Happy Birthday to me and John!

I am watching the Super Bowl now as I post. I intended to leave my last post up until the game was over so as not to jinx anything, but I am going to go ahead and blog about the weekend. I just don't think what I do or don't do on this blog will have a bit of an effect on the big game.

This birthday tradition all started with John's 50th surprise weekend in Milwaukee with Courtney, Paul, Alissa, and Nathan. It was so much fun that we continued the tradition with four more celebrations in Milwaukee always doing something different, always having fun times even when our plans became more kid friendly when Tizita joined us. This year we opted for something different and it proved to be another great time. We headed up to Oshkosh on Saturday morning. Alissa joined us. Nathan was studying for a big test in Bloomington so we missed him being with us. John, Alissa, Tiz and I enjoyed a nice lunch at the New Moon while Courtney and Paul did some paperwork at home. When we got back to their house we enjoyed some yummy cupcakes made by a talented baker in Oshkosh. They were all different flavers and Packer theme related. We had oreo cupcakes with footballs on top fo them, triple chocolate ones with Raji's number 90 on them, we had red velvet ones, snickers ones, confetti ones with cheeseheads on them, some with Clay Matthews and Aaron Rodgers numbers on them. All good. We just couldn't get enough of those cupcakes!

After the cupcakes it was time to open gifts. We got so many nice things from the girls, husbands, and Tiz. Here I am opening the marguarita candle that Tiz picked out for me.

It was tough to get a family picture, this is the best we could do. Actually now that I see it, it isn't all that bad. It just sure took a good number of shots to get even one.

After gift opening we decided to help Courtney and Paul move their big entertainment center into their TV room as a storage unit for all of Courtney's yarn. It was a big undertaking, but we were so happy to help them and we all worked hard to get 'er done.

After that we were ready for some beer and pizza so we headed to West End Pizza. The beers were going down easily and the pizzas were yummy. It was a good way to end the day, but it was not over yet.

We broke out the personal Apple to Apples and then played some Loaded Questions. Even Alissa who is normally opposed to gaming had a fun time.

Sunday brought some snow, so Alissa headed out early. The rest of us went to church and then out for lunch. We ate at Tizita's favorite place for pancakes, Sherman House. We all enjoyed our food very much.

Then we were on the road home to get unpacked and ready for the big game.

Right now, it is going very well with the Packers ahead 14-0, but we all know things change quickly in the game of football.

Time to watch now!

My beautiful gifts from Tizita! I love them.