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Fabulous February...


February flew by, but was full of festivities. (How's that for alliteration!)

Birthdays. That's what kept us entertained during the end of January and February. My birthday, my dad's and my mom's, are all within about 20 days of each other. Throw in Valentine's in between.We celebrated a variety of ways...but all involved food, of course!

 My birthday morning I was greeted by our family tradition of breakfast and gifts.


We had dinner at our favorite sushi restaurant that night.




Lorelei and John baked me a yummy lemon bundt cake!


Since my birthday was in the middle of the week, we girls celebrated at my new favorite local spot, The Rustic.



My dad's birthday was next...dinner by Nana, with her famous ice cream cake for dessert.


We enjoyed our girls' night for my birthday so much, we decided to do it again for my mom's birthday. Savannah tagged along this time, since she is a young lady now.






The other big event of February was Savannah's first college visit, to Texas A&M, College Station. She is in love with A&M! It was great weather, great friends and an experience to remember. I'm so excited for her future! She found out her major, Neuroscience, will be a brand new program starting Fall of 2020, her first semester there.




College life suites these girls already!





With a wonderful student teacher this semester, I have some extra time on my hands. I've helped out with an optometry field trip for three 3rd graders and got to go to the Special Olympics. Did I mention I had to dress like a horse to go? Yep...that's me in there, Ranger the Horse. I now have a new admiration for mascots everywhere. It was not easy!! But a fun way to wrap up February.



March is going to be a project month around our house. Spring break is next week. Lorelei's getting a loft bed. In fact her and John finished and installed it today. She will take some "After" pictures when she gets it all decorated and complete. She's upstairs organizing right now.


I also hope to re-decorate and re-purpose the room they are working in...our current dining room. I'm looking forward to turning it into a library/reading room. Much more my pace than a dining room.
March is full of promise and change. And hopefully...Spring will sprung! We are ready for warm and sunny weather again.

What are you looking forward to this month?
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  1. KrisMarch 3, 2019 at 7:22 PM

    Happy birthday Boyen’s! I hope you get a reading room too! I want one!!

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