A quarter of a century?

I have officially reached old age. Last Sunday (May 8th) I turned 25. The year I was born I was also brought into this world on Mothers Day in 1986. I think that this birthday was one of my favorites by far. Early in the week my roommates and I went to Big Jud's and Alex, one of our old hometeacher's, came along. We had a really good time and enjoyed being crazy together! Bailey and Dollie Mae both went to Utah for the weekend and both Anna and Kenzie went home to Shelley. I was thinking it was going to be a kinda of lonely weekend but on Sunday all of my friends made it the most amazing birthday ever. I woke up to a text from my daddy that said, " A half a decade or a half a century I don't know, but I do know that I have loved you your whole life." Wow. I pity the poor boy that thinks he can love me as much as my daddy does. I don't think that he actually exists, but I would settle for one who is willing to try!

Right after church Alex asked me to come over for frozen pizza and he even bought me lime sherbert, which has been my favorite since I can remember. As I was sitting at Alex's house one of the couples from the Hill Cumorah Pageant who live here in town invited me over for Mothers Day dinner. Alex drove me and stayed there to eat with me too. I love that family so much. Right before we left church to come home, Alex casually mentioned that it was my birthday and sister Hayes was so excited! One of her daughters has a birthday on May 8th as well and she was sad because she wasn't able to come home for a visit. She hugged me up and said that she was so glad that in the end she still got a daughter home for her birthday. They are so wonderful to me! As we were driving out of the driveway Alex asked me if I wanted to go see a park that Brother Hayes had mentioned would be a good place for the bonfire that we are planning and I readily agreed. It was a cool little place and we picked the shelter that we wanted and headed on back home. Alex hangs out with us most of the time and as we neared the apartment, he asked if he was invited over, which was the strangest thing coming from him. I told him that of course he was invited and then I reminded him that he would probably want to change out of his church clothes. We went to his place first and he changed and then went over to the refrigerator. He pulled out these 2 pies that had red stuff on the top and told me that we could all eat them at my place. I was excited for pie! Who wouldn't be? When we walked into my apartment I realized why he had been so clingy. It was full of my friends and Gracie had decorated and everything! There were even ribbons on the floor! Then when they cut the pies I realized what they were. Bailey had called mama and got Aunt Katrina's Cream cheese pie recipe and had Alex make it for me. I was so exited. Alex did a great job and only 2 pieces of pie remained, but alas at breakfast the following morning they succumbed to the sweet tooth of Bailey and I. It was a wonderful day to be sure.

-AzK-