I AM GOING TO LONDON!!!!

I am so excited! Brady got me tickets to "Phantom of the Opera" and "Love Never Dies" by Andrew Lloyd Webber in London! "Love Never Dies" is the sequel to "Phantom" and is set in Coney Island, NY ten years after the original. Ramin Karimloo was just Phantom in the West End production and quit in November to start production for the sequel where he will play Phantom as well. I can't even begin to describe how I feel right now! There are no words! I have already started planning what else we are going to do. I quite possibly have the world's most perfect husband EVER!

Here is the Phantom link:
http://www.thephantomoftheopera.com/london/

Here is the Love Never Dies link:
http://www.loveneverdies.com

My Birthday Party

Brady threw me an amazing party for my birthday! All of his family came out to our house to celebrate today. Brady organized a huge pasta bar lunch with bread bowls, and salad, and tons of yummy desserts. My favorite was the Mango/Raspberry cake. It had layers of mango mousse, raspberry mousse and white cake and was covered in whipped topping...so delicious. Sarah got me the new illistrated Children's Songbook for the piano, Anna got me a fabulous looking new cookbook and Karson and Amanda got me new running pants, a long sleeve shirt and a cute short sleeve shirt that says, "run, run, run, run" on it for my half-marathon. So cute! We all ate and then sat around and talked and then had dessert, then sat and talked some more. The boys all played video games, but when it was just Spencer, Karson, Brady and I we all played the new Super Mario for the Wii. I had a great party and love my adorable husband so much for making it purplicious and fantastic!

Santa, Recitals, Festivities, and Wrapping Galore!

We have been so busy this whole month going and seeing and making and wrapping. It has been a great month and we are so excited for Christmas to come! We are planning on doing some baking and my birthday is on the 23rd, so I am looking forward to that! Time slips away from me this time of year and these are the times I wish would linger! Here are some quick pictures of what we have been up to. Breakfast with Santa, Gingerbread Houses, and the Girl's Christmas Recitals for Dance. Click on them to see an enlarged version.