Happy Birthday, Margret Atwood!

King Charles River, 1963

Happy Birthday to a favourite Author and fellow Lady Scorpio!!!!!

I just love Margret Atwood's writings. I get lost in her novels like no others, the more I read the more entranced I become by her words. I've never read more complex thoughtful insightful stories. She's a living legend and her body of work is beyond impressive; an inspiration of all time.

I've read these:

The Edible Woman*

Handmaiden's Tale

Oryx & Crake

Cat's Eye*

The Blind Assasin*

The Year of the Flood*

Robber's Bride*

Moral Disorder

*I have these books here with me on my bookshelf.

a sweet & simple birthday

This year for my birthday my wishes were simple: to sleep in and to go for a nice walk through the woods with my Boo and dog, Mike. All wishes came true! AND....as we strolled along the boardwalk at one of my favourite Tampa parks (Lettuce Lake Park) we noticed lots of very large amazing empty snail shells laying around. My very sweet Boo took off his shoes and socks and jumped down in the muck to collect this basket of beauties now dubbed: my birthday snails!

I have big plans for these shells too! I'll keep it a surprise and post when they come to fruition. Can't wait!!

***UPDATE***

It's almost 2 years later and I've moved a few times and out of the country on top of that! I still have a few of those snail shells and I tresure them dearly! <3!

robbie's surprise birthday party!!

i have never thrown a surprise party for anyone. truth be told, i've never thought of throwing one for anyone before. but robbie! it was perfect...everyone was so stoked on going out of their way to make this surprise party over the top special for robbie!!! 

robbie loved his hello kitty cake.

it was really cupcakes all decorated as one. it was delish! i had four! heh.

eli and i made a photo booth for the party. 

here are a few of my favourite pictures:

whitney and eli

conner and lindsey

robbie's boo, angie and robbie himself the elf

despite the fact we shocked the sugar out of robbie, we had a fantastic time!

happy birthday robbie!!!