My SURPRISE Birthday Party!!

So in the midst of all the "hub-bub" of planning my Dad's retirement party...little did I know that my sister was also planning a SURPRISE birthday party for my up and coming 30th birthday!! Wow...talked about being SURPRISED!! Especially since my birthday is a month away! My sister is...amazing!!! I seriously had NO idea that she planned all that! You can view her side of the story here. It was a New York theme called "Upper East Side Chic"...it was perfect...and so "me"!! Everything was Black, White, & Green...LOVED it all!!!

So we were planning on going to a friends house for dinner after church on Sunday. No big deal, right? Well, when I walked in there was 50 people singing Happy Birthday to me!! I was speechless and didn't quite know what to do with myself. I do not enjoy being the center of attention so I was kinda embarrassed. lol This was when I first walked in. I was like "what in the hay is going on?" LOL


But then my brother in law, Jeff, pulls me around the corner and to my surprise one of my best friends, Melodie, was there and had driven up from Arkansas!! So overwhelmed!

And not only that but one of my very dear friends Marcia, her husband Tony, and one of their daughters Mikelle, were standing there!! I hadn't seen Marcia in about four years and they had driven up here all the way from Georgia!!! Yep, you guessed it. By this point I was crying! I still can't believe they drove all the way up here! It meant so much to me that Melodie and them drove all that way just to surprise me!!


Come to find out my sister had invited a TON of friends from different states and some friends from St. Louis, Minnesota, Tennessee, and Oregon were supposed to come but it didn't work out at the last minute...which is totally understandable. But just the thought that my awesome friends even thought about comimg all that way just to surprise me makes me feel so loved!
Marcia and I

Then I turn around and see the AMAZING display that my sister put together! It was
P-E-R-F-E-C-T!! This made turning the big "3-0" not so bad...okay well, at least right now. teehee

I LOVE all the little details!

She knows I don't like chocolate, so she did everything in white cake/white chocolate! She's so good to me! :)

I loved the "Happy Birthday, Krista" Banner!


I adore this background!! She knows how much I love the city, especially New York City...or any big city really...BUT....she also knew I'm redecorating my room and she made this out of wood (thanks to Jeff for cutting it out for her) and it will be my new headboard! YAY!! I'll be sure to post pictures once I get my room finished.

Love lanterns!

The cupcakes were amazing! I LOVE the tags on them!



I loved the tags on the plasticware too! :) The salad and fetticine was delish!

The cucumber, cheese, tomatoe and olive kabobs were wonderful!
The McDaniels, Byron and Ragen, Mike, and Jared.

Nicole, Reegan, Crystal and Justin!
My dearies!! Ree-gan and Crys-tal!

My other dearies! Andrea and Melodie!

Me and Mel with my other dearie Michelle!

Jared, Michelle and Mom, Justin with Sissy, and Katelyn with Sissy (Noelle)

Ashlyn and Mikelle, Aunt Ruth Ann-Melody-and Andrea, Byron and Ragen, and Bethany

Melody, The Smalleys, Mel & I, and Crystal

Mom and I, Ashlyn and Jeff, Robert, and Nathan

Byron, Mike, McDaniels, Larmies, Andrea, and everybody waiting for me to come in the door. Marcia/Andrea/and I talking. Dad. The Smalleys and Uncle Paul.

Crystal and Michelle. Mel with Sissy.
Nicole and Robert
Time to open presents! Got a ton of cards and gift cards! Me with the Harveys and my dearie Andrea! Can't wait to have a spa day with Andrea to celebrate our birthdays together! :)

The most amazing shoes that I adore! Thank you Harveys!!! You know me well! :)


The most amazing purse from Melodie! Thank You! Love it!


Pictures from the Photo Booth will be posted in the next post...Stay tuned!

Cheese-Tasting Party

This past weekend my sister and I threw my Dad a Retirement party! CONGRATULATIONS Dad!!! He had 42 years put in the Airline Industry! I know he's enjoying not having to drive 2 hours round trip every day just to go to work. Yay!

We had a 'Cheese-Tasting' party and it was so much fun planning this with my sister! You can read her view of it here.

The full view of the table
Upclose! :)
So many different types of cheese! YUM! And yes, that is Sparkling Grape Juice that you see there! lol


Love it! We had a lot of different cheeses, grapes, crackers, and dessert.
Pumpkin Roll for dessert! Even Sugar Free too!
Definite hit! It was GONE! lol


Punch (Pineapple Juice and Ginger Ale) and Lemonade to drink!



Robyn, our friend Rylina, and Me!

Smalley's Photo Shoot

Oh how I love Mom and Pop Smalley! These are two wonderful people! Just wanted to give a shout out and say HAPPY 50TH ANNIVERSARY to YOU!!! And a HAPPY BIRTHDAY to Mom Smalley! I'm so thankful that you are apart of my life! Love you both!

With that being said, here is a "taste-tester" of a few pictures that I took of them!

Sanders Photo Shoot

A couple of weeks ago I drove up with Mom Smalley to Minnesota to be with my friends Tim and Tricia Sanders and their boys, Owen and Declynn! But, there not only friends....they are like family to me. I love them dearly! Not really sure why I didn't get other pics while we were there but...I did get to do a photo shoot of them! Oh I can't wait to get a better camera...hopefully sooner rather than later!

Here is a sneak peak of their pictures! :)

Busy...Busy!

Wow! Could things possibly get any busier??? I feel like I've been going non-stop....oh wait! I have! LOL So, it's been a few days since I've blogged so I thought that I would get you up-to-date...

• I was in Minnesota over the weekend visiting with some family (very close friends of mine) over the weekend! A special shout out to Tim & Tricia Sanders, Owen & Declynn! Tricia's mom whom I call Mom Smalley rode out there with me and we all had a wonderful time!! We didn't do a whole lot but just hang out and be together and it was wonderful! I did a photo shoot of the Sanders clan while I was there....pictures to come soon!
• Sad football weekend....Mizzou and The Chiefs lost....whats up with that?!???? Come on boys, maybe this weekend will be better?! I sure hope so after the last couple of weekends! Thats okay though...I'll still support my Red (Chiefs) and Black/Gold (Mizzou)!
• This is a very busy month for me. Lots of traveling! Oh come on, I know thats a big shocker. LOL
• My Granddaddy is still in the hospital. He was doing much better and they moved him to a rehab hospital so he can build his strength back up. The doctor's pretty much ruled everything out but pneumonia. He still has some infection in his lungs. His platelets had come up quite a bit but I found out tonight that his platelets are back down to 4,000 (this is very dangerous). Please continue to keep him in your prayers. We are trusting God that He will heal him!
• I have a little "issue" that came up...and I'm trusting God for a complete healing. Nothing serious-but I do have to have a cat scan done to make sure. One thing is for sure.....God IS able!!
• Sweet & Blissful Designs will be undergoing a "make-over" soon. I have a lot of new designs "brewing" and hoping to release some new items in the next couple of weeks! Stay tuned for more information! :)
• We are having a Retirement party for my Dad this weekend!! CONGRATULATIONS Daddio for 42 years at American Airlines!!! We have a lot to do this week to get prepared for this, so not sure how much I'll be able to blog....

Lots of things to come...Stay tuned!!!

My Kiddos Halloween...

Don't have much to say tonight...except that my nieces and nephew were too cute once again this year for Halloween!!

Ashlyn was the Mad-Hatter off of Alice and Wonderland and Katelyn was a Peacock!


This is the side view of Katelyn as a peacock...


Todd was a wii-remote! :)