Birthday Fun!

mmm....sushi...eel....too much....can't fit.....yummy

First off, thanks so much to all who participated in my birthday fun, and especially to Judith and Whitley for putting it all together.....it was a great one.

To recap, Judith and I spent the day shopping and eating and what not.....then we met Whit in Anderson and headed for my condo. Upon reaching my place, I was told to where a nice shirt and jeans to go to the restaurant (which I had no clue where we were headed).

After getting ready, I was blind folded and led down 16 steps and to a car, which was very difficult to get into not knowing which way to sit because I couldn't see (probably very funny to watch). Then we headed for the restaurant. I am sure people were staring at our car driving down the road.....I mean, I am a white chick in the back blind folded....with a "chinese" and black girl in the front dancing to ghetto music! People were probably thinking all kinds of stuff! haha!

Anyhow, I was dropped off at the door, where Judith led me into the restaurant and to a room, where my eyes were then uncovered. I was at Nami's sushi restaurant, and there was an awesome group of people waiting for me! We had a great meal, and then headed to my place to have cake and ice cream! Upon arrival, 12 of us played Cranium, and I voted that my team won seeing that it was my birthday and all! (we were really the losers, but whatever)

All in all it was a great night, and the rest is to be left for the girls and the girls only to know! We are about to start the real party.....that is if I can wake Whitley up! heehee! Thanks everybody for the sweet notes and gifts! You all are the very best! I said this earlier at the table during dinner: the friends you have around you make you or break you, and help mold and shape you to be the person you are......well, all of you have brought so much joy into my life, and have been great encouragement and accountability! God has really used you to help me become the woman that I am now.....I can't thank Him enough for how much He has blessed me! Thanks for being a part of my life!

All my Love:)

Mel

p.s. Check out more pics under "my pictures"

Trip to West Virginia!

This was most of the group that I went with to Winterplace, WV to ski and snowboard Jan. 21st through 23rd. This pic was taken at Applebee's on Friday night after we had been snowboarding and skiing. I could barely sit because the first hour trying to snowboard I landed right on my butt and hurt my tailbone. I truly believe that God was teaching me a lesson, because before I fell I was talkin a bunch of smack to Keith who was also learning to snowboard (which, by the way, literally half-way fell off the side of the mountain......it was really funny.....he is fine.....and I don't mean in that way!) Anyhow, so the trip was a lot of fun! Keith and I had a great time learning from our wonderful snowboard instructorand laughing at each other, I had tons of fun hitting Jason with snowballs, and our trip on Saturday to see the best of West Virginia was interesting. I also was able to visit one of my favorite friends, miss Whitley, not once, but twice! Thursday night with Judith, and Saturday night with Jason. I was able to have a wonderful Sunday at Mosaic Church in North Charlotte at their first service, and see some other good friends of mine Zac and Brandon. Overall the weekend was good, and about my tailbone........I had it x-rayed on Tuesday, and it is not broken! Thank goodness! You can check out more of the trip pictures on My Pictures under "a good time".

p.s. more pics will be posted soon.