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birthday sunshine

so i’m just going to go on record and state that having a birthday on a monday, a rainy monday at that, isn’t the most festive way to celebrate.  but lucky for me, my family brought lots of sunshine into my day.

first with this bright and cheery bouquet of flowers from tripp and kelsey.

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and then later, tripp and i went over to my parents house for dinner.

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i’m just going to say that one more time because it’s so awesome…i went over to my parent’s house for dinner.

life is good.  so very good.

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love, kelly

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  1. Pam says

    May 13, 2014 at 7:04 am

    I’m late to the game but HAPPY birthday to dear you, Kelly. You brighten my monitor. I am very grateful to your for inspiration each and every day.

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  2. Cindy M says

    May 13, 2014 at 7:10 am

    Happy Birthday Kelly! I LOVE the SUNSHINE image. The light is lovely and cheerful and has plenty of blur to make me happy! Thanks for sharing.

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  3. Stacey says

    May 13, 2014 at 7:13 am

    Happy Birthday!!! So glad you got to spend the day with your family!

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  4. Donna says

    May 13, 2014 at 7:18 am

    I can see that you had a wonderful birthday. How wonderful it is when someone else does the cooking! Love your beautiful flower bouquet. Your sunshine shot is my favorite, but my guess is that the one of the table all set at your parent’s home will be the one that you will treasure. Thanks for sharing a little slice of your life!

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  5. Barbara says

    May 13, 2014 at 8:20 am

    Let the Sun shine in, beautiful images! A little late but… Happy Birthday to you!

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  6. Roxi says

    May 13, 2014 at 8:34 am

    Happy birthday! May is a great month to have/share a birthday! Love that quote and yellow.

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  7. Elizabeth says

    May 13, 2014 at 9:45 am

    That’s a beautiful shot and edit for the theme “yellow”.

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  8. Donna Milburn says

    May 13, 2014 at 11:29 am

    Happy Birthday Kelly!!! Love the way you’ve told your story… great photos!

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  9. Rob says

    May 13, 2014 at 12:54 pm

    Happy birthday. So lovely what you did with the yellow flowers. Love your blog…I go here almost everyday…thank you for sharing your life.

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  10. Dotti says

    May 13, 2014 at 5:25 pm

    Oh! I love that sunshiny yellow! It reminds me of you! xo

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  11. Cathy H. says

    May 13, 2014 at 8:44 pm

    Sorry your birthday was wet, but it did sound fun! Love the happy yellow!

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  12. Naomi says

    May 14, 2014 at 4:21 pm

    Happy birthday to you! I hope you have another excellent year filled with family and fun.

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  13. Prairie Jill says

    May 14, 2014 at 9:58 pm

    Happy Birthday! Looks like it turned out wonderfully, in spite of the rainy Monday. I absolutely love that final piece – just gorgeous!

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  14. Jill says

    May 15, 2014 at 8:14 am

    ‘I went over to my parents house for dinner’….that is a phrase/memory to savor. Makes me smile how you noticed that and shared it with us.

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  15. Jeanie says

    May 16, 2014 at 5:25 pm

    So happy for you and your Mom and Dad!

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