So just as I'd imagined, today was a blur. It started off with us loading up the gear for the next couple of days and me driving us up to Mt. Vernon. Rob made the off-hand comment that it was the first road trip we've taken together on which I did not need the GPS. Ihad to laugh at that, but he's not wrong. First time for everything I guess? Hah.
We made it to good old MTV without much fuss at all. I have to stop & stress for a second just how significant today was, for many reasons. Most of my family came in for the weekend, from all over, as far out as Pennsylvania. Aunt Toni & Uncle Norman, Aunt Cindy & Uncle Gary, my cousins Steph, Mark & Tyler, my cousin Maricor & her girls Sophie & Madison, my nephew Jonathan, his sister Cynthia, her husband Brian and their girls Emmie & Hanny, and of course my parents and sister. That's 14 adults and 4 children.. my family.. that Rob has never met...
...until today.
I felt so bad for him; he had every right to feel nervous walking into it all, even though he had no reason to. I know I would've been just as anxious if it were my first time meeting his family... in its
entirety. However, just as I'd expected, my parents
love him. As far as I can tell, he's won the rest of them over, too. I know it took a lot for him to do this for me, but I wouldn't have brought him into it if I wasn't certain they'd like him. Big steps for us today, and I couldn't have been happier.
Back on track, it didn't take long at all to get started in on the birthday party preparations. I made cake fondant for the first time ever today, and realized that.. well... I am
not a baker. Haha. It wasn't awful but I definitely have some tweaks I'm mind for the next time I try this.
Fast forward to the bulk of today.. the party!!
Pictures, as usual [stay tuned for the rest of the collection!] (:
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| balloons |
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top: rob & brian [&their helper, miss sophie]
bottom: my uncle gary & my cousin mark |
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| cousins! [madison. sydni. sophie] |
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| cake & favors |
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| nana & pappy ♥ |
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| candids! |
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| my birthday girl! |
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the beautiful girls (:
madison. emmie. sydni |
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| my one & only. i am heart over heeeeels for this guy. |
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| pin the tail on rainbow dash [made by me!] |
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| with my pretty niece cynthia |
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"mr. rob, you be the birthday hat monster
& i'll be this pink pony" - sydni |
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in love over and over again with her...
happy birthday, my little [growing-way-too-fast] girl!!! |
Today = Ahhhmazing.
Tomorrow is Syd's actual birthday. It's hard to wrap my head around it all but I'm working on it. (: What an incredible little girl I've got, and the perfect little weekend we've got going! ♡
Seeee ya tomorrow!
xo |
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So just as I'd imagined, today was a blur. It started off with us loading up the gear for the next couple of days and me driving us up to Mt. Vernon. Rob made the off-hand comment that it was the first road trip we've taken together on which I did not need the GPS. Ihad to laugh at that, but he's not wrong. First time for everything I guess? Hah.
