Tuesday, November 25, 2008

Good Neighbors, Good Times....

I want to start this post by saying how thankful I am for my wonderful neighbors. We are so lucky to live in such a wonderful neighborhood. We built our house 5 years ago. It's a small neighborhood of 2 streets, 40 homes. We know every neighbor. There are so many kids in our neighborhood. It's a great place to raise a family. There are 4 other girls( and I think a boy or two) that will start Kindergarten the same time as Katie. We also live across the street from our Best Friends. How great is that???

The real reason for this post was to post pictures of my friend Karen's 40th birthday. The girls from the neighborhood took her out for a birthday dinner. We had a great time helping Karen celebrate her 40th. Happy Birthday Karen.

P.S. Check me out in the pictures.....bye, bye red hair. I went back to brown with blonde highlights. Thanks for all the nice comments but I couldn't get used to the red.


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Karen the birthday girl and Karen my best friend

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Wendy, Cathy, and Heather

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Kim and me with my new hair color

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Happy Birthday Karen

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Karen with her tote bag

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Tote Bag, I made for Karen

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inside of tote bag

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drink koozie, I made for Karen

9 comments:

Kate said...

Look like a great time...and your hair looks smashing....beautiful!!

Kate

Jboo said...

What fun!! Love your hair! Wow -- you are talented -- what a cool tote bag and koozie!

Have a great Thanksgiving!

Janet

Missy said...

While I adore seeing pics of Katie Min Min, it is always nice to see the girl's moms and dads. I plan on taking pics of my friends and I this weekend, too.

Glad you all had such a great time. I LOVE your hair!

I also love the tote and koozie...I paid big bucks for a similar one not too long ago : ) You ought to sell your goods.

Half Gaelic, Half Garlic! said...

LOVE the hair, the tote, and the kozy!! YOU ROCK!!! You need to start your little business...ASAP!!!

Looks like you and the girls had a great time celebrating Karen's bday...you are so fortunate to live in a tight knit community!!

Happy Thanksgiving to you, Dan, and Katie!

Lisa

Sue said...

I'm loving the hair! Looks like a fun night out with the girls.

Jodee said...

Your hair looks fabulous! I love the highlights!

I love the gifts that you made. You are so talented! You need to start an Etsy store!

Laura said...

Our old Jen is back. Not that I didn't like the red. I love it either way. Love the tote and koozie. I just asked Kevin today if he was gonna call you about Friday. We'll see. Waiting for the sale paper to come. HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!!

xoxo,
Laura

Ivy Shaffer said...

I love your new look! Very pretty highlights...and great smile to go with!

Love that tote too! Gee so many talented Momma's out there!

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

THE MARKS FAMILY

Julie said...

Looks like fun!! Do you sell your bags?? I'm interested!