The Feldman Family: Summer Recap #2: Surprise! You're 30!

Yes...that's right...I turned the big 3-0 on August 10th...so a few weeks before that my husband decided to throw me a surprise party...let's just say...I was really surprised! Let me set the stage for you...a few weeks before July 23rd my sis-in-law Annette and I decided that we were going to do a shopping day...I had told her a long time ago that I was taking her out for her birthday (which was in NOVEMBER!) and so we decided that we'd go out and celebrate our birthdays together...well Jon got wind of this plan and thought this would be a good time to plan a party because I would be gone for sure. So on the morning of the 23rd we headed out and got to Northfield around 9...since it was a special day we decided that Caribou coffee was a for sure thing...we had noticed that the sky was getting pretty dark but the wind wasn't picking up and there wasn't any thunder and lightening at all...I kid you not...we walked into Caribou and we were probably in there for like 30 seconds and all of a sudden it started pouring...and the wind...wow...it was blowing things all over...needless to say...we stayed in Caribou for about a half hour while the storm passed. Once we could get going we were on our way...we decided to do some of the little streets and areas that we had never shopped before and my goal was to find a cupcake shop! It was really fun exploring new parts of the cities that we never had before...and we found some cupcakes...two places actually! Annette had found this cute little deli called YUM! and it did live up to it's name :) Since we were just kind of making our way around we didn't actually eat lunch until 3 p.m. By that time we were starving and we ate way too much...including a cupcake (well both of us had our own) that was bigger than my head...well maybe not that big but it was not your ordinary size cupcake...after that we stopped at a few more shops but we were both so full that we couldn't enjoy ourselves anymore! hahaha! Well I should have know that something was up (but of course I didn't) because Annette wasn't in any hurry to get home even though she had told me at the beginning of the night that she needed to be home by 5:30 so Todd could go out with his friends that night...as we pull into town I noticed that our favorite pizza joint didn't have any lights on and I told Annette..."Oh no! I think B & L's closed!" She seemed really concerned too...little did I know that that is where Jon was ordering pizzas for my party and so she was concerned about what he was going to do. Anyway...this story is getting really long...sorry...we headed to my house and on the way out there I told her "urgh...I just can't wait to get home and lay on the couch...my stomach is so full...I think I need a nap or something"...as we get into town she starts going really fast and I think "oh...we must be going to her house...that's okay...I can just walk home" and she then says..."I'm just going to do a U-turn here...at which point she whips around the corner (and scares me half to death...I'm not even exaggerating about that!) and then I see all the cars in the park behind my house and it's all starting to come together...and then I get the shakes!! Don't ask me why! I think I got nervous there for a second and didn't really know what was going on...that and the fact that I thought I was going to lose my life when Annette whipped me around the corner!! hahahaha! So...ask anyone that was there...it took me a long time to get out of the car! I rolled my window down...smiled and laughed a lot...listened to them sing me Happy Birthday...and there I still sat...in Annette's van! Then someone finally said "Are you going to get out of the car?!?" Oh yeah...I probably should do that :) And remember that storm I told you about earlier (I know...it was so long ago) well it turns out it was a pretty major storm in Northfield and the power was out...so Jon didn't get to order the pizza from our favorite place and they didn't call him until 4:00 to tell him that they wouldn't be able to make his 10 pizzas...so he had to scramble a bit but luckily he found a place and he was used to scrambling that day...'cause not only was that a problem but he also had a lot of tree emergency calls that he had to go take care of...he was up getting a few supplies for the party when he got the call that he needed to come home and get to work...poor guy...thankfully his mom and my other sis-in-laws were there to help him out...but he did a great job and it was such a fun party! Thanks to everyone who helped me celebrate...it was a really fun party (even though I had to keep reminding you all that I wasn't 30 yet!!) and Jon has a disclaimer to add: He's sorry if he forgot to invite anyone...he is not used to throwing parties! Well here's some pictures from the day!

Natee's like...here mom...this is how you do it...put your finger in here...

....and then lick the frosting off like this...I know mom...I've had one of these parties and cakes before...ha!

It's good to be 30...especially when you have a cute one like this to help you celebrate!

Eating and chatting...two of my favorite things!

Bucket of water...yes please!

Neighbors...John, Amy and Jolee

The brother/sister shot :)

Aunt Suzi and me

I guess the kids thought the port-a-potty looked like fun...or at least it looked like a good place to hang out! :)

2 of my cute nieces...Lily and Ella

Randy and Shelia

I think Bob was trying to steal my cash!!

Britt's family came all the way from IL to help me celebrate! no...not really...there were already in town...but they did take time out of their busy schedule to come down and celebrate with me for a bit...thanks guys!

Shelia and I

Sarah and I and the twins...these two girls were suppose to be Emmalee's playmates! It's been fun to watch them grow and see what stages Emmalee might have been in :)