First I want to thank everyone for all the wonderful cards, emails, and calls on my birthday. I have never received so many cards from so many friends and loved ones and it truly made my day. Thank you for the gifts and all the love and kindness you all showed me this year. It's very difficult moving to a new state and building new friendships, especially when you have such great friends at home, but I have to say, I truly feel that I have a WONDERFUL group of friends up here and could not be happier that I moved to Tennessee! I feel so blessed that I met Jason and could not have asked for a better, kinder, more loving and thoughtful husband. I love his family and appreciate all that they do for me and still cannot believe how lucky I am to have found them.
Ok - on to the pictures since you all know you'll be getting thank you cards!!
We started celebrating on Tuesday night (9/23) by going to Jason's mom and step father's house for some presents. They then took me out to my favorite restaurant, The Tavern. Jason's Aunt Pat and cousin Brittany stopped by while I was opening presents and Granny and Jim came to dinner with us!
This is my mother in law (Jo), Jason and I before opening presents
This is Greg and Jo joking around - I wanted you all to see how great Greg looks after the liver transplant - he's doing GREAT!
This is (from the left) Brittany, Aunt Pat, Jo, and Me (with Junior in the back)
This is Jason and I with Granny and Jim
And me and my cutie-patootie little cousin, Brittany!
This is Jason and I at the Tavern
On Friday, 9/26, after a CRAZY week at work, Jason and I decided to take a trip down to Gatlinburg to get away. We stayed at our favorite hotel, the Park Vista, and decided to explore some hiking trails on Saturday for my birthday. I could not think of anything better than spending my birthday with my best friend, in my favorite place on earth, hiking. Unfortunately, it was overcast and I was worried about getting 5 miles into a trail and having it rain, so we decided to take a horseback ride instead. Great decision - it was awesome! The horses were MUCH healthier and stronger than those we rode in Aruba! We had a great time. This is me on my horse, Strawberry!
Notice that everyone else's horses are moving on, while mine stops to eat...
Jason and I at the end of the ride with our horses Strawberry and Dot
Here comes the best part of the day...so we leave the horses and head to the apple barn for some yummy apple cider! After that Jason tells me that we have to get home to Johnson City because he was planning to surprise me by taking me out to dinner at a restaurant I've never been to and we have reservations. So we head back and had to stop at his work in Greeneville because we smelled like horses :) We tried to clean up a little because we were running late for our reservation and had no way of making it home to change before dinner. Well, it turns out that Jason had planned a surprise party for me with my friends up here! I was SHOCKED! He had worked for weeks on getting everyone together at Russo's Saturday night! I was FLOORED! Anyway - here are some pictures from that party. You all have no idea how much that meant to me!
This is Jason and I with Granny and JimAnd me and my cutie-patootie little cousin, Brittany! This is Jason and I at the Tavern On Friday, 9/26, after a CRAZY week at work, Jason and I decided to take a trip down to Gatlinburg to get away. We stayed at our favorite hotel, the Park Vista, and decided to explore some hiking trails on Saturday for my birthday. I could not think of anything better than spending my birthday with my best friend, in my favorite place on earth, hiking. Unfortunately, it was overcast and I was worried about getting 5 miles into a trail and having it rain, so we decided to take a horseback ride instead. Great decision - it was awesome! The horses were MUCH healthier and stronger than those we rode in Aruba! We had a great time. This is me on my horse, Strawberry! Notice that everyone else's horses are moving on, while mine stops to eat...Jason and I at the end of the ride with our horses Strawberry and Dot Here comes the best part of the day...so we leave the horses and head to the apple barn for some yummy apple cider! After that Jason tells me that we have to get home to Johnson City because he was planning to surprise me by taking me out to dinner at a restaurant I've never been to and we have reservations. So we head back and had to stop at his work in Greeneville because we smelled like horses :) We tried to clean up a little because we were running late for our reservation and had no way of making it home to change before dinner. Well, it turns out that Jason had planned a surprise party for me with my friends up here! I was SHOCKED! He had worked for weeks on getting everyone together at Russo's Saturday night! I was FLOORED! Anyway - here are some pictures from that party. You all have no idea how much that meant to me! This is a picture of half of the table - with the nut balloon that David Campbell was kind enough to pick up!! For those of you who I talk to all the time about my friends up here, I'll tell you who everyone is :) (From the left is: Jeff, Wendy, Zak (all from our Sunday School class), me, Jason, my brother in law Nick, and his girlfriend, Rachel). 
This is another view looking down the table (from the right) Wendy, Jeff, Jennifer Clements, Ryan, Nina (all from our Sunday School Class), and Jennifer Holtsclaw (my supervisor) 
Misty was so sweet and gave me a beautiful picture for our house - this is Jason and I with the picture, which said "It doesn't matter where you go in life...what you do...how much you have...it's who you have beside you" I can't think of a better quote for me! Thank you Misty!
More pictures of people at the party. This is my friend, Jennifer Holtsclaw next to Nina and Ryan
One more picture of the table from the left you can see my friend Beth next to Jennifer's daughter, Myra, and Jennifer across from Beth and Jennifer is Rob, Misty's hubby and the back of David Campbell's head!
This is Myra taking pictures
This is my brother in law, Nick, and his girlfriend, Racheal
Me and my Misty
Wendy and Nina 
Jennifer and Jeff
Me and my work buddies, Beth, and Jennifer (before they left me for other jobs!)
Jennifer and her Myra
Me and Jason with our good friends Jennifer and David Campbell
Nina and Ryan
Wendy and Zak
My birthday cake, thank you Jennifer!
Jason feeding me birthday cake - well, one bite :)
This is another view looking down the table (from the right) Wendy, Jeff, Jennifer Clements, Ryan, Nina (all from our Sunday School Class), and Jennifer Holtsclaw (my supervisor) Misty was so sweet and gave me a beautiful picture for our house - this is Jason and I with the picture, which said "It doesn't matter where you go in life...what you do...how much you have...it's who you have beside you" I can't think of a better quote for me! Thank you Misty!More pictures of people at the party. This is my friend, Jennifer Holtsclaw next to Nina and RyanOne more picture of the table from the left you can see my friend Beth next to Jennifer's daughter, Myra, and Jennifer across from Beth and Jennifer is Rob, Misty's hubby and the back of David Campbell's head!This is Myra taking picturesThis is my brother in law, Nick, and his girlfriend, RachealMe and my MistyWendy and Nina Jennifer and JeffMe and my work buddies, Beth, and Jennifer (before they left me for other jobs!)Jennifer and her Myra Me and Jason with our good friends Jennifer and David Campbell Nina and RyanWendy and ZakMy birthday cake, thank you Jennifer!Jason feeding me birthday cake - well, one bite :)
Some of our friends from Sunday School
Me and Jason with Misty and Rob
And finally, me and Jason with Nick and Racheal
Thank you all again. I know I have said this a LOT before, but without friends and family, I would have nothing. I love you all and thank you for making my day! Nothing makes me happier than being around those I love!
Smooches,
Kellee
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