My 24th Birthday

Last Thursday was my birthday, and it turned out to be wonderful. Eric got me a sewing machine, which I have been wanting for years. He also surprised me by sending flowers at my school. I was so shocked and enjoyed having them in my classroom. I loved receiving so many sweet messages from my family and friends. One of my favorites was from my dear friend Molly, who wrote me this fantastic poem.

I wish I could call my sweet kien bee,
Sing her a song directly from me,
Wish her a happiest happiest day,
Inform her she makes me happy and gay,
Tell her I'm ever so glad she's my pal,
I'm glad she came through Belinda's birth canal.

I want to sing her a song that tells her all of these things,
But it's a no no to do audible sings,
In your office when you are a lawyer at work,
So she does not get this birthday perk.

Instead I will just write her a verse,
Telling her I wish I could buy her a purse
From Gucci or Coach or Louis Vuitton,
But truthfully, if I got her one it'd be a con,
Because I am poor, oh woe is me,
I don't even have a single penny,
To use to buy a gift for my dear Christine.
Please don't think that I'm being mean.

Instead when she comes again to this town,
I'll show her all the restaurants I've found.
I'll take her and treat her to a delicious meal,
I hope that she agrees and we have a deal.

I love you my wonderful, sweet Kien Bee,
I'm so glad you're friends with a girl like me!

Fabulous, right?
Later that night Eric took me to Trudy's, which is one of my favorite places to go for two reasons. 1) I love their chicken flautas.
2) You get a FREE Mexican martini on your birthday.

I ended the evening by relaxing and watching my favorite show, So You Think You Can Dance.

On Friday, my sister and cousins came up to visit and stay over. It was so nice to have the four of us back together. We talked and laughed all night till about 2am. I loved it!




All in all my birthday rocked!

Let's Catch Up!

I am so sorry to all my readers who have been stuck looking at the same ole post I wrote almost a month and a half ago. The Brinkmans have been busy, and I would love to fill you in on the details...chronologically and with pictures too.

May

I completed my first year of teaching. It was a bittersweet end but I am excited to get a new group in the fall with a year of experience under my belt.



We tried a new flavor, sweetberry at hey cupcake! It was of course delicious but I am still hooked on red velvet.

June

Eric and I went up to Missouri to celebrate our sister, Andrea's wedding on June 5th. Eric got to play his trumpet during the wedding and he did a fabulous job if I say so myself. We are so excited for Andrea and Dustin as they start their marriage. We love you both!


Eric turned 26 on June 18th. We had a fun get together with some friends and I baked a cookie cake which looked like a tombstone.

July
We don't have any pictures yet, but I promise many will come. My birthday is in a week and I am anxious to find out what Eric got me. I hope you enjoyed the update. I promise I will try to post more than once a month.