Backstreet Boys concert #9

BSB concert number NINE didn't disappoint!! It was AMAZING!!  It was at the Boston Garden this time and we had awesome seats!!  They always put on a fantastic show!  And I may have cried a few times...

Took these from BSB's official facebook page...

Some videos...

Ten years

Love and miss you my friend...

My birthday

Today is my birthday.  I don't like my birthday for many reasons...but...if I look at it this way...

1. I'm still here

2. I'm healthy

3. All my loved ones are healthy

4. I live quite a good life

Then it's all good, right?  

My sweet Nicholas gave me roses and two bags of my favorite candy...

Daniel gave me some beautiful flowers too...



We had dinner at the Cheesecake Factory tonight.  One of my favorite restaurants with my favorite people...although I didn't get a picture with Daniel, he's still one of my favorites too : ) 

Summering

Julia spent the day on her friend's boat yesterday.  It was a beautiful day for it!  Ahhhh to be 16 again...so young and beautiful...

Nicholas turns 18

Our boy turned 18 yesterday!  EIGHTEEN!!!  It never ever gets easier.  I have to admit that I've been trying to emotionally prepare myself for this one for a while...but let me tell you...it still hurt.  Like to the core it hurt.  He humored me and looked at his baby pictures with me the other night.  He's such a love.  He's honestly so good to me.  He gives me BIG hugs...every...single...day and tells me he loves me...every...single...day.  I'm a lucky Mama. 

We asked him where he wanted to go for dinner on his birthday but instead he chose breakfast.  He wanted the IHOP churro pancakes.  They were super sweet...just like my boy!!  : )  

So glad CeCe could join us!

When we got back to the house Nicholas opened his presents.  The girls gave him a bag full of candy...

His big birthday present was a new gaming chair for his room.  He also got a few other fun things from us too and presents from his auntie's and his Nana...

Then at dinner he proceeds to tell me that now he's 18 he's going to:

1. Go to a casino.

2. Buy a lottery ticket.

3. Get a tattoo.

4. Get piercings.  

And I reminded him of number 5.  That he can officially be arrested and go to jail now too.  ; )   So he better be a good boy! 

I know he just says things like that to tease his old Mama and see my reaction.  But he really did buy his very first lottery ticket last night...and sent me a text to show me how he was going to "win big"...haha!!!  And of course he lost his $5!  Hopefully that will teach him!  Can you imagine if he did win big on his first ticket???  That actually wouldn't have been a good thing at all!  

We sang Happy Birthday to our boy twice...once in the morning with no cake because we were super full from our breakfast...

and once more at night with some whoopie pies before he went to hang out with his friends...

He'll always...always...always be our baby boy.  Truly...the best day of my life was the day he was born.  Simply a miracle.

(enormously pregnant with Julia here but I love how he used to cuddle with me with his binkie...)

The love of my life.  

90210 reboot

I went to a fun 90210 premier party last night.  Loved these cute cookies...

I especially loved this one...the infamous homecoming dress that both Kelly and Brenda wore...

CLASSIC episode!!!

So overall I really liked the new 90210!  It made me laugh and cry.  I even watched it again this morning as I missed some of it last night.  I loved the inside jokes.  I can't wait to see more!! Especially Brenda!!

But...it will never be the same without Dylan / Luke Perry...

Facts

She's a turner

Julia's solo results 2019

Julia had an amazing year with her solos...best one yet!

2nd place   Elite Performance Challenge

5th place    Hall of Fame

2nd place   Nexstar

3rd place    Starquest

1st runner-up Dancer of the Year   American Dance Awards

4th place    Dance Xplosion

Queen concert

Last night Julia and I went to the Queen concert with her friend Ally and her mom.  I love how our 16 year old girls don't mind hanging out with their old Mamas!! : )

The concert was AMAZING!!!

And when they put Freddie up on the screen...I got all teary!  Just seeing him and hearing his voice and being in Queen's presence was incredible.

"How Great Thou Art" Starpower Battle of the Stars

"Titanic" 1st place Starpower Battle of the Stars

"Tango" 1st place Starpower Battle of the Stars

Thomas Rhett

It's August