40 years - wow!

being a blogger mom is a blessing, unless you happen to be the blogger mom turning forty, then you may be the victim of a late-night ballooning and yard trashing, hypothetically speaking of course! karrie's fortieth birthday was so much fun to plan and execute, we all had such a fun day we keep wishing it was someone's birthday every week. lunch at the do-do was so fabulous, funny how i only remembered to take a photo of the dessert - oh my goodness! that whip cream was to die for! if you haven't seen mama mia you need to grab a few girlfriends and go see it, it wouldn't have been half as fun without the group of fun girls to go with though.part of the whole experience was all the laughing, i mean howling, that happened on our row! but can i just say, what's up with pierce brosnan's singing? oh man, that was painful and whoever cast him for that part should be FIRED! - everyone else was fantastic. (and just incase you think you recognize the cute short red-headed friend of meryl streeps, you do, she's mrs. weasley from harry potter!) after the movie we killed some time at bath and body works where i discovered my new favorite thing: this new cinnamint lipgloss from c.o.bigelow, it's so tasty and lovely and really nice for kissing....sorry, i got distracted....the blogger moms were in charge of having karrie home for her surprise birthday party hosted by her husband, she was totally fooled!of course the blogger moms and husbands ended up being the last ten people at the party because we always have such a fun time together, i see cruises in our future! so happy 40th birthday karrie, here's my way be-lated list (this seems to be a trent with me lately). ten things i love about karrie...

1. she is a tennis fan and so she plays all the time. i love this about her because i forget to prioritize myself and the things that i like to do sometimes and she is a great example of good balance to me.

2. she can water ski like a pro, wow, not bad for forty karrie! - who am i kidding? not bad for twenty karrie!

3. she is her kids' biggest fan. i love to hear her stories of mariah's swim team accomplishments, micah's "nerd herd" adventures and how brave and adventurous her two younger daughters are. she is a great mother! who else likes to take their kids on vacation so much? 4. she is a world-traveler, i was stunned to see so many around the world photos of her in the video that troy made for her birthday. i am so intimated by the idea of travelling out of the states that i really admire this about her!

5. she is a great sender of good mail! she mailed us all sand from mexico and had an adventure at the post office to show for it, girl scout cookies, nemo things for ethan and lots of other stuff. she is so thoughtful and always out of the blue surprising, i love this!

6. she is a fellow journey fan, and i think of her now every time i hear "stone in love".

7. she married her high school sweetheart. this takes guts, i don't even want to know how some of the guys that i dated in high school turned out, much less be married to them! and she made such a great choice, troy is so great!8. she made a great pta president and is an awesome volunteer! i love that volunteering is what all the blogger moms originally had in common that brought us all together. i love that karrie is such a get-it-done girl and made the most of a way difficult fundraising experience this year. she put out one fire after another without having a nervous breakdown! great job karrie!

9. she is always up for a last minute blogger lunch and so fun to have along because she tells the best stories and is always smiling.

10. she makes 40 look fabulous!

love you karrie, you a wonderful friend and i'm so lucky to know you! :) happy birthday!