Another year...

So, I am now officially one year older and we had a GREAT time at my birthday barbecue. The festivities started Friday when I had the biggest surprise of the weekend. My youngest walked in the back door and I yelled at her to close the door when someone else walks in behind her. I didn't make the connection right away, she had to walk through the dining room and halfway through the living room before I realized that CORINTHIA HAD COME!!!!!! Man was I excited!! I guess everyone in the country knew what my big surprise was and I didn't even know one was coming!!

So, Friday night while Corinthia and Ryan were here, Tearle and Bart came out with some 'lady' friends and we had a nice evening. Stayed up till after 1 visiting and enjoying each others company.

I slept in till 8 Saturday morning, saw Mike, Ryan, Reagen and Morgyn off to the neighbors for a branding and waited until 9:30 to get Corinthia up. We then made a quick trip to La Junta (NOT Lawana, Corinthia) and had lunch and ran to Walmart. She made us drive 1 hour to go get a damn birthday cake, but it was DELICIOUS.

OH, my splurge. On the way to La Junta, we stopped at the C-Store and I bought 10 lottery scratch tickets. I always say that the 7-11-21 game is someday gonna pay off for me because my birthday is 7-11, so I bought ten 7-11s on 7-11. Scratched and scratched and won 33 dollars on my 33rd birthday. HOW COOL IS THAT?!?!?!?!?

Once we got back, Corinithia got the tour of the ranch. This is her second trip out and she has only seen the house. We went to look a prairie dog town to see that yes, they do eat grass. We checked all the tanks in the Rainy pasture and discussed how we do things out here. A quick stop at the house to pick up Reagen and Morgyn and then up to the creek. We check all the tanks in the state and cakehouse pastures and then went to the ponds on the creek. The girls wanted to swim, but we were being eaten alive by horseflies and I thought they might try to carry us off to their leader, so we hightail it out of there and back to the house.

Once we get there, Courtney is about back from Hastings, Nebraska and volleyball camp. Corinthia and I run to pick her up in KIT CARSON (not Carson City) and get back to where the barbecue is about to begin.

We had so much fun at the barbecue. Several people came out in addition to my family and Corinthia and Ryan. Brent, Pam and Dustin; Monte and Lori; Sam, Denise and the boys; Bonnie and Dwight; Bart; Tearle; Kevin, Angie and the kids; and then some friends of Dustin's came out later. (Gary and Janette was out the evening before since they had to go to Amarillo on Saturday.)

The brisket was a huge hit (Thanks Claudes Marinade!!) Lots of good food was brought (many different potato salads). The keg was flowing (or foaming). And the best company you could imagine.

I think I FINALLY got to bed about 4:30 this morning, but I feel wonderful. I am so glad that so many came out and they made my 33rd birthday so special. Love you all!!!