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Road Trip #5... Getting Older...

I'm 30!! yeah... that's right - THIRTY!! Whoa! I'm not quite sure what to say about that...
My birthday was a couple of days ago, bu we were out of town, so we celebrated it when we got back home last night. My mom made her YUMMY strawberry cake - it's sooooo good!
This past week we were in Valdosta, GA at a conferece. One of the days, the family we were staying with took us to this cool park. At the park, you could walk through the wetlands on a boardwalk - it was so neat!
The boardwalk was super low to the ground, so we were really close to the Aligators! One tim, Adam made a sound and there were two gators there that flipped out and kind-of jumped out of the water! It scared us all a lile bit!
At the end of the walk way, there was a big tower you could climb up and see for miles! It was really cool!
Here we are on the tower :)
We've already had 5 road trips and 3 airplane trips... and the next road trip is this weekend... Man, I'm tired!!

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Laura said…
Happy late birthday! Strawberry cake is my favorite for my birthday! Hope you guys are enjoying your time in the states.
10:25 PM
Anonymous said…
Happy belated Birthday!! Sorry I missed it..I saw it was coming up, and then I was out of town. Hope you have gotten over the shock of being THIRTY. wow. I hope I'm as cool as you when I get there!
10:59 PM
Shannon said…
Strawberry Jello Cake is a Berryman Birthday Family Tradition. Does your mom use strawberry jello in her cake? yum!
12:06 AM
Bran said…
Happy Birthday to you!!!

Are you guys going to be in SC anymore during your time in US?

Looks like Aashini is a pro traveler for sure!
12:28 AM
SouthAsiaRocks said…
no jello, but it does have real strawberries blended up in the cake and the frosting - it's super yummy!
1:18 AM
Bri said…
HAPPY 30TH BIRTHDAY!
4:32 AM
Anonymous said…
Happy late birthday! The cake looks yummy!!!! So when's the road trip to Louisiana?
5:01 AM
allhisblessings said…
What a cool park and boardwalk! Happy Birthday to you! I know what you mean about that 30 thing...I'm going to be there in just a few months and it's hard to like!!
8:33 AM
Erin G said…
happy birthday! and dude, what's with your family and gators? STAY AWAY. seriously I don't know how (or why) you're not more scared of those things.
8:40 AM
gloria said…
What an awesome cake, your mom is THE BEST cook ever!!!!!I cannot believe you are 30, you don't look a day over 21, for real!!!!!
Yea, those gators really scare me too!!!!!That is a cool boardwalk, you've been to some really great places!!!!!Miss you and thought about you on your b-day, did you get the message?love you, gg
10:23 AM
Elizabeth Bradley said…
Happy Birthday! Welcome to the 30 Club! My mother-in-law makes a super yummy strawberry cake too... it looks a lot like yours!
3:58 PM
Sarah said…
Happy 30th! That park looks awesome. What did Aashini think of the gators?
5:27 AM
Jeremy's fam said…
Happy birthday to you! By the way, what park is that? it looks like something Jeremy would love!
8:07 AM
Misty Burns said…
Congrats on turning 30!!! I'm 31, it's no big deal!! Just means you are a LOT smarter than you were when u were 20!! hahaha. hey i nominated you for blog award! check it out on my blog!
11:11 PM
Anonymous said…
Yeah it's hard for me to believe you're 30. I'm thinking time stopped back in Virginia 3 years ago! :) That boardwalk thing looks fun, but I'm not sure I would've been brave enough to walk that close to gators! -Emily
7:32 AM
Delaughter said…
"Cool alligator! How'd they get SO close!?"-from Wesley and "You know!! Alligators kill people, bite people, and .....(you get the idea),...oh, can alligators climb?"-from Isaiah

Looks like fun. :) The strawberry cake looks great, while we made muffins this morning we were talking about how good strawberry cakes are!
8:39 AM
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