graduation day and birthday...

august 25th 2009

jones and i waiting for graduation to start...

brent is in formation in the right platoon... very back row... towards the middle... i know you cant see him... but he is there...

our family graduation picture...

jones was of course obsessed with the "tractor" behind us... so one of the other guys in charge of it told us to crawl up there... jones was so happy!

driving the "tractor"...

so... brent unfortunately only had an hour between his graduation and his first duty station... i was hoping that we would get to spend a little more time together before he had to report again... but unfortunately we had to leave him again after a short hello and goodbye...

luckily my mom was there to make sure that i still had a good birthday... she took me to one of my most favorite to eat for lunch... the crab cooker...

then... we decided that since we were so close to the beach we would just stop by... jones loved playing in the sand and chasing the waves... he did not want to leave... he loves newport just as much as i do...

then... on to what brent would call "retail therapy"... we stopped by fashion island for some amazing deals at urban and anthropologie...

then... of course some pinkberry for me! my mom asked me what kind of cake i wanted for my birthday... i said pinkberry...

this time i tried

original + honey +almonds = so good!

jones loved his sample of pomegranate

then... and dont laugh... back to disneyland... only to do two things...

1-because it was my birthday and i have a annual pass i received a gift certificate of $69 instead... yeah...

2-to ride dumbo... i couldnt go all the way there to just leave without riding one ride...

so...

thanks to my mom and so many other people that went out of their way on my birthday...

thank you... thank you... thank you...

i really did have a very good day! it was one of the best days... only missing one thing... brent...

p.s...

when i got home from cali... this is what was waiting for me... from brent...

two more of my favorites...

sprinkles cupcakes and naked juice...

i will openly admit that i was and am truly spoiled and very blessed to have such a wonderful husband that goes to many lengths to make sure jones and i are doing well... to let us know that we are loved and doing ok...

thanks again to everyone... i love you all for making my day so great!!!