30, Flirty, and Thriving!

Is anyone else a fan of "13 going on 30"? I love that movie.

I turned 30 last month, and I have to say that it was great! I hosted a craft night a few days before my birthday, and then we went to spend time with my brother's family.

Craft Night birthday cake and me making a really weird face:

Unfortunately, I guess I was too busy talking, eating, and crafting to take pics while everyone was there. I snapped this one as Summer (my ultra-crafty friend) was leaving at midnight.

I made one headband (the instructional video is here) and two belts. It was a lot of fun:

We had a great visit with my family. On my birthday, we went to Busch Gardens during the day and went to dinner and a movie that night. It was so great to go out with Dan, my brother, my sis-in-law, and my sister. I have a cute pic of us all at Panera Bread, but my computer savvy brother doesn't like his picture on the internet, so just believe me when I say that we had a good night. :) here is a picture of my desert though. We went to an amazing crepe/gelato place and I ordered the spaghetti. Awesome. It is supposed to be vanilla gelato (that they squeeze through a press to make noodles) with strawberry sauce, a chocolate gelato meatball and white chocolate shavings, but I mixed up the flavors a bit. Try to image how cool it would look if I had done it right. :)
First thing in the morning: Dan was so sweet and went out and bought party hats and a banner. Elena brought me mine to put on while I was still in bed:)
At Busch Gardens: Look how brave my little boy is! He wasn't even 2 yet! He's sitting between my Dad and me. We went on this ride 5 times. He loved it! It's a kid version of 'The Drop Zone' type of ride.
We used to always take pictures together before we went on big dates when we were dating, so I asked my sister to take one. This is what I look like as a 30 year old. :)