surprise!

am i just the luckiest girl in the world or what? 

the dreaded, no good, last birthday of my 20s rolled around this past weekend

and what happened? 

our two bestest buddies jumped up from behind the couch when i got home from work. 

 (heather and chuck)

these two recently moved away from us to the warm, far away land of NC and 

we have missed them, oh so much! 

amazingly, with some serious scheming, they flew up to see us for my bday weekend. 

there is a video of the surprise moment and me screaming 

"what aaaare yooooou dooooing heeerreeeeee" 

but i can't figure out how to get it off slowmo status so you'll just have to imagine the wonderfulness of it all. 

the weekend was filled with lots of catching up, ice skating, 

a distillery tour (and tasting), a wonderful dinner some other amazing friends, 

and lots of love and laughs. 

thank you to the d's for making the long trip up to surprise me. so thoughtful.

and thank you to mr. o for making it all happen.

i am the luckiest.