Happy Birthday Carrigan!!!!!!

Carrigan turned the Big 3, and what better way to celebrate than with Dora and Friends.  Cara had lots of fun swimming with her family and friends and jumping in the little jumping thinga my jig (yall know what I mean...lol)  It's amazing how she has grown and matured.  With each year, I can see her growing up more and more.  She is so smart!  Happy Birthday Cara, and may you have many, many more!

Cara posing

Cara all decked out in the swimsuit and goggles....Hilarious!

Cara pointing at her favorite character right now

The birthday cake and cupcakes I that I did for Cara.

My Flirty 30 Birthday

Here are 2 dozen roses that my wonderful husband had sent to me at work.  He is just the greatest!

This is a cake that my co-workers got for me at work.  They are so sweet and the cake was delish!

I must say that I had the best 30th birthday.  Of course, you know me and the hubby went to Vegas and had a blast.  Then he sent me 2 dozen roses, and he wouldn't let me cook all week long.  Since I didn't cook, Scott grilled out one day, and we ate out the rest of the week.  After work yesterday, we went to Happy Hour at On the Border.  On the Border is turning into one of my favorite restarants.  They have very good drinks and food. 

I want to thank everyone for the wonderful text messages, phone calls, e-mails, birthday cards, gifts, and birthday wishes.  It all meant so much, and made my day oh so special!  Thank you all again!

I kept getting asked the question, "How does it feel to be 30?"  Well, I feel very blessed.  I have a great family, loving husband, great friends, and a growing relationship with God.  I have a list of things that I plan to do in my 30's, so stay tuned because the best is yet to come.

Viva, Las Vegas....

My birthday is June 9th, and I will be turning the Big 30.  In preparation for this splendid milestone in my life, me and the hubby took off to Vegas.  We had an absolute blast!  We learned how to play craps, which is actually a lot of fun. We stayed at the Venetian, which is the Italian themed hotel with the gondolas (the long boats that you see in Italy).  It was a very nice hotel with a casino of course, mall, and restaurants.  It's weird how all the hotels in Vegas basically take you to whole new parts of the world.  You can be in Italy one minute, then walk down the street and be in New York or Paris.  It is very neat.  Well, let me stop babbling and post some pictures already.  Here we go....


THE HOTELS

The Venetian Hotel where we stayed.  It was like we were really in Italy.  Sooooo Beautiful!

Gondola rides inside of our hotel

This is the ceiling of the shops in the Venetian.  Makes it look like you are outside.

The Mirage Hotel

Caesars Palace has to be one of the larger hotels.  It was soooooooo long.  Very beautiful hotel

A nice statute outside of the Caesars Palace hotel

The Bellagio, you know the hotel that you see in all the movies with the water show out front. 

ENTERTAINMENT

A play in the Caesars Palace

It was weird how folks just dress up in different costumes and walk the strip....Hilarious

Scott and I in the helicopter on our way to see the Hoover Dam and the Vegas strip.  We took a limo to the airport to the catch the helicopter.  Very romantic! 

Scott outside of the helicopter

A band at the B.B. King club

We saw this show and absolutely loved it.  The thing we didn't like was that it wasn't long enough.  The tricks and acrobatics that were done were so unreal.  Just awesome!  I highly recommend it.

The following are pictures from the Madame Tussard's Wax Museum

Scott and Michael Jordan

Whoopi Goldberg and I

Jamie Foxx....He looked a little small in frame in my opinion

Eva Longoria and I

Matthew McConaughey

Hugh Hefner

Chr-endell and Brangelina  aka  Christian/Wendell (Scott) and Angelina Jolie/Brad Pitt

Halle and Scott

Tiger Woods, Scott, and Jack Nicholson

Scott and Tiger

Babe Ruth and Scott

I had to show Beyonce' some moves

Michael Jackson and me

Scott and Snoop Dogg

Scott, TuPac, and I

Captain Jack Sparrow and the Thirsty Scott

I just love Judy Garland since I am such a Wizard of Oz fan

Marilyn Monroe and me...Happy Birthday Mr. President...lol

JFK, me, and Jackie-O

Me, President Obama, and Scott

Scott on his first interview with Oprah Winfrey

Scott and George W. Bush

Oprah is always begging me to do interviews with her...lol

John Wayne and Scott

FOOD

A yummy salad with balsamic vinegarette from the Cheesecake Factory.  Those are crab wontons in the back that were also yum!

A meatlovers pizza from California Pizza Kitchen.  Scott visited one of these in ATL, and raved about it.  I tried it, and I must say that it is quite delish.

MISCELLANEOUS PICTURES

Scott in front of a pirate ship at the Treasure Island Hotel

This waterfall was so pretty.

Me inside of the shops in the Venetian with a real life Roman statue

Me with a Roman Statue

Scott and I at the Cheesecake Factory