That's right folks. I'm 50. Wow.
Fifty reasons why I don't mind being FIFTY:
(Not in any particular order!!)
1)Mayli, 2)Tori, 3)Jaxen, 4)Cash & 5)Zoe
6) I LOVE being a grammie! 
7) According to this book - Lots of people love me!
7) According to this book - Lots of people love me!Thanks. Sincerely. I love you too!
Thanks Nikki!
8) I have a WONDERFUL family!!
9) My BEAUTIFUL sister, and her husband Jim
Her son Brandon and his daughter Bridget
10) I have AMAZING friends!From left to right: Linda, Me, Penny Comerford, Linda Lopeman,
Trudy Rawlings (holding Dallan), Kathy Fish
11) I got the Rawlings sense of humor.
(Granted - some people don't consider that a blessing!!)
12) I can get away with being a goof-ball!(I'm not sure how - but I do.)
13) See that cute man in the back ground (Not Mike Fish - although he's cute too)
Barry M. Platts - my man.
14) Eegee's. Thanks Bill!!
15) My LOVELY mom. 16) My (missing) dad!
17) My Mom & family that still love me! Thanks for that!!18) Not pictured: My Platts family that love me now!! - All of you!
19) New love! 2nd chances!!
20) Jen & Ed 21) Nikki & Aj 22) Lanny & Kim
19) New love! 2nd chances!!20) Jen & Ed 21) Nikki & Aj 22) Lanny & Kim23) Megan & Ivan 24) Jessica & Shane 25) Catherine
My INCREDIBLE children. I love you - each and every one.
26) My TERRIFIC brother and his wife, Trudy.
26) My TERRIFIC brother and his wife, Trudy.27) Lots of wonderful Nieces & Nephews.
28) LOTS of wonderful great Nieces & Nephews
29) I can be a Primary teacher!
30) I can eat whatever I want to!
31) Whenever I want to!
32) I can go shopping!
33) I have a beautiful home!
34) We just got a new entertainment center AND coming soon..................
35) a new TV :-)
36) I don't have to shave my legs as often!
37) I can have a GARDEN!!
38) I can go to bed at 10:00!
39) I can go to yard sales (like Grannie)!
40) I have a husband that adores me
(I know I already mentioned Barry, but he deserves to mentioned again!!)
41) I have the Gospel and can really appreciate the blessings it brings in my life.
42) I don't have any grey hair yet (I shouldn't have said that out loud.)
43) I know I already mentioned friends, but I have friends that have
been my friends MY WHOLE LIFE! Wow, that's cool.
44) My children that I used to think would NEVER grow up
have grown up. They are my friends. All 6 of them. I love you all.
45) My children that are married have chosen great spouses!
I love you all too!!
46) Family pictures continue to get larger and larger!
47) I'm looking forward to MANY more GRANDCHILDREN!
(Dogs don't count.)
48) I'm looking forward to going on a mission.
49) I'm looking forward to many more birthdays!!
50) I am the most spoiled, lucky, blessed girl on the planet!
I'm thankful to be 50 so I could experience all of these things!!
10 comments:
I love this post mom, you are so cute! I am so glad to see some pictures of your party and I am glad that it went so well. We love you so much and wish we could have been there!
I love this post too! Its awesome:) I hope I look like you when im 50 you hott grammie!!
Lori! You are so beautiful and just like Jessica said I hope I look as good as you when I'm fifty! So glad to see you and your family doing well. I think about you guys often and how wonderful you were to me when I was around the fam.
Love always,
Amber Hathaway
What a fun Birthday! But Dog's Don't count! Oh man! Love you Lori.
I love it too! and i didnt even have to share my number with anyone!
happy birthday lori! you're the best 50 year old i know! THE BEST!
I hope I look as good as you when I'm fifty too. Oh wait, I am fifty. Come to think of it, didn't look as good as you at sixteen, thirty, forty. I'm definately starting to see a pattern here... Penny
What a fun celebration!!! You look beautiful as always. Glad you had a great birthday. Love you!
WE LOVE YOU!!!! Congrats!!! And dogs count sooooo.....
Happy 50th Lori! It's so great to see you and your family, they're beautiful. I'm glad you found my blog so I could find yours. Love you.
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