Yesterday was an incredibly crazy day for me....my Dad is in town for my birthday (he flew down from Canada for the weekend) and we decided to take him to the last Notre Dame home game!!
So yesterday started out by hitting the campus at 11 AM and taking my Dad on the full tour and doing all the traditions! It wasn't too cold during the day....but around game time it started drizzling...a nice cold yucky drizzle LOL But the good news is that my team finally won a home game ... which is so great for the boys!!!!
Following that we went to Ruth's Chris...it just opened in town a couple months ago. And OMG...3 months and 4 courses later I was a fat, plump, stuffed girl ready to hit the pillows!!
But alas, I get home and there is this huge HEAVY box waiting for me....I wasn't sure what it could be...I thought maybe a RAOK present (since I'm involved in just a few of them LOL)! Then I saw the return name (Twinkle.Tink aka Mary) and thought 'Oh no she didn't' and tore into the box.
When I opened the box (with hubby standing nearby) I was so touched! The box was wrapped from the inside out and had little streamers taped to it (I have pics) and even little balloons inside!
Because my Mom always said "Read the card first' I was a good girl and resisted tearing into the presents....the outside was addressed to 'The RAOK QUEEN a RAOK birthday package'...and on the back it said '30 surprises for the big 3-0! Some are big, some are small, some a little sille, but all chosen and wrapped thinking of you. Have a magical day'. OK...that made me a little teary...and then I saw the names inside...and OMG guys you really shouldn't have....
A BIG HUGE THANK YOU AND HUGS TO SUSIE, NADIA, PIPERLU, ICECHICK, MARY, MJ, CECE, CLAIRE, SARAH, ROBYN & PAT!!!! AMAZING ...SIMPLY AMAZING
OK...you all want pics...and seriously, every single gift was individually wrapped, so I have some pics of individual presents and then big group shots....but I think I may have run out of words....so I will post the complete list in post #2 followed by tons of pics....
So yesterday started out by hitting the campus at 11 AM and taking my Dad on the full tour and doing all the traditions! It wasn't too cold during the day....but around game time it started drizzling...a nice cold yucky drizzle LOL But the good news is that my team finally won a home game ... which is so great for the boys!!!!
Following that we went to Ruth's Chris...it just opened in town a couple months ago. And OMG...3 months and 4 courses later I was a fat, plump, stuffed girl ready to hit the pillows!!
But alas, I get home and there is this huge HEAVY box waiting for me....I wasn't sure what it could be...I thought maybe a RAOK present (since I'm involved in just a few of them LOL)! Then I saw the return name (Twinkle.Tink aka Mary) and thought 'Oh no she didn't' and tore into the box.
When I opened the box (with hubby standing nearby) I was so touched! The box was wrapped from the inside out and had little streamers taped to it (I have pics) and even little balloons inside!
Because my Mom always said "Read the card first' I was a good girl and resisted tearing into the presents....the outside was addressed to 'The RAOK QUEEN a RAOK birthday package'...and on the back it said '30 surprises for the big 3-0! Some are big, some are small, some a little sille, but all chosen and wrapped thinking of you. Have a magical day'. OK...that made me a little teary...and then I saw the names inside...and OMG guys you really shouldn't have....
A BIG HUGE THANK YOU AND HUGS TO SUSIE, NADIA, PIPERLU, ICECHICK, MARY, MJ, CECE, CLAIRE, SARAH, ROBYN & PAT!!!! AMAZING ...SIMPLY AMAZING
OK...you all want pics...and seriously, every single gift was individually wrapped, so I have some pics of individual presents and then big group shots....but I think I may have run out of words....so I will post the complete list in post #2 followed by tons of pics....