friday, july 18th MY 25TH BIRTHDAY!!!

so i have to be honest in saying, this whole week leading up to today had been kind of depressing for me because i really didnt have anything to do today and i was sad thinking that it was going to be just another day. im 25 today and to me thats a really big deal!! its my quarter of a century! but frank has to work..all day...my dad and beth are in vermont on a motorcycle trip, my mom is working all weekend and leaving for FL on sunday and kelly, kellie and mandy are all to far away, but there is my BFF that lives here in the same area code as me...jess!! jess had me and the kids over for lunch today and that is what started a pretty special 25th for me. she made some very delicious turkey sandwiches with cranberry sauce and spinach on very fresh bread, fresh brewed iced ginger tea (and not the tea bag kind, she actually seeped fresh ginger! it was amazing) and we had mini chocolate cupcakes with vanilla frosting after she and tuscan sang happy birthday to me! she also made me a really cute card, bought me a flower (just incase no one else did - which no one else did!) and a tin of scrapbookers mints - what can i say, she knows me to well! after lunch we took the kids for a walk to the park, the twins in the ghetto three wheeled double stroller (more info this coming monday!) and tuscan in his. we looked like trashy lesbos taking our kids to the park in the ghetto stroller with our short jean shorts and black tank tops on...yes we matched, unplanned...thats just the kind of things that best friends do!! and living in cheektowaga she could only imagine and laugh about what the neighbors would be saying! if u want to see pics from the event either check me out on facebook.com or add your address as a comment if you do not already receive my frequent snapfish updates. there are some really cute pics!
then i headed home to get everyone down for a nap. to my surprise frank had stopped home on his break, thats something that never happens, but he wanted to surprise me since he couldnt be there to spend the day with me...it was brief but very sweet! my other birthday surprise was from kelly (syracuse), she im-ed me and told me to pick out anything i wanted from the lia sophia web catelog because she had such a successful jewelry party and she wanted to share the wealth with me as a little extra birthday present! i was so excited...my day just kept getting better and better!
i spent some time working on kelly's baby shower invitations (pics of those once they are finished), ate some dinner with the boys and had the most amazing night ever with the twins. tuscan was a very good boy as well, but i was able to share the kind of moment with the twins that i always wish there was more time for. tuscan went to bed earlier than them so i just hung out on the couch with them for a while, cenzo was sitting on my lap looking at me and teo was laying across my lap behind him...they were both being such sweethearts, laughing and smiling, i was tickling them and they were totally cracking up!! it was so awesome...a perfect ending to a great day!
happy birthday me and thank you to all the people who contributed to making today extra special...whether it be cards in the mail, messages on facebook/myspace or just a phone call...it all meant so much! i truly am blessed with some amazing people in my life!

the most amazing part of any day is the amount of love i share with these 3 crazy, yet adorable little boys, they are my life and i love them more than anything!