http://www.mandysrokaphotography.com Capturing Life Fri, 10 Feb 2012 03:26:25 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 http://www.mandysrokaphotography.com/2009/10/happy-birthday-to-me/ http://www.mandysrokaphotography.com/2009/10/happy-birthday-to-me/#comments Tue, 27 Oct 2009 18:38:15 +0000 mandysroka http://www.mandysrokaphotography.com/?p=8502 Well, today is my birthday.  Here’s how I awoke to my special day:  Emma coming in & me turning on cartoons & drifting back to sleep.  Two phone calls that I didn’t answer…sleep was more important to me.  The dog howling at the phone (because it’s the kind that talks).  Emma – my 4-year-old – going in to my 2-year-old Brooke’s room & letting her “out.”  Me finally wiping the sleep dust out of my tired eyes & checking the weather on my phone.  My surprise & smile at noticing over 50 emails from my Facebook friends wishing me a happy birthday.  A text from my mommy wishing me a great birthday.  A phone message from my sister-in-law wishing me a happy day.  Lunch at McDonald’s with my two lovelies.  And now…probably a nap!  (Oh, and the husband said to expect some packages that I can’t open ’til he gets home!)  What a wonderful day.  Thanks for all the love everyone.  I feel very special.  And, to end this post that is selfishly all about me, I give you a photo of Emma & Brooke!  Happy Tuesday!

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