thirty flirty & thriving

one of my bestests had a birthday yesterday
shaun-shaun-shananigans turned the big 3-0
although she doesn't look a day over 25 :)

i love shauna
i love that we are very similar. i love that we share a love for jesus, for cookies, for tv shows, for flipflops, poofy vests, neon pink, for talking on the phone & that we have the same stubborn side. it's the recipe for a wonderful friendship.
it is also a total bonus that our hubbys are such good friends

shauna & i became friends somewhat randomly
she was working at the skatepark at mcivor church, and i was always there with my friends. i think we were working in the canteen together one evening, and we had been chatting. then josh told me that we were leaving to go to the lake that night, and that he was bringing one of his friends out (jer i think). i didn't want to be on my own so i said to shauna "why don't you come?" and she did! we had a weekend at the lake, chatting, swimming, water skiing and relaxing, and we've been friends ever since.

we were even roommates/housemates for awhile when i lived with her family and we shared the basement. this time was filled with many hours of board games, gilmore girls, eating sugar cookies from the freezer, skipping soccer games, talking & laughing. it was a fun part of my life.

i was privileged to stand up for her as a bridesmaid when she married matt, and she paid me the same honor standing for me when i married mike!

now shauna is the mom to a little boy that i just love
sweet little joel, with his cute button eyes & perfect little lips! with a gummy smile that is infectious. my friends make cute kids!

so happy birthday shauns. i love you SO MUCH. and i'm so thankful for you. here's to the next 30.

i made this cake for us to have at our worship practice last night

made out of approx 60 mini cupcakes mmmm