birthday

Wow...it's been over 2 months since I blogged?! Inconceivable! Or maybe it's just inexcuseable... *shrug* Anyway, I'll try to do better! :)

Soo...life has been crazy, and I have about 2 weeks reprieve before it gets even crazier. Hopefully sometime in the next 2 weeks, I'll blog about what has been and will be so crazy! But today, I'm going to blog about-- my birthday. :)

I turned 24 on Sunday, May 16. It just seems strange to be "so old"; like I should be mature and grown-up or something. But I'm still just me...trying to be like Jesus...and having a lot of fun along the way! :)

I got some *really cool* stuff for my birthday, and of course I wanted to show it all to all of you! (maybe the imaginary "you"s that I think are reading my blog...? :) )

Puppets! :)

The dog came with the name Scruffers, which is almost as cute as he is, but since I kinda want to be able to use him as a vent (ventriloquism) puppet, that name doesn't work ("f"s become "th"s in "vent talk"). So I need to come up with a really cute name...any ideas?

The monkey was named within 5 minutes...by a sibling (my sister, I believe). His name? Ludi. Ludi Cris. ;) And it looks like he'll end up with a Texas twang in his voice. 'Cause he's just cute that way! :)

Books! :)

No birthday (or other gift-giving occasion) could possibly be complete without books. :) I had asked for Eric and Leslie Ludy books, and I got the two that were first on my list: Wrestling Prayer and When Dreams Come True. I've read When Dreams Come True already...I stayed up *all night* Sunday night reading it. It's awesome, and I plan to write a review and get it posted soon. Now I'm reading Wrestling Prayer, and it is just as awesome, but although it's interesting enough to stay up all night and read it, it's so deep, I don't think that would be a wise idea. :)

iTunes giftcard! :)

Ah, yes, music...the other thing that makes a gift-giving occasion complete! :) I love music, and fairly recently "discovered" what a wonderful thing iTunes is...so these are my current favorite kind of giftcard! :) Now I just have to carefully select the 9 or 10 songs off my list of "want-to-get"s that I'll purchase with this card... ;)

Purple drawers! :)

There had to be something purple in this stack, right? :) Since Amber and I don't have room for a dresser in our bedroom (because of all our other stuff...) we both have those cloth "drawers" up on our closet shelf that we use for clothes that don't hang up. I couldn't find purple ones when I bought mine, so I did have navy and white striped ones. My mom found these, though, so my little brothers gave them to me for my birthday. :) Sweet!

Little notepads! :)

I'm looking at this stuff and thinking: people know me. Maybe a little too well? Yet another thing that makes gift-giving occasions complete! :) There always has to be something to write on (or with) in some way! :) These are incredibly cute, too...

and last--but absolute NOT least!--a camera!! :)

Which, of course, I used to take all the other pictures. :) I'm so happy; I now have my very own digital camera so I don't have to ask someone else if I can use theirs. This will be especially useful later this year--but more on that later. :) This camera is the perfect size for taking everywhere with me and it takes great, awesome pictures...I'm still exploring all the different stuff on it and I love it more all the time! :)

So...that's my birthday! Something cuddly...something to read...something to listen to...something purple...something to write on...and something I have really wanted...oh, and did I mention the *67* Facebook birthday greetings from friends and family that totally made my day?! ;) I'm so loved and SO incredibly blessed! Thanks to all who helped make my day so wonderful! I love you! :)