What you've been waiting for!

I have some CRAZY friends and we have some crazy birthday traditions. Every year we decorate each other's lawns in some weird theme that is only hilarious to us, door bell ditch over the phone and then hide and watch the fun. The best part is seeing the pictures on their blog the next day and re-reading all the inside jokes. And since I'm sure my friends have been checking the blog all morning long. . . I won't make them wait any longer!

My theme: BINGO cards.

Of course they're not just bingo cards, they're in color and then mounted on card stock and the center square on each BINGO card is some sort of Christmas-y picture. Beth always goes above and beyond. Plus every single card has something written on it -- and there were a LOT! I also got some yummy treats, Christmas ornaments that match my tree-- which is up of course, and some Starbucks hot chocolate. YUM!

Some of my favorites can't go on the blog but here are a few I can share that will probably make no sense to the general public:

• Bring snickerdoodles or don't come
• Back back middle
• But she's on a schedule
• I start my Christmas countdown in January
• I've only been driving for 3o minutes, so get out of the way!
• Hillary in 'o8 -- and other political ones like Mormons for Hillary, Vote for Barak, he's cute
• Am I 22 yet?
• Thank you for having grass
• I brake for everything because I'm a bleeding heart liberal
• If Lisa could be here, she would be here
• I raise neat freaks
• Schedules are our friends
• Should, I, use, a, comma, here?
• I am officially out of sweaters now. Bring your own
• MILFS drive Buicks
  

The best thing about having your birthday around a holiday is that the celebration lasts all week. Wednesday night Dustin took me out shopping and out to dinner and Friday was spent doing my favorite thing of all -- putting up Christmas decorations. stuffing my Christmas card letters, watching Elf, and all of my other favorite day-after-thanksgiving traditions. Plus the kids got me the best cards. Nate's was a Sleeping Beauty card and Ellie picked out a High School Musical card. Sadie loves to open and shut them so if I never hear Breaking Free again, I'll be happy. This morning I video chatted with my fam back East and Dustin made us all baked french toast. . . I think I've gained a zillion pounds between all the sweets and then all of the goodies friends brought by, and BYU won the game against Utah. Go Cougars. So all in all, turning 28 wasn't tooooo horrible.