The big 2-0!

Hello There!

We know this is a bit late (2 weeks) but we thought we should tell you all about Jonelle’s birthday since she was the birthday princess (at age 20…while somehow still managing to look and act exactly the same as at age 10). We had to go to work, which we thought would be a bummer but turned out to be awesome! Who wouldn’t want to be serenaded by 50 little kids :] not to mention a breakfast that consisted of French toast and peach tea…an excellent substitution for blueberry muffins. We were a little tired because we had to stay awake until midnight, stargazing—until a possum attacked us, causing us to run inside. At work, every new class that came in sang Happy Birthday, and were well behaved for the birthday girl. At lunch, we went to the store to get ice cream, and ate a whole pint, completely unaware that the center had bought a giant pink frosted cake for everyone, including the kids helping out from Connecticut. The cake ended up being for both of us because Miss Jean knows us by face, but still cannot get the names straight and had Stacey’s name written on the cake. The entire center sang to both of us, and everyone got a piece of cake. One of the girls even made Jonelle a bracelet out of yarn. After work, we headed to the pool for a relaxing afternoon, then had a cookout at Mandy’s. Everyone came over, and Mimi, Mandy’s mom, made a chocolate banana cake…awesome. She also got some beautiful earrings and a lot of love. In all, it was an awesome way to turn 20!