The time I turned 27

As I am trying to recover from a delicious late birthday lunch today, I thought I would post some pictures from my birthday weekend.

I had the best weekend spent in Kansas City with my momma, bestie and her mom. It was just a wonderful weekend and was great to get away for a few days.

Bestie and I before dinner

The mom's

Bestie and her momma

Me and my momma

All of us girls

The mom's

About to enjoy a fishbowl margarita...wouldn't be my birthday without one  : )

After the waterpark, before dinner

Bestie and I

The mom's enjoying their fishbowl margarita...who had more fun here?

It was a great weekend full of food,drinks, and a whole lot of fun. Who else could you do u-turns with in the middle of the highway, go to a mexican restaurant only to have them turn the closed sign on as you are walking in, spend all day at a waterpark, enjoy fishbowl margaritas, comedy club and late-night wal-mart runs for ice cream, pie and cookies?

Yes, my diet was officially broken...but you only turn 27 once.

I must say bestie and I have the best mom's out there...thank you all for the best birthday weekend!

Love y'all!

It's official...I am old

That's right...today I am the big 27!!

Do I feel different, no. I take that back it was a little harder to get out of bed this morning, maybe it's the old age or maybe it's the fact I am so out of shape and all this running and working out is kicking my boo-tay!

Anyway, I hoped to have a mimosa this morning, as I hope to have every morning but none the less I don't have any champagne. So regular straight up OJ it is.

Well, I tried to do as the sign says...but no such luck.

As I celebrate being another year older I am off for a morning run with my new running gear courtesy of some bff's I have and then it's off to Kansas City for a birthday weekend of fun.

Peace out loves!
 

All you need are friends,sweet friends.

"You know what? I am going to do something today. I'm not just going to sit around like some old lady. I'm going to get something pierced. Like my, uh... like my nose or my tongue or something." Rachel from "Friends" from the episode of "The one wthey all turn 30."

I've always said that you can relate everything in life to an episode of "Friends."

So, with that being said I am taking what Rachel said and going to do just that. The other day I was talking to Miss Football about my birthday and I was talking about how I just wasn't that into it this year. Mainly because a lot has happened in my life lately and I just don't feel like celebrating. She told me to look at it like starting a new year.

She's right. Why wait until Jan. 1 to change things, to set new goals, etc. If you think about it your birthday really is the true new year, right? Your turning a whole year older, so now is the perfect time to declare things you want to change, set goals to accomplish, etc.

I don't plan on getting anything pierced like the quote said, but I may get a new tattoo. Why not? Finally jump out of a plane...sure! One thing for certain that I am doing is getting in the best shape of my life. Let's face it...clearly I am not getting any younger here, I realize 27 isn't that old but it's on the...dare I say it...downside of twenties. I want to be completely healthily in not only my body, but my mind and soul too.

I have decided after watching Miss Football cross the finish line, when we were in San Fran, after completing her first half-marathon...that I want to accomplish something so beyond anything I have dreamed of doing.

I, too, am going to do a half-marathon.

It might not happen in six months, but it will happen.

My whole life I have set goals and for the most part I have accomplished them. It just feels like in the last couple of years I set out to do something and somehow along the way I got distracted or discouraged. Who knows why really, many differently things I am sure...but for whatever reason, I am not letting anything distract me this time.

Especially when I know I have the best support group behind me.

When I came home from work yesterday I had the best little birthday package waiting for me from two of my favorite people in the world, Miss Football and Honey. I was just looking forward to their cards, because they always send the best ones...little did I know they bought me something I had been wanting to get to help me with my running and they gave me a pink 13.1 sticker to place anywhere to keep me motivated.

What's important is not what they got me, they didn't have to get me anything, although I won't give it back because I love it! What matters and actually brought tears to my eyes is what they wrote and the fact that they believe in me and support me.

That's all that matters.

So, what I've learned in my 26 years...soon to be 27 is that your goals or dreams may not always come out the way you want them, but friends...really good friends are always always there for you; cheering you on, loving you and supporting you.

That's all I could really ask to receive on my birthday.

Good thing for me, I already got it.

I once was but a wee babe...way back in the day.

In continuing day three of birthday week, I had planned on showing  pics of little blonde okie through the years, birthday style.

Apparently, my mom didn't take any birthday pictures...if she did--which she swears up and down she did--I can't find them.

Your probably thinking, "Yes, I don't have to endure countless pictures of young Lyndse...I really lucked out there!"

Wrong

Oh, I have pictures....lots of pictures!

I figured I would showcase my "diva" side, lol.

It started at a young age, apparently.

So without further adieu...baby blonde okie...who by the way is not happy, probably because my mom's hair is wack. Sorry mom.

Clearly a diva at a very young age, eating and getting my hair did

Multi-tasking started very young for me...talking on the phone while curling my hair. So talented.

Cooking just comes naturally...

Signature "Lyndse" look... cute pj's I must say.

So sweet, so innocent...

and for my favorite pictures of all...the pictures that say, I got moves...

and style...

with a little attitude.

I guess the secret is out that I am not a natural blonde okie...shhh...don't tell anyone!

 

I'm getting old...

In honor of birthday week, I thought I would list 27 reasons on why I am no longer a spring chicken.

1. I like to be in bed by 10:00pm...some nights earlier if I'm lucky

2. Last night on the first official day of my birthday week, I went for a run and then shampooed my carpets (how's that for exciting)

3. I'll take a hot bubble bath and a glass of wine over going out in the middle of the week.

4.I'll take wine any night of the week.

5. Speaking of Alcohol...I don't ever ever remember getting hungover after two or three drinks. WTH?

6.  For my birthday I want things like a vacuum cleaner that sucks up pet hair...again, WTF?

7. The first week of school is no longer about my friends going back to college in my news feeds, it's now said friend's kids starting school.

8.What happened to my metabolism?

9. I look forward to finding new recipes and then trying them out.

10. My little brother is a freshman in college. Enough said.

11. I am thoroughly exhausted after going out two nights in a row.

12. I am pretty sure I have cellulite.

13. And chicken wing arms.

14. Things like bills come before shopping spree's....well, sometimes.

15. Most 18-23 year old annoy me, all except my brother...and at times he does too.

16. I sound like a bitter old lady, don't I?

17. I pay attention to the stock market

18. I never used to do that.

19. I attend a baby shower, wedding shower, or some kind of shower at least once a month.

20. I enjoy buying stuff for my house sometimes more than I like buying clothes. Gasp!

21. I miss being 21, that was a good year.

22. The thought of turning 27 just freaked me out a little bit...not gonna lie.

23. On the bright side, 27 dresses is one of my favorite movies.

24. I no longer shop at stores like Abercrombie...mainly because I can't stand the strong cologne smell.

25. Good grief that made me sound real old.

26. I promise I am still a fun, young person...even though some of these reasons don't seem like it.

and the 27 reason why I am no longer a spring chicken is.....

actually I don't have one because after reading all these...I am refusing to become an old hen.

I am still a spring chicken, dang it!

Oh and as a second day of Birthday week present to myself...I just dowloaded the new Pistol Annies CD...you should too!

Birthday week

Today marks the start of what I like to call the best holiday ever....my birthday week!

That's right ladies, this blonde okie is turning the big 2-7 on Friday and I like to drag it out as long as possible.

So with that being said...Happy Birthday week to moi

Yesterday, and in honor of my birthday week, I went out and bought myself a present, plus I was having a very bad day and nothing makes me happier than buying make-up. In fact, if any of y'all would like to send me a gift card to Sephora...I wouldn't complain.

Just sayin'

I bought this amazing beauty product that every gal loves and uses all the time

I swear, it's the best eyeshadow palette ever.

I'm gonna try and dig up some childhood pictures of me from birthdays past...I bet y'all are excited about that one.

In honor of day one of my birthday week...I want all of y'all to go have a margarita or two : )

 

One glass of wine too many

Just a fair warning ladies...this blog may make no sense whatsoever...not that it probably really ever does, but I actually have a reason this time.

I've had about a half a bottle of wine

It's ok...I'm of age.

Speaking of age, I am turning 27 in two weeks.

2 freakin 7

You know what I thought my life would be like when I turned 27?

Not this.

I for sure thought I would have married my college sweetheart(if I had one), and have a least one child or expecting one.

Ya, not so much.

Obviously I am not married, and that college sweetheart...if that's what you want to call him, got married a month ago.

It's ok, I am not bitter or anything.

Children...do my fur babies count?

But you see, even though my life isn't at all what I thought it would be like approaching the ripe ol' age of 27...I'm ok with that...because God knows what he is doing.

26 was pretty good to me, I didn't really do anything that I said I would do like Jump out of a plane, ride in a hot air balloon, get another tatoo, get married(I think you have to be in a relationship longer than 3 months for that to happen)...but I did have a pretty good year.

And all that stuff is for sure on the agenda to accomplish in my 27th year as well as run a half marathon.

Wish me luck on that one.

I did however get to spend time with my baby brother during his senior year, that's something you can't ever get back, celebrate his 18th birthday and we have grown a lot closer and I couldn't ask for anything better.

26 brought some big changes in my life, things I never expected, but it's nothing I can't handle. I think if this big changed had happened at any other point in my life I wouldn't have been able to deal with it as well.

So with that being said--if any of it made sense--I am looking forward to turning another year older, another year wiser...who knows this time next year as I approach my 28 birthday I could be writing about my upcoming wedding....you never know : )

Oh the possibilities. .

Want to see pic's of this blolnde Okie through the ages?

Well that won't happen tonight because I don't feel like scanning old pictures in. This half bottle of wine makes me sleepy.

I will however leave you with birthday pictures of my 20s, aren't you excited?

Somehow my 21st pictures have gone missing...I wonder why??

22nd birthday--favorite birthday ever

23rd birthday--last birthday with DonEtta



24th Bday

25th Birthday

26th birthday

Clearly by the many sombreros in the pictures it's obvious I like maragaritas on my birthday.

I plan on having one for my 27th.

Well, I think that is all...my wine glass is empty and I should go to bed.

Peace and love y'all