Older and Wiser... maybe just older.

The day before my birthday, my MIL treated JT and I to an afternoon at the Huntington Library and Botanical Gardens! After church he and I headed up by ourselves and met Gramma K then enjoyed strolling around the beautiful and sprawling grounds. At one point, I got "Lost" while they ventured to find a bathroom and standing in the center of the vast herb garden I enjoyed a few minutes of complete silence! Happy Birthday to me!

After it started to rain, we headed back to the car and waved goodbye to all the amazing Yellow trees that dot San Marino. As soon as we got home, I was treated to cards and gifts (including cowboy boots! and some great cookbooks, and charms for my BoothKids bracelet) and then we were off to a "surprise location" for dinner. Claim Jumper was definitely awesome with my parents, both my sisters and my little B and Imbach Fams. I was far too stuffed to order my own dessert so I "sampled" everyone elses. haha.

The next day brought lunch with my sister and girlfriend and so many messages on Facebook that a girl couldn't help but start to blush. I felt very celebrated and loved, it was overwhelming. Because my wonderful friend and fellow blogger Mrs. Frost had such a great idea of sharing those messages for her birthday, I'm following her example:  

Cynthia Dier: Hope you had a fabulous birthday surrounded by people who love you!!
 

Azineth Briones: Happy Birthday!!

• Jerrina Imbach: happy birthday krys. you are by far the most beautifully positive woman, wife, mother and friend i know. thank you for you influence.
   

  Robert Booth: Happy birthday babe I love you so much!!
   

  Nate Hicks:Happy Birthday, old-but-not-old friend! I hope it's wonderful : )
• Kryssie Booth:Feeling very loved, blessed and um, pretty... due to all the amazing wishes sent my way. Thank you for your sweet words, as an official grown woman I'd like to share just how... Super crazy cool and totally wicked awesome you've made me fee! Been blushing all day ♥ thanks guys! 

  Ulu N Mia Tui: happy birthday Kryssie! wishing you the best on your special day:) 

  Ronald Ah Kiong: Happy Birthday my Tree House buddy!! Those were the days...
  Helaman Taaga: Happy birfday crissie lol I totally forgot that u had da same birfday with my sister lol but anyways happy birfday ( :

  Crystalee Webb Beck

  hope your birthday's as wonderful as you are, Kryssie. You're beautiful. I'll never forget singing Aladdin songs with you when we were little girls. You were one of my first role models.

  Neil Riddoch

  Happy Birthday!

  Darien Naomi Kamae

  Happy Birthday:) I hope your birthday was nothing short of amazing : )

  Elizabeth Anderson

  happy birthday kryssie!!! miss you and the fam!! ♥

  Jada Crofts

  Happy birthday hottie! Hope you have so much fun!

  Cyndi Kelley

  Happy Birthday Pretty Lady♥

  Phatboi Aiono

  HAPPy BiRTHDAy BUDDy : )

  Leann Murphy Cuenca

  Happy Birthday Kryssie! I hope you are having a wonderful day!!

  Shaun Gabe Johnson

  Happy Birthday Cousin!

  Juliet Mckim

  HAPPY b-day to u...Enjoy ur day....

  Katie Booth

  Happy Birthday! : )

  Heather Gordon

  Happy Happy!!!

  Adriana Schlarb

  Happy Birthday darling ♥ You know we love you!!!!!

  Beau James Thompson

  yo happy bday! shoutout from utah : )

  Shirley Lowery

  HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU MY DEAR, MAY GOD BLESS YOU ALWAYS AND FOREVER

  Amber Scott

  Happy Birthday Beautiful Sister-in-Law! Hope you have a wonderful day!

  Jenna Cox

  Happy Birthday Mrs. "B"eautiful Lady! Enjoy your day w/ your blessings! Luvya!

  Greg Vogel

  Happy Birthday, you gorgeous thing!!

  Kainoa Brandow

  happy happy birthday from all of me to you! I wish it was my birthday so i could party too! hey hey :) may ur special day of so many throughout the year be a blessed one love you bunches!

  Christina Cable Martinez

  Feliz Cumpleaños, Frhlicher Geburtstag, Gratulerer med dagen, Manuia Lou aso fanau, Tanjobi omedeto, Saengilul ch'ukhamhamnida, and a VERY EXTREMELY, TERRIFIC, WONDERFUL, EXCEPTIONALLY Happy Birthday to you!!! ♥ ♥ ♥ 

  Jerome Taaga

  hakuna matata ;D

  Brianna Aiau Mabry

  HAPPY BIRTHDAY! Have a wonderful day, you deserve it! Love you! ♥

  Brina Kamae

  What day is today? It's Krys's birthday! What a day for a birthday... Let's all have some cake! And you smell like one too hahaaa!'

  Joanna Palagonia

  Happy Happy B day to you Lady!!!! Now go get spoiled!!!! ; )

  Andrew Malave

  Hope you have a Wonderful day...Happy Birthday terrific lady!!

  Samia Taylor

  Happy Birthday BEAUTIFUL LADY!!!!
  Hope you have an absolutely wonderful day! Know that you are loved by many many people. : )

  Heidi K. Brandow

  Happy Birthday Cousin! Hope this year is filled with all kinds of awesomeness. X's and O's!

  Chia Lehua Kamae

  HAPPY BIRTHDAY PRETTY LADY! Have a great day ... let them SPOIL YOU BIG TIME! May your have many many more!

  Rebekeh Kamae

  Happy Happy Birthday!!!! Hope it is a GRRRRRRRRRRRRREAT day!!!

  Liz Kamae

  I want to be the first to officially wish my girl a super, duper, terrifical, outstanding, incredible, wonderful birthday. Those are just a few of the hundreds of words to describe you! Happy Birthday, Kryssie Krys!

   Then of course... here was my icing on the cake!

  Thanks for the love