That's right. For all of my sisters in denial, yesterday was my 20th birthday, not my 13th. A lot has changed for me in the past year including that I started school again and decided on a major; I also moved out and received the taste of the independence that goes along with that. I enjoyed having dinner with the family at Red Lobster, and I really appreciated the call I got from Allie and Wesley. Thank you to everyone for making my day special. (And thanks mom for making cheesecake for me!)
Friday night, Torrie, Sarah and Amber took me out to the Olive Garden for dinner. Afterwards, we went to my apartment and watched the American President. (No one had even heard of it before!) Torrie and Tasha slept over too.
Torrie bought me flowers because "every girl deserves flowers on their birthday!" She also got me a wall saying for my apartment that reads: "Cherish yesterday, Live Today, Dream Tomorrow".
Amber got me a soft chair to go in my apartment since she couldn't afford to get me a couch. While we were watching The American President, I was the only one on a chair with everyone else on the floor. :)
Sarah got me a tanning pass. I'm actually not exactly sure why since I have never expressed a desire to go tanning. I am afraid of getting skin cancer. I might save it and use it in the winter though on those days that are just so dark that I start getting depressed.
And Tasha and Nathan got me some shelves so that I can finish unpacking all my books, etc... that I still have accumulated in the corner of my apartment.
Thanks again, everyone, for coming to celebrate with me. I also appreciate all of the gift you guys gave me and the card from mom. (Allie, I haven't gotten your card yet.) I am very grateful to have such a great family and I am so glad that we are all so close. I love you all!
King Lear going mad
Harry Potter here....
... Harry Potter there...
Sisters! :) (Thinking about what happens next in Harry Potter!)
Torrie bought me flowers because "every girl deserves flowers on their birthday!" She also got me a wall saying for my apartment that reads: "Cherish yesterday, Live Today, Dream Tomorrow".
And Tasha and Nathan got me some shelves so that I can finish unpacking all my books, etc... that I still have accumulated in the corner of my apartment.
Thanks again, everyone, for coming to celebrate with me. I also appreciate all of the gift you guys gave me and the card from mom. (Allie, I haven't gotten your card yet.) I am very grateful to have such a great family and I am so glad that we are all so close. I love you all!
It turned out to be a really fun weekend. The plays that we saw were excellent. (Coriolanus, Twelfth Night, and King Lear.) We also added in waiting up until midnight to get Harry Potter, and reading it every chance that we got the entire weekend. It hardly left my side. We only have to overlook the fact that AS SOON as we got down to Cedar, some idiot back-up and hit Allie's car, and that mom's car broke down on the way home.
I would like to start off by saying how amazing I think that you are! Who else goes to take a 9 hour exam on their birthday, I ask you! Thank you for always being there for me when I need someone to talk to. Thank you for understanding me, and then giving me the space to learn the lesson for myself.
