Nobody Likes You When You're 23

This weekend has been the greatest birthday weekend that I could've ever asked for! My wonderful family drove all the way from North Carolina and managed to keep it as a surprise. They showed up out of nowhere on Friday while I was at work and I cried my eyes out! I didn't have a clue that they were coming!

When Nathan and I got married, we only got about two bites of our beautiful strawberry shortcake wedding cake. Another thing about our wedding day is that I forbade Nathan to smash cake in my face. He begged and begged, but I told him that I would cry. Well, he finally got his wish... Mom had our baker make us another cake and she brought it with her as my birthday cake, and he smashed it in my face!!

On Saturday, we went to downtown Little Rock and met our friends to have lunch at Gus's Fried Chicken. It was such a gorgeous day that we spent the afternoon walking around and sightseeing! We walked across the bridge and discovered a special event with old cars. My favorite was the antique Rolls-Royce! 

After seeing downtown Little Rock, we got to visit the Old Mill. It is an 1880's water-powered grist mill that was rebuilt in 1933. For those of you who have seen Gone with the Wind, it was featured in the opening scene back in 1947! That was the first time Nathan and I had been there, and it was so gorgeous that we will definitely be going back.

After coffee and breakfast today, Nathan surprised me with a GORGEOUS bracelet from KJP for my birthday! I'm so in love with it! He never fails to make me smile :) 

I hated to see my beautiful family leave this afternoon, but I am so thankful that they were able to be here. This has truly been my favorite birthday <3