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Happy Birthday To Me!

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This has been a really fun and exciting week for me.  Yesterday was my birthday and I found this box sitting on the kitchen island.

Look what my sweet hubby bought me. 
(Insert jumping up and down and screaming)
I was totally surprised! 
 I had casually mentioned a while back all the neat stuff that the Silhouette would do.  
  I never imagined he would remember this  (or that he was even really listening).
ο»Ώ Don’t get me wrong, Steve is a good listener,  it’s just that I talk a lot…really a lot.
  He can’t possibly retain all the garbage info I am constantly throwing at him.
I also got my favorite Chocolate cake, the sweetest card and dinner
reservations for Saturday. 
I came home yesterday from spending time with my friend Lynn of the blog The Vintage Nest 
and found Steve had vacuumed and  mopped all the hardwood floors!  Our home has hardwood
 floors on the entire first level and it is quite a job to clean all these floors. He knows how much
I hate this chore and he decided to help out.
Definitely a keeper!
I just had to show you what a good job he did.
I also won this adorable tote bag from Peggy at  According To Braswell.  I just received the bag
and it looks like a vintage grain sack.  I love it and  thank you so much Peggy.
As if all of this isn’t enough .
This week I also received a gift I won from my dear friend Penny @ The Comforts Of Home.
See the cute enamel plaque that says Antiquities, Rue Carroll?  This was custom made for me by
Ramsign.  It looks just like the plaques you see all over Europe.  
Thank you so much, Penny.
This tiered stand I have in our guestroom was a gift this week from Homegoods.
I entered a design contest held by Homegoods several months ago.  My room did not
win but out of the blue I received a gift card thanking me for my support.
Nice!
It has been a wonderful and exciting week.  Thank you to my husband,  kids,  family and
friends for all your love and support.
xo,
Sherry
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I am joining the parties at:
Savvy Southern Style 
Southern In My Heart 
My Romantic Home 

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  1. Happy Birthday Sherry! I am so glad to hear that your birthday was so fabulous. Your gifts are wonderful and wow, what a fabulous hubby you have!

    I hope the fun and happiness continues all weekend!

    Best wishes,
    Natasha.

  8. Happy Belated BD my Dear friend..and your right Steve is a keeper..Len only walks on wet floors and I doubt if he ever moped one in his whoe life ha ha!! Not much help in the house..Love all your special gifts for a special lady..Have a GREAT dinner on Sat. hugs and smiles Gloria

  9. How sweet is your hubby!! I love when you get gifts that you drop little hints about πŸ™‚ Looks like you had a great birthday and scored some nice stuff! Happy Birthday!

  10. Sherry, I'm just sitting here all excited for you and your wonderful week as I read your post. I bought a Cricut at Thanksgiving and its still sitting in the box. I'm actually finally taking a class tomorrow night on how to work the dang thing. I can't wait to see what wonderful creations you will show us once you have your Silhouette up and running. Congrats on your other treasures and your clean floors too.

  11. Hi Sherry and a BIG Happy Birthday to you!!!! πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ You are just full of good news today. Your husband is very nice indeed and you can tell him we bloggers think so. Oh I would love to meet up with you and Lynn for some fun together.

    Congrats on your wins and gifts, etc.

    Enjoy YOUR day and year!

    Donna

  12. Hi Birthday Girl!
    You are on a roll with gifts and wins!!! You deserve it all on your birthday.
    I am still trying to grasp the 'husband mopped all of the hardwoods' part of your surprise day!
    I hope your day and Sat. night out is delightful.
    Rhonda

  13. Happy Belated Birthday. Can you send Steve over to help me out, I have a long list. Well, maybe when it's my birthday. What a wonderful surprise to get the Silhouette. I've been thinking about adding one of those to my "want" list. Enjoy!

  15. Sheryy,
    Okay…I'm the first to wish you a HAPPY BIRTHDAY WEEK!!! You got some great gifts…sounds like he is a keeper…wonder how I can get Mr.CC to clean all our wood floors for me today:) That bag you won is so awesome…love the look of it!

    Blessings,
    Linda

  17. Happy happy (belated) birthday Sherry! Can I borrow your husband? LOL….mine tries to help out by loading and unloading the dishwasher but then I can't find where he's put anything. And he only puts about 3 things in the dishwasher but he tries!

    Hope you have a wonderful birthday weekend…
    Judy

  18. Happy (belated) Birthday wishes Sherry! Your husband certainly is a keeper – how sweet and loving, and what a great gift :o)
    You've certainly been lucky winning those lovely prizes too. Hope your week continues to be great!
    My very best wishes
    Rose H

  21. Happy BIrthday Sherry!!
    Love your new goodies.. especially the silhoutte.. (I'm sure I just spelled that wrong) but that's because I only have a Cricut Cutter.

    Have you ever noticed how similar our kitchens look?

  22. Happy Birthday Sherry!!

    What a wonderful hubby you have!!!
    I love that grain sack purse it's beautiful!!
    Have a great night Saturday!

    Pamela ox

  27. Hi Sherry! Happy Birthday!! What a wonderful husband you have. Lots of love went into those efforts. You have a husband that pays attention–
    a rare gift among men. Hope you celebrate all week long!

  28. Awwww what a sweet hubby! Clean floors AND the perfect gift?! He certainly has your number *winks* And you had a wonderful week for extra gifts as well! Love the grain sack bag! Hope you have a wonderful dinner out! Vanna

  32. Well, first off, Happy Birthday!!!!! Secondly, Congratulations – not only for receiving such a great bday gift from your hubby, but for training him to pay attention ;). I hope you have tons of fun with your new toy!

    πŸ™‚
    ButterYum

  34. Happy Birthday Sherry!! So glad you had a fabulous week. Love that bag you won, and what a great hubby you have!! Martina

  35. HAPPY BELATED BIRTHDAY SHERRY!!! Yesterday was my birthday too! It sounds like we both had a wonderful day! You really have some wonderful new prizes and Steve sounds like the best one of all! xoxo

  37. Please tell me that you are dead tired of your husband and looking for a new home for him….doya suppose my hubby would mind if he moved in?;>)

    Happy Happy birthday! I'd say that you are well-loved! I'd say the biggest testimony to that is the hardwood floor caper. God bless a man that will do THAT! Hugs- Diana

  39. Yeah, you suck. (spoken from someone who is COMPLETELY JEALOUS) πŸ™‚

    Happy Birthday! What a great gift, and yay for hubby listening and helping out. Hope it was a wonderful day! And I just saw that you're at exactly 1000 followers, go you!

  41. Oh, Happy Happy Birthday Sherry! What a fun week you have had with all of those wonderful gifts and treasures…including that treasure of a husband it sounds like you have! πŸ™‚
    Thanks so much for linking up to Inspiration Friday!
    Vanessa

  43. Happy Birthday… so glad you got what your Heart desired! Looks like DH pays attention… Good Man!!!

    Dawn… The Bohemian

  44. Happy Birthday Sherry! I'm with the rest of the group, the floors alone would have been a fabulous gift!! Enjoy all of your treasures.
    Sue

  46. Happy Birthday, Sherry. I'm happy you were the one to win all these terrific gifts. Very appropriate! ~ sarah

  51. Happy Belated Birthday Sherry! I would say you have had a wonderful birthday week so far. What great gifts you have received.

    Enjoy your day,
    Gail

  52. Happy belated birthday Sherry – mine is today and I've had a great week too! I got to go to Canton yesterday – check out the pics I took at LaurieAnna's!

  53. Sherry, this birthday must be on the list of 'best birthdays ever'!

    Happy Birthday, my friend! May you get your floors mopped for many more!

    Hugs ~~ Connie

  57. Happy birthday. What a great gift to give yourself. I have been on the fence about this little lovely. I am a Mac user and until recently the Silhouette has not been Mac friendly. I will be stalking you now for a bit asking you questions about it like ease of set up, what to buy to go with it, what you intend to do with it, etc. I will give you a week or so to play first but I will be back…. πŸ™‚
    Cheers to another year,
    Pam @ BeColorful

  62. β™ͺβ™«β™ͺ Happy birthday, deat Sherry! Happy birthdaaaay tooo yooouuu! β™«β™ͺβ™« Looks like you have some wonderful goodies to help you celebrate, too! Your hubby sounds like a real keeper! Enjoy your weekend!…hugs…Debbie

  66. Happy belated birthday Sherry! Love your gifts from your husband. Especially the cleaning of the hard wood floors! We have them in our kitchen/dining and know the work that goes into cleaning them. How amazing your husband is to do that for you. The tote is just lovely too!

  68. Oh my so many wonderful treasures but more importantly I am so happy you had such a wonderful day. May it also be a beautiful year!

    Thank you from the bottom of my heart for leaving such a supportive comment.

  73. Happy Birthday! You had a banner week with all the wonderful goodies. The Silhouette look intriguing. How is different from the Cricut Expression? Thanks for sharing all of your neat surprises. Cherry Kay

  81. Happy Birthday! And, what a great hubby! I look forward to seeing what you create with your gift! Have a great night, Becca

  84. Oh gosh how excited you must have been !! I know I would have if I had gotten one of those great Silhouettes!!! I sign up at every blog that is having a giveaway for one thinking maybe one will come to me but……
    A very Happy Birthday to You!!

    bee blessed
    mary

  85. Happy Birthday, Sherry! What a wonderful hubby too to treat you to the cutter and to do the floors! πŸ™‚
    Love your little bag and sign. Life is good at your house!
    Be a sweetie,
    Shelia πŸ˜‰

  88. What an amazing birthday! Happy birthday from the Penningtons! πŸ™‚ I am so, so excited about your new Silhouette! You and I should have a Cricut/Silhouette challenge. Love you! Lisa~

  89. Definitely a keeper…you mean the hardwood floors, right? Just kidding…I know you mean the hubby. What a nice jesture for your birthday. Come by for a visit and say hello.

  91. Belated Happy birthday, Sherry! What a sweet hubby you have! Love the presents and the clean house!…Christine

  93. So glad you had a great birthday week! I did, too…back in January! It filled my love tank to overflowing! πŸ™‚ so nice to be loved well on your special day.

    Happy, happy!
    Linsey

  94. It is Sat,March 12, but never too late to wish you a happy b'day. Soooo happy you liked the bag/tote+who knew it would arrive on your big day. What a wonderful husband. Hugs to each of you. xxpeggybraswelldesign.com