A Reason to Celebrate!

 This past week was jam-packed and incredibly fun. Why? We got to celebrate Elijah! 

Eli's birthday was on Tuesday, so on the Sunday before, we threw him a surprise party with some of his favorite foods - wings, mac & cheese, cheesecake, cheeto puffs, gummi bears, watermelon and cheerwine. He was surprised and it was wonderful. The weather was a scorcher! Then late Monday night I assembled and decorated a cake for him!! The pressure was on because everyone knows Eli has perfect cake skills. Either way, he loved it. I've always loved birthdays, I think it's because my family always made each person's birthday so special. Since being at school, I am always genuinely excited for others to celebrate their day of birth. It is an important day..and who doesn't need a reason to celebrate? This week of celebrations was especially dear to me. Eli has been my best friend throughout college, so it was the best to see him happy, surprised and enjoying the festivities. At the end of the week he got to see one of his favorite friends, but I will let him post about that! After all of the fun it's nice to sit back and acknowledge all of the good things we have in life. We have found some of the greatest friendships here in Charlotte, that in itself is a reason to throw a party :)