Where the Hopkins Family Shares Stuff
Our friend Derek celebrated his birthday at Howl At the Moon this past weekend. We enjoyed meeting friends at the very famous piano bar. This Hopkins’ family had never had the opportunity to go “Howl at the Moon” but we had a great time singing along with our friends and embarrassing Derek.
On Valentine’s day Matt and I celebrated 6 years as a couple. We have so much to be thankful for in our relationship and really enjoyed a few special experiences during the weekend. On Thursday Matt had 12 gorgeous roses delivered to the school, everyone was jealous of my bouquet. The flowers were so pretty and smelled so nice. My students enjoyed them just as much as me when they came to my office. One student wanted to know who sent me the flowers and I told him I had secret admirer! The student believed me and asked if my husband was going to be mad! Whoops, I quickly set the record straight!
Friday night Matt and I enjoyed massages and got our Valentine’s weekend off to a relaxing start.  It was so nice to be home together and to be pampered. On Saturday night Matt made reservations at an amazing Mediterranean restaurant in midtown. Ibiza was a great experience, we enjoyed wonderful food, great wine and terrific atmosphere but most of all we were thankful to be together.   Matt at Arkansas Rabbit for dinner…I had a hard time not singing “little bunny foo foo” as we were eating but it did taste delicious.
After 6 years together I can’t imaging spending my life with anyone else. Matt is an amazing husband and I am incredibly blessed to have such a man in my life.  I can not wait to see what is in store for us during the next 6 years.
Today we celebrated my dad’s 58th birthday during our family dinner time. The weather was beautiful so we took advantage of playing outside as much as we could. The babies loved swinging and the big kids had a nice time throwing around the football. It was a wonderful, relaxing Sunday afternoon. Happy Birthday Daddy!
Last night Matt and I helped our friend Nicole celebrate her 30th birthday. Her husband John threw her a great Mardi Gras themed party complete with tons of decorations, cajun and Mardi Gras style food, and beads for everyone. We had a great time seeing friends and meeting new acquaintances. Maybe turning 30 isn’t that bad after all….it sure looks like Nicole enjoyed it.
Matt and I were invited over to our friend Jana and Derek’s for some Super Bowl watching fun. We had a great time visiting with our friends and watching the “most exciting” game of the year. We all brought fun food to share and enjoyed eating our way through the game and commercials. Unfortunately, for a good while we thought the commercials were more interesting than the game! The final score of the game resulted in terrific end for our party.