My Birthday!

So the Balloon Cocoon was great,

but the amazingness had already

started and continued long after that.

Thursday night, at midnight, they "surprised"

me with a cake. It was an ice cream cake!

How awesome is that!?

We were all exhausted so that

we went to bed pretty quick.

The next morning I got up and

when I opened my door in came the balloons!

Nicole took a pic of the cocoon

from the outside...(see below).

So, I got up and went to class even though

I really, really didn't want to.

When I got back, Kali & Nicole

were putting up streamers in my room.

It was kinda funny to catch them in the act :)

Again, I had to go to class. yuck.

(I had to meet with my group)

When I got back there was a surprise

for me on the counter...(see below-left)

So I just knew the day couldn't get

any better. But then I walked into

my room and found deliciousness

on my laptop! There was a plate of

scrumptious bundt cake slices.

It was sooo good! Thanks Kristi!

My roommates told me to be ready

to leave the apartment at 6 o'clock.

We left and when we walked outside

they blindfolded me. Which was really scary!

Especially when you have a guy (Ryan!)

scare you to death!

Anyways, so we got in the car and were off.

To throw me off, of course we drove ALL OVER

Logan...haha, not really but it

was impossible to know where we were going.

We finally stopped after 20 minutes

and I was led out of the car.

When they took off the blindfold we

were at Texas Roadhouse!!

And Darby was standing in front!

It was AWESOME!

Since it opened a few months ago,

I have been saying that I

wanted to go for my birthday.

I was so excited!

After we all came back to the apartment.

Darby had a present for me!

She got me a shirt and yummy candy.

I love it!

Then, all 12 of us watched Step Up.

It was so much fun!!!

When we finally decided to climb into

bed, there was a loud bang outside

that sounded like someone was shooting

a gun. When we looked out

the window, there were some guys

shooting off fireworks. Granted, it was illegal

but it was a great end to a terrific birthday!

Thanks for a MARVELOUS day everyone!

I'll never forget this birthday.