28!!!! Happy Birthday!!!!

What a great birthday...for sure one I will never forget!!! My birthday actually started off a bit early the night before with a wonderful surprise from my church family...they made a "Happy Birthday" sign, took various pictures with it, made an album on facebook, and tagged me in all the pictures! It brought tears to my eyes...I miss them all so very much!!! I received a very lovely letter thanks to facebook, from my fiance, Justin Crowe....I received numerous messages from other friends and family, and I was even blessed enough to have a card from my wonderful BFF, Courey McCubbin (she loves me so much, and me her, that she sent my birthday card with me before I left the states)!!! Wow! I am truly blessed!!
‎"Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice!" Philippians 4:4

I wanted to do something a bit fun on my birthday, and what could be more fun than surgery!!!!!! Thanks to Dr Trent Wilson and Dr Greene, I was able to scrub-in on some very interesting cases!!!! What an exciting way to spend my day!

Distal Radius Fracture:





Quadricep Tendon Tear:



As I have previously stated, all of the short-term missionaries at the guesthouse have bonded and became somewhat of a family! I was very surprised when they all gathered the night of my birthday for a celebration! It was a wonderful way to end the day! I sat around the table with new friends and shared birthday cake and ice cream! They all sang "Happy Birthday" to me and I received a stuffed bear and a pack of gum! It was so very special to me! Thanks to all who had a part in it!!!!

Surprise Birthday Party:




So, the big 28!!! What an amazing day the Lord blessed me with!!! Thank you to all of my old and new friends, to my family and my church, to my fiance for making this birthday one I will always remember!!! God has blessed me time and time again...thank you!!!