This weekend was AWESOME.
In fact, it was so awesome that I didn't get a speck of homework done. And that never happens in my life! I'm usually holed up in my dorm during the weekend, reading textbooks and plowing through heaps of assignments. This weekend? Not so [:
It was party time.
Friday: I hung out with some girls from back in the good ol' MV. We had dinner at Panda Express, and then the adventures began. We spent the rest of the night doorbell ditching random rooms in Heritage, playing pingpong with our hands because it was too late to rent paddles, jumping in a massive pile of leaves, putting said pile of leaves on somebody's car, going to a park to play Hot Lava Monster with some random boys, and then at about 11:30pm when we thought it was time to call it a night, we got invited to go ice blocking. We had so much fun. We came up with all sorts of ways to slide down that hill! Trains, sliding backwards, doing 360's, and eventually we figured out how to get all three guys and five girls on the three ice blocks. We're just extreme like that. [:
Saturday: Mallory's parents were in Provo and they took Mal, Shydi, and I to dinner at an Italian restaurant called Tuscany. The restaurant was beautiful and the food was amazing. Dessert was even better. [: It was creme brulee for me, something I've never tried before. I have been converted. I'd say that stuff is nothing short of sensational, to be honest.
On the way home, Kirsten called me up and invited me to hang out! So I got dropped off at the restaurant where everyone was meeting up and soon we were all squeezed into a booth downing burgers and french fries. Then Kirsten let me borrow some of her clothes because I didn't have a bathing suit, and it was off to the Midway hot pots!
The drive to Midway was an adventure in itself. We were following some people who claimed they knew how to get there, but it soon became apparent that they were a tad bit mistaken. [: We drove all over the place and turned around a few dozen times, but eventually we found the hot springs. And the name doesn't lie- they were HOT. Almost too hot to stand in! And... a little smelly thanks to the sulphide. But we had a great time. It was the perfect way to spend my last hours of being 18!
Sunday: I had been receiving all sorts of boxes and envelopes in the mail in the days leading up to my birthday ( I love mail! ) AND all sorts of virtual mail! All throughout the day I got texts and phone calls from friends and family. It made me feel quite special [:
After church, I came home to some beautiful flowers outside my door from Danica! Which are now on display on our windowsill. David, one of my closest friends, had sent me a package and we Skyped while I opened it. He did good. Perfectly, actually! [: The box was stuffed with my favorite snacks, candy, some special memories, and all sorts of other wonderfulness. It made me so happy. He's the best!
Later in the evening Danica picked me up and took me to Nate's apartment, where Dani and her friends had made an amazing pasta dinner, with cinnamon rolls and ice cream for dessert. It was perfect! I felt so loved [: We played games and I opened the rest of my gifts from my family back home- jewelry, some money from my grandparents (they know what's up [: ) a gorgeous yellow peacoat, and a three-barrel hair crimper from my brother. Oh and my cousin Matt and his girlfriend chipped in a three-foot-tall poster of Taylor Lautner. Can't argue with that!
After the festivities, Matt dropped me off at my dorm and to my total surprise, Devan and Kirst were there waiting for me and I was dragged into the dorm lounge where half my ward sang Happy Birthday to me and I was presented with a (delicious) chocolate cupcake. No better way to end a birthday than with a best friend.
I am a very happy 19 year old.
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