And I AM even 20 now!

No one's gonna tell people about my accomplishments and say:

"And she's not even 20 yet!"

That is a happy fact, because it always embarrasses me, as much as I appreciate people thinking that I'm awesome enough to brag about that way. But the truth is that I'm not that awesome. I'm just stubborn. Ha ha.

August 28th was my 20th birthday. I got awesome cards from my family, lots of wall-writings on facebook, tons of texts and voicemail, an email from China, and an AWESOME surprise that I totally wasn't expecting.

I came home from school (disappointed that my class was a let down because we didn't have a quiz and we discussed everything I had already memorized about the history of the management of organizations and people, so it was super boring), and I was caught up in my own little world of texting and iPod music/dancing on my way to my room. I standing next to my bed when I took my backpack off, and as I lifted it to put on my bed, I realized there was something there, something that I didn't put there. I got a little scared because of the foreign object in my room, so I stepped back and realized that there were LOTS of foreign objects in my room.

there was a posterboard with writing on it that i couldn't comprehend in my stunnedness, balloons in my favorite colors, a large white box with real ribbon on it, and a card. So naturally, I said

Whoa.

And I stared at it for a couple of seconds, trying to read the posterboard. After a few tries, I finally focused enough to remember the alphabet and how to read words. It was a happy birthday surprise!

I came out of my room and looked down the hall and Amanda was standing there with a big grin on her face, then Megan popped her little joyful head out of her room and we all went back in my room to unwrap my present and read my card.

The card was BEAUTIFUL. and the present ROCKED. lots of scrapbooking paper and stamps and some runner glue refills (always desperately needed!) and oh my goodness it was all so perfect i couldn't contain my joy. i think i hugged those twins at LEAST a dozen times each and i couldn't stop jumping up and down.

then cassie came over and we went to tandoori oven. YUM!

then andee came up and we made cards and had confetti cake and aggie ice cream and watched 50 first dates (FUN! YUM! YUM! FUN!)

and...i'm tired so i will blog more later. but my 20th birthday totally knocked my socks off, and while i was sad that i didn't have everyone there, the people who WERE there made it a birthday that i will never forget. :)