They say it's your birthday

Project 365 - Day 19

My Dad brought home this balloon for me yesterday and it was waiting for me when I came downstairs this morning.  If there was ever a birthday balloon created for me, it's this one :)  I had such a GREAT day today!  I will post more about it tomorrow (along with lots of photos!)

This is the backside of the balloon:

1955

Project 365 - Day 18

This is an oil painting of my Grandmother on her wedding day in 1955.  It is hanging up near my desk and I enjoy looking at it every day.  It used to be hanging in her bedroom and when I was young and would stay with her, I always said how much I loved the painting.  She moved into a new, smaller apartment and she was trying to consolidate and get rid of some of her belongings.  She gave my Mom, myself and my cousins some of the things we had always wanted instead of having to leave them to us in a will.  I love the fact that I get to enjoy the painting now while she's still here instead of receiving it when she passes away.


P.S.  Betty - the mouse is STILL here as far as we know!  (I'll post the whole story tomorrow or Monday :)

Mouse chaser

 Project 365

My sleepy little mouse chaser. He spent half the day stalking a little field mouse that found his way into our house, then decided he had enough, curled up, and went to sleep.

Flowers and snow

Project 365 - Day 16

Every year on my birthday I usually go shopping with my Mom and then we go out for lunch.  The weathermen here are predicting quite a snowstorm for this weekend.  Whether or not the snow will hit our area as much as they are predicting remains to be seen, but to be on the safe side we moved our shopping trip to yesterday.  While we were out, my Mom bought me a beautiful bouquet of flowers.  She was going to get them on Sunday, but she said she wanted to be on the safe side not knowing how the weather will be.  Oh, the hazards of a winter birthday lol.  I don't mind having them early...I get to look at them even longer :)

Here's the photo of the full bouquet:

My name is Jenn, and I'm an addict

Project 365 - Day 15

Went shopping.  Yankee Candles.  I will say no more.

Birthday Week

Project 365 - Day 14

Birthday week has begun!  My Mom started a birthday tradition a few years ago.  One week before my birthday, she starts sending me special 'birthday' emails and e-cards and she does this each day until my birthday.  We call it 'Birthday Week'.  It's like a week-long birthday celebration and it's something I really look forward to each year.

Since my birthday is one week before Valentine's Day (and I get the joy of sharing it with the Super Bowl this Sunday) I got the bug to make some Valentine's cupcakes.  I'm about to go try one now...I'll let you know how they came out tomorrow.  However, if I don't return you can guess how they turned out lol.

Country living

Project 365 - Day 13

For the first time in a while I took a drive for the sole purpose of taking photos.  Lately I have just been bringing my camera with me when I go somewhere, but today I took a ride looking for a subject to photograph.  I ended up driving for miles down a long country road and for a while I had no clue where I was lol.  I passed by quite a few farms and took a bunch of photos along the way.  Cows and horses probably aren't a huge deal for most people, but for me who was raised most of my life in the city/suburbs, I get a little excited when I see them :)

He stuck his tongue out at me :)

Horse with his little blanket on