A Special Birthday

I traveled back home, to Charlotte, this weekend for a very special birthday! My sister, Bethany, and Lee made the trip as well. We hung out with Lee Friday night and Saturday. We ate breakfast and took him shopping at Southpark. He gets more and more handsome each time I see him.

My cousin, Jarrod, turned 30 this weekend! Jarrod, Andrea, Bethany, and I grew up side by side. Closer than cousins, we spent our childhood doing everything together. Our bond is truly a special one and I feel so blessed that neither time, age, nor distance has weakened it. Jarrod's wife, Emily, planned a caribbean surprise party. With the help of my Aunt and Uncle, the great entertainers, the party went off without a hitch.