i am so very excited to start taking pictures(mainly learn how to take good ones) and share them on here!

all in all, i had a very wonderful birthday and i feel so blessed to have such wonderful family and friends in my life.

and speaking of friends i wanted to mention a wonderful blog belonging to my very beautiful friend Margeaux.  you can find her blog here.  i love to read her posts and see whats going on in her life.

lansing weekend

my dear friend donna and i went to lansing this weekend to visit our friend kristina.  we had TONS of laughs, did some shopping, ate a ton of food, and enjoyed a few celebratory birthday beverages :)

for my birthday, i got this hilariously awesome mug of ron swanson from my favorite show, parks and recreation.  i also got some hair products, a devotional, velvet hammer (my favorite coffee) from Bryson City, NC, and some really pretty mint-colored nail polish.  thanks to you both for a great weekend!

i am so very blessed.  i often thank the Lord for such wonderful amazing friends i have. :)

praying you have safe and wonderful week,

kara