The Big 2-8

I celebrated my 28th birthday this last weekend and I must say that I simply cannot remember a birthday where I felt so pampered and blessed by those I love! My sweet family pulled out all the stops and showered me with lots of gut-busting time together and all sorts of birthday goodies! Nothing compared to these beauties though...

They were a surprise delivery from my sis that seriously had my entire family sitting around the coffee table at ten o'clock at night sampling.each.and.every.one. From Pumpkin to Butterscotch, Birthday Cake to German Chocolate, we got our chow on. Boston Cream Pie {upper right hand corner} won all of our affections, though. DI-VINE!

Thanks to my momma and Mark, our UPS lady dropped this off as well. Would you believe it if I told you that for the last few years we have had to heat up our coffee in the microwave just so we can drink it hot! For real. I'm glad they took pity on me because I was obviously stuck in a brew-and-nuke rut. Here's hoping that in my twenty-eighth year of life I acquire the gift of coffee etiquette!

And last, as a gift to myself, I bought these yard sale jewels. Aren't they pretty woody?! I actually bought them from inside my car, on my way to an appointment that I was running late for, and from a house in our neighborhood that we have affectionately come to call, "Cajun House" {for all reasons that can be inferred}! Because of my haste, I even agreed to pay $17 for the them, which breaks down to $4.25 a chair OR $4 a chair too much in Jer's opinion. They are in bad, bad shape, people. So bad, in fact, I couldn't even bring myself to take a picture of them pre-hosed down, hence the two-tone in the picture. I actually found a piece of floss tucked between the cushion and the wicker on one of them! And even tonight, as my prized yard sale gems sat dripping drying in the front yard, we watched as a young couple rode by on their bikes, laughing and pointing all the while. 

I wonder what they'll call our house...

I  will not be deferred though. I have a vision and I love a good challenge.