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Thank you just doesn’t feel like enough to express how incredibly grateful I am for everyone who came to celebrate my birthday with me on Saturday.

First, to Allison, Carmela, Jacolyn, Rachel, and Harold—thank you for coming together to plan this party and make my birthday dream a reality. You support me in every area of my life, and I truly don’t know what I would do without each of you. You guys are the absolute best.

And Aneta, you came all the way from San Antonio, stopping here on your way home to Virginia just so you could be at my party. What an incredible and special surprise. It meant more to me than you know.

But the greatest gift of the entire night wasn’t something I could unwrap. It was looking around and realizing I was surrounded by so many people I love and who mean so much to me.

You all make my life so incredibly full.

And somehow my friends managed to give me EXACTLY the birthday party I wanted: a kid’s birthday party circa 1979! 😂 Water balloon tosses, Hula Hoops, a piñata…and then, because apparently this is what my perfect party looks like, we followed it up with my kids’ band playing my favorite ’90s grunge rock.

Was it a slightly weird combination? Absolutely.

Did it make my heart ridiculously happy? YES.

Thank you to Will, DJ, and my two boys for making the music happen. There are very few things in this world that bring me more joy than watching my sons play music. Getting to stand there surrounded by people I love while listening to them play some of my favorite songs was pretty much perfect.

I wanted my birthday to feel like being a kid again—and my friends made that happen.

As I head into 50, I’m realizing more and more that the greatest gift in my life is the people in it. I looked around that party and felt overwhelmingly lucky.

#50thbirthdayparty #feelingloved #birthdaygratitude #bestbirthdayever
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Today my baby is 20! It’s the first time in 20 years that I won’t be with Carter on his birthday. He’s finishing up his semester in Nashville. I’m sad I won’t be with him but I’m so proud of the man he’s become. He is truly one of the sweetest people you will ever meet. He’s sweet, kind, smart, creative, talented, and genuinely a good person. He’s one of my favorite people to hang out with. I’m so glad he’ll be coming home and taking some time off from school to figure out what’s best for him. He’s going to do great things in this world I just know it. Please help me wish him the happiest of birthdays.🎈🎂🎉🎁
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Long Way Home has been out for one week and I just want to say my thank you’s!! Thank you so much to my friends and family for the unwavering support and encouragement it truly means the world to me. Thank you to my Nana for making the album art by hand. Thank you to Wesley (@wesleyphipps_), Carter (@carterjalt ), and Connor (@connor_mcilvaine )for playing on the song and for being so incredibly talented. Thank you to Brack for mastering the song. And last but not least a huge huge huge thank you to Wesley for producing the song and working so hard on it!! I hope you guys are liking the song and thank you for all your kind words and support!!
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