Down at the {River}

June 5th was a good day, reader. After a great church service, we came home and Elisabeth and I sat together and watched one of the cutest Disney Pixar movies ever, Monsters, Inc. You know the little one-eyed monster and the scene where he puts in his single contact?

So cute.

Yes, we're twenty and still love these movies. It's much better than some of this other stuff they have out there these days.

 

 

Anyhow, after lots of cake, the family decided to head down to the river. Where the sandbars made it possible to stand in the middle, and the lush greenery was all around, and the Spanish moss waved in the breeze.

It was beautiful.

I would have loved to share a photo of the birthday girls waving together from the middle of the river, but Elisabeth and the rest of the siblings were oblivious when Mama took this shot. *sighs*

Ignore the fact that you're out there having fun and enjoying the view. You're supposed to smile when you have a camera aimed in your direction so you'll have a photo to document this time forever. Apparently, they didn't get the memo.

 

Reader, you should have been there. If only to hear me and Elisabeth belt out an interesting rendition of 'The River' by Garth Brooks.

Because you can't stand in the middle of a river and not sing 'The River.' Common knowledge.

The blur that is Erin coming toward you to retrieve the camera and take a few photos.

 

 Ah, a tree covered in nature's streamers, er, Spanish moss. It is quite pretty, no?

So the decision to wade in the river eventually turned into the decision to swim in the river. And the photographer didn't want to miss out on the fun, so she hurried to stick her camera back in the Tahoe and get back out there.

 

Y'all, I just wish you could have been there to see just how beautiful it was. We were laughing, splashing, and getting tackled in that warm water as the light faded and a crescent moon came out.

I want to rewind time and go back. Go back, back, back.

 

Thankfully, time heals all wounds. That, and...

 

 ...Left-over birthday cake in the freezer.

A cake that has icecream sandwiched in the middle and CoolWhip icing. Cutting a piece, sticking it on a plate, grabbing a fork and digging in can be a great help in curing the days-after-a-great-birthday blues.

A great help.

Thank y'all so much for the sweet birthday wishes! Elisabeth and I appreciated them so much and would share a piece of cake with you if we could. :)

*raises sparkly turquoise megaphone*

Hi, my name is Erin and tomorrow is my birthday.

I love birthdays.

I love birthdays as much as I love cake. Maybe more.

This is my twin. Tomorrow is her birthday, too. (I won't insult you by pointing her out in the photo below. It's obvious which one she is as she is sitting right beside me).

(This was made at least several years ago. We've changed some since.)

She loves birthdays. She loves birthdays as much as she loves cake. (Okay, not sure on that point. I'll have to ask her).

This girl and I have been through a lot together in the years we've known each other. Which has been awhile. As in, years and years and years with another year thrown in for good measure. We're sisters and best friends, as close as teeth and gums.

Cough. Yeah, great imagery there, Erin.

In short, we're pretty tight.

The two of us back when we were...uh, five? Ah, good times.

How old will we be tomorrow, you ask? Well, in ten years we'll be thirty. Oh, my peas.

Hold my hand, blog reader.

Did you just hear that? Thirty. *sobs into hands* I don't want to grow up.

And yet, I still love birthdays. It's that one day of the year where I generally don't do anything out of the ordinary, but still just bask in the glorious knowledge that today is a special day. I like the whole shabang. The cake, the smiles, the birthday wishes. Yeah, I'm downright pathetic with how much I love birthday wishes. If I didn't have a blog, I'd probably pass out fliers and leaflets to all of you with the date of June 5th stamped on it and "Remember the date!" written down in a cute font. Maybe Curlz MT.

I really don't know where the direction of this post is supposed to head now that I've shared the happy news. Maybe I should end and go dream about tomorrow. We'll have plenty of birthday and hopefully plenty of cake.

It should be a good day. ;)

On Cloud Nine

Two posts. In two days. I know...amazing, isn't it? *nods* Yes, well, I am working harder to be a good blogger and am aiming for at least two or three posts a week.

:: pats self on back and grins ::

We'll see how long it lasts. *wink*

So I believe this is my first 'On Cloud Nine' post...I think. I might have participated before and forgotten. Y'all wouldn't believe how easy it is for me to do that. Yesterday, I was walking into a room looking for something when, all of a sudden, I couldn't remember exactly what I was looking for and-

Ahem. Where was I? ;)

This photo isn't perfect, but it makes me feel very happy. It's of my second to youngest brother, John, who is going to be seven on Saturday. Here that, folks? Seven. And the gist of his conversations these days are about touchdowns, field goals, college/NFL football stats (I kid you not)...stuff that's way over my sports ignorant head. *sniff* When did he go and grow up on us?

Happy Early Birthday, John! We love you!

And just for fun, here it is again in black/white.

 

Happy Birthday to Meee! And Elisabeth! :OD

"Happy Birthday to meeeee (and Elisabeth)! Happy Birthday to meeeee (and Elisabeth)! Happy Birthhhhdaayyy to meeeee (and Elisabeth)! Happy Birthday tooooo meeeee (and Elisabeth)!!!"
LOL Yes, today my twin sis, Elisabeth, and I have officially turned 17! Yay! For lack of anything poetic to say, I will simply remark that Elisabeth and I have had a very blessed 17 years! Love ya, Lis, and HAPPY BIRTHDAY!! :)

Okay, now, on with the pictures! :P

"Greetings, earthlings, we come in peace!" LOL Elisabeth and I were premature (arriving about a month early) and we both only weighed about 4 lb. apiece...and it looks to me like our heads were a li'l out of proportion with our tiny bodies! Never fear, though, they're not like that now! :OD

5 yrs. old!

Hmmm...I can't find any very recent pics of us, but maybe I'll be able to find/take one by this afternoon...in the meantime, you'll all just have to be satisfied with these photos from yesteryears! :OD

P.S. All of my birthday presents may be shipped to the address below:

LOL Just Kiddin', y'all! :OD