Quarter of a Century

Well friends, I was pretty excited for December 7th this year for every reason besides the fact that it was my birthday. I have to admit it was probably one of the most eventful, unique, and unforgettable birthdays i'll ever have. It was an exciting day but even more exciting for a few other members of our McEwen family. I started my day off pretty typically...

1. Go to work- Check

2. Talk to Ash Hall on the phone- Check

3. Weekly grocery shopping trip- Check

4. Annual(and awesome) birthday call from my Mom- Check

5. Lunch with a friend- Check

6. Amanda(sis-in-law) is in Labor- Che...WHAT!?!!!!!

So Amanda going into labor was a total surprise! I had joked with her about going into labor a week early on my birthday but didn't really think it would happen. I was pretty excited to be sharing my birthday with my new niece and couldn't really wait to tell Brian so I went to his work early and waited till he had a free minute to tell him. We were both so excited and thrilled for Dan, Amanda, and Julia! The rest of the day we waited for a text or call saying that the baby came. Well, at about 5:15pm she arrived with a full head of black hair weighing 7 lbs 7 oz and 20 inches long. She is a doll and looks quite a bit like her big sister Julia. Here is a pic of her and the beautiful Amanda(can you believe Amanda just had a baby in this pic? either can I). After much deliberation I think, she received the Name Addison Grace McEwen. It fits her so well and Brian and I love it and wish we lived closer so we could see her in person. I'm honored to share a birthday with my beautiful niece. Don't you just love her fuzzy black hair?!

The excitement didn't slow down there because that night on NBC, Brian's beautiful cousins Autumn and Allie were contestants on "Minute To Win It." We were so excited to tune in that we postponed all birthday festivities to the 8th. It was so awesome to see them do so well (125,000 dollars well) and also to see a lot of Brian's other cousins on TV rooting for their sisters. It was a nail-biting episode and if you missed it, watch it on hulu or NBC.com. The episode is "...to be continued" and the girls are now playing for $250,000 so tune in next Tuesday to see what happens. We can't wait to find out!

Needless to say, this 25th birthday was truly full of wonderful surprises!! My handsome and wonderful husband took me to Texas Roadhouse the next night and it was so perfect/delicious. On top of becoming an aunt again and sharing in the excitement of a $125,000 victory, I received so much love from friends and family. it feels good to be 25! The thought that this will be my last birthday as a non-mom is overwhelming and exciting. I doubt my 26th birthday can be trumped by this one but the fact that I will have a beautiful baby to love is going to make every birthday from here after much richer. I can't wait! Anyways, thanks so much for all the birthday wishes and love!