Scripture Saturday

"THERE ARE 'FRIENDS' WHO DESTROY EACH OTHER, BUT A REAL FRIEND STICKS CLOSER THAN A BROTHER."  ~Proverbs 18:24

This was the last verse of today's Proverb, and seemed very appropriate.  I have experienced several of the first type of "friends," but I'm so deeply thankful for my close, real friendships! 

Here are a few pictures from my birthday last night:

My "bouquet of newly sharpened pencils" (inspired by You've Got Mail) from Laura Bower... complete with an amazing poem (which we have on video) and several other awesome presents!!  Loved it!!

 Malori Riah raising her Martini glass to toast my bday...  too strong for me, but I think Martinis are sexy as drinks go! lol  And it's a cute pic overall with her bright shirt and cute new glasses and scarf. :)

Our group of 7 before we moved from RedRock to Yolotti!  Love it.

 Jennie met us at Yolotti for dessert round #1! :)

Then we came back to my house for some awesome Merritts cake!  (Thanks, Malori!) 

All in all, it was a great night with my favorite friends... and so nice to have Malori back in Tulsa.  

The best quotable moment at dinner was Jeff and Chet discussing their Europe trip:

Jeff:  "But now we have stories to tell!  You know, if everything had gone perfectly and everywhere we stayed had just been totally smooth, you'd be --

Chet:  "Going back!!"

Hilarious!  Hotels matter.  To me, at least. I shan't travel to Europe until I can do it properly. :)

Today, we had lunch at Panera then drove to OKC... saw This Means War at Quail with Mom and Dad (I do NOT recommend this movie)... then dinner at Abuelo's with Mom, Dad, Josh, Rach, Jace, and Malori... aka, the fam. :)  So far, this February and this birthday beats last year 1,000%! 

And on a far more random note, here's an old pic of me and Rach, just to clear up any confusion on what Glamour Shots is really all about... ;-)

Awesome.