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So so much has been happening over the course of the last couple of weeks. I will post them for you in short 'summaries' so that I can hop my smelly butt into the shower in preparation of the manifacent feast that my mom will bestow upon me for my birthday....


FIRST OFF: My skin cancer is finally gone.

Some of you know I am partially joking, most of you know that I have been mildly concerned for the blue-black mole that has been growing a little on my hand. My mom begged me and begged me to get it removed, however, due to financial reasons I never did so. She finally laid down the 'I'm your mother, and I said so. Send me the bill and I'll take care of it' card, so I reluctantly went to Dr. Hannaman's office to have it looked at/ taken off. Alas, I am now without my blue mole, and it is a DARN GOOD thing that I got it taken care of. It was what is called a "cellular blue nevus" and in lame mans terms it is a mole that if not taken care of can later on down the line cause some trouble, aka melanoma skin cancer (aka, the one that you DON'T want to get). So, thanks mom, and like always, you were right.

SECOND OFF: AJ had his first birthday

What a great day that was!!! HOURS went into that cake that I made for him, which pics will be posted of later when I get the energy to post them. It was adorable, even after I dropped three of them outside while trying to balance the big cake board, walk, talk, and laugh at the same time. Oh well. AJ got uber cool gifts, mainly because he has such an uber cool family. I especially loved the bag that Jessie made for him-- even more so that she used little airplanes in it, which I have always had a special thing for. My folks got him this awesome big wheel/ stroller/ rocking gadget that he adores, his grandma got him a super cool slide, and of course his grandpa (who he always has to outnumber, haha!!) got him this FABULOUS playhouse-- and it is for boys!!! It has a basketball hoop on one side, a gas nozzle for his 'cars' on the other, cool doors and crawl through spaces, as well as a drive through looking place for all those fantasies that boys can have! Probably one of my favorite gifts would have to be that special chair that rob made for him. It is called an adirondack chair for those like me who didn't know. Google it if you want to see, because once again I don't really have the time to post a pic.

THIRDLY OFF: My 23rd birthday

At AJ's birthday, I received my awesome birthday gift from my awesome brother and sister in law. There is a funny story about that, which you can read on Jessie's blog. Basically my mom was 0-2 when it comes to birthday gifts, which I found to be quite amusing, but all's well-- she has found great replacement gifts, I am sure. Other than that, on the 22nd (also Earth Day) we went to Texas Roadhouse, which was a lot of fun, with Trevor, Laurel, and Trenton. Lets also say that poor little Trenton has a fear of men with beards, that is super cute. He tucks his chin into his neck and stares at the table until Laurel gets him and then he didn't move for the rest of the night from in between his parents. Drew got me this AWESOME AWESOME antique looking necklace (he went to Jared's!!!!!) that matches my engagement ring. It is the first thing he ever picked out for me on his own, and it means A LOT to me! Last night I got some money which I will probably splurge on etsy.com necklaces, and we went to Chili's with Drew's family. One of the many things I love is the fact that AJ loves going out to eat. He sits back in that high chair like he is king you-know-what and makes everybody laugh. He's such a hambone. Today I get to self indulge in my favorite meal at my mom's house, in honor of the beautiful Jessie's and my birthday. I hope Jessie likes what I did, even tho it does not beat what she did to AJ's birthday wrapping! We are having Baked Chicken, Mac & Cheese (homemade with cinnamon sugar on top!!!), salad, and RED FREAKIN VELVET CAKE for dessert (notice the chicken and side are capitalized, because yes, that is how important they are). My mom is the coolest <3

LAST OFF: Pregnancy Scare

On Thursday Flora, Liz, and I went out to Smokey Bones for *donuts* and dinner. They have these AMAZING donuts there that come in a doggie bag filled with cin sugar AND THEY ARE FREAKING OUT OF THIS WORLD. Don't believe me? Try them for yourself! They come with apple & chocolate dipping sauces and you have to have a big ol glass of milk in order to be able to swallow the heavenly goodness. The only bad part is apparently Flora and I had bad sour cream on our baked potatoes, so about 2 hours later both of us threw up. Hence I thought I was pregnant, because I almost did the same thing at Chilis last night, and I have been super weird feeling lately. Well, this morning and last night I took two out of my three tests and both came back NEGATIVE. Mwahaha, soldiers, my BC pills have beat you in April's battle of conception!!!

And at this moment, I shall leave you to ponder over my last three weeks of excitement. Two birthdays, cancer, and pregnancy all in one month--- no wonder I am so tired all the time (well, more tired than normal with having a one year old!)