Also during Mom & Dad's visit we had a 'Mexican night' where Jamie and I cooked some Tex Mex, and we also opened my presents to celebrate my 30th birthday! It really was special that my whole family could be together in London and I was so grateful to have everyone here.
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| Barry & Jamie hanging out in the kitchen |
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| Lloyd serving up some enchiladas |
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| The violet plant Tara got me last year! |
Part of Lloyd & Jamie's surprise for me was hiding 30 presents all around the house and making me find them. They were all numbered and some were hidden more than others, haha.
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Jamie & Lloyd drew some beautiful stick-person art in my cute
new picture frame |
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| Evaluating all the presents...no idea what's in these things! |
Lloyd knows me too well...I'm a sucker for Pop Tarts!
And clearly I'm excited about these Velveeta shells & cheese!
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And the present grand finale....SKYDIVING!!
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Lloyd and I had always talked about going Skydiving and although my mom made us promise to only tell her after we had gone, we are really looking forward to it!
Jamie thought it would be hilarious to give me a package of adult diapers as a present, but I was most offended that they bought me a size medium instead of a small, haha.
And a party wouldn't be a party without some adult diapers so Jamie insisted we all try them on!
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| True love wears diapers! |
The rest of the night we had a blast playing charades and other games and there were lots of laughs all around.
The 2nd phase to my birthday week celebration was dinner with the family on Thursday the 20th. I picked a quaint Italian place in Fulham Broadway, a small, family-owned place that was just bursting with friendliness and hospitality! They gave me flowers and made it a really special dinner for my family.
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| Great pic with Mom! |
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| Jamie & Barry |
Lets see how many takes till we get a normal face...
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| Such a sweet guy, so thankful to have him at my side as I ring in my 30th! |
We also had a special guest who joined us for dinner...Vince Penkala! Vince & my dad worked together for many years and were close friends, and it was by pure luck that he happened to be in London this night and was able to join us for the festivities! Dad was so excited to see his friend and we all had a really fantastic evening.
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| Dad & Vince |
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| So thankful for such a great birthday! |
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| Lloyd enjoying his wine |
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| Jen & Vince |
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| So thankful for such a great birthday!! 30 is geared up to be one awesome year!! |
Part of Lloyd & Jamie's surprise for me was hiding 30 presents all around the house and making me find them. They were all numbered and some were hidden more than others, haha. 
Lloyd knows me too well...I'm a sucker for Pop Tarts!
