and if im picking up on my not so subtle context clues from the members of foundation 349/350, it isnt over yet
my birthday has always been a really big deal to me...its what i wait and wait and wait for all year long...and almost as soon as its over, i begin to build excitement for the next one
this year has been different though, im not really sure why but maybe a combination of me getting older and moving to a brand new place and being surrounded by new people and things has made it more of a day that im dreading then a day that i wait for
ive given kathleen sarah maggie and emmalyn a really hard time about promising me there wouldnt be a big deal made about it...
im so very thankful that they havent listened to me...
they are quickly becoming those friends that seem to know me better than i know myself sometimes...another reason i love them so much
so about a month ago sarah got a hold of my life to do list...things i wrote down last year that havent happened or been done yet that i want accomplished at some point...some of them are really simple things...learning a dance or something like that...some of them are bigger things...give away a whole paychek...witness a miracle...those kinds of rarities...
she quickly made the decision that she was going to attempt to knock a few of those out on this birthday...
one of them being that ive never had a for real teddy bear...mostly because it was hard when i was younger to find one that wouldnt make me itch and that i wasnt allergic too...
on friday night they invited me to go out to dinner and watch a movie with them to celebrate kathleen being in town this weekend and because weve all been a little stressed with school lately and it would make for a few moments of much needed relief...this is not at all an irregular occurence for me to be invited to dinner plus something else with them...i mean i am basically with them anywhere between 4 and 14 hours a day everyday...
the only thing was that my friend suzy called and wanted me to go to dinner as well...i decided that since i eat dinner with them all the time that one dinner and movie with suz instead wouldnt be a big deal...the only thing that failed to come into my mind was that it is near my birthday and who wouldve thought that perhaps my friends would be trying to surprise me with a birthday dinner and movie??? not i said the little birdie
after they all got abnormally upset when i went to dinner with suz i started thinking and began to wonder if something was supposed to have happened...so i texted them and realized that i had indeed ruined a birthday surprise by going to dinner with suz
they told me not to worry and just to enjoy my time with her but i still felt like a big jerk...
i was really convinced that i had ruined any chance of a birthday surprise
until i got back to the dorm that night and they said we were going to watch toy story...the exitement that insued would only make sense if you understand my love for toy story...which you probably dont so...just know that i was really really really excited
they told me not to make plans for saturday because we were going to be hanging out (as usual) and then maybe going to dinner downtown or something last night
they told me to be ready about lunch time and we could go to wal mart to get some stuff and then grab lunch and hang out until dinner
i was ready when told yesterday morning and got picked up to go to wal mart...after leaving we went through another very common place for us...the zaxbys drive thru where sarah beach quickly convescated my debit card and told me not to worry about anything...i then thought our next stop was going to be foundation until sarah made a turn and i saw on the gps that the next turn wasnt for another 28.9 miles...this is when i began to suspect something was up
i was then handed toy story crayons...paper to color on...and play doh to play with in case i started to get nervous
about 20 mins later i was blindfolded and told just to trust them
when the blindfold was removed i was standing in front of a mall and told this was "phase 1"... i was also told that i had no option but to participate in whatever was about to go down....nervous and excited and confused were pretty much the only emotions i had room for
we walked all the way through the mall and ended up at lunar golf..a glow in the dark putt putt place....how way freakin cool...we even got glow in the dark necklaces/halos...i was stoked but a little concerned that if i started losing and my competitiveness came out this whole even might just turn ugly
thankfully i had my close to "a" game on and losing wasnt in the cards...so everything was super fun and we took lots of glowing pictures and had some really great laughs...a wonderful time was had
i was then taken out to the rodeo for the drive to phase 2...and then again was blindfolded...when the blindfold was removed we were in front of build a bear workshop where i was informed that i was going to get to go pick out a bear and an outfit....anything i wanted....stoked doesnt even begin to describe how i felt about this.....
i almost immediately saw the bear that i knew i had to have...the outfit quickly followed
this is by far the cutest most softest most cuddly bear i have ever seen in my life...he is named kevin...in honor of the ones who gave him to me....i am not even going on my bias though...there was a lady who stopped by our table in the restaurant last night (phase 3) and commented on just how cute he was...i was so proud
and yes...he did sit at the table with us
phase 3...cheddars...we were all hungry and dinner was most definitely a must...so we went to the restaurant that was closest to build a bear..i had a super great burger...and again...i wasnt allowed to pay
which brings us to phase 4...which no one was expecting...what birthday dinner would be complete without the cheesy birthday dessert provided by the restaurant...this outing was no exception
the only problem was that the sudae they broght had nuts on top....which is not such a great thing since im HIGHLY allergic to peanuts
kathleen decided to scrape them off and then said i could just pick around the sides of the sundae...it looked awfully delicious so it sounded like an acceptable plan to me
almost as soon as i got the 2nd bite in my mouth i felt the crunch....and i knew almost suddenly what that crunch was..
the peanut crunch
i decided to share ths little fact with the rest of the table who all almost in unison began to freak out
you know...since technically peauts have the power of death over me and i think we could all hear the news healine "local student gets taken out for birthday and thn dies of peanut crunch from birthday dessert"
for some reason...that headline didnt sound so appealing
and as my lips cheeks and jaw began to numb suddenly that headline wasnt so appealing to me either
so against my advice of "just chancing it and coming back to milledgeville" they decided to take me to the e.r. again...a much better choice than what i wouldve made
we then spent the next 2 hours or so in e.r. doping me up on several different meds
and finishing up what most certainly can be labled the most eventful celebrations of a birthday to date
im absolutely one thousand percent convinced that i have the most incredible caring loving kind group of friends around...and im so honored and proud to be a part of their lives on such a regular daily basis...you may think im partial but if you experienced the love and unwavering awesomeness despite my hardheadedness and stubborness you would believe the very same thing....they stand by and support me...they give and give and give and give and give
God definitely, as usual, knew what He was doing when He so lovingly allowed my path to cross theirs for this part of my journey...just another way He has outdone Himself in proving and showing His devotion love and care for me....
i pray that one day you will get to experience the kind of amazing relationships that i am getting to right now...what a fantastic life
1 comment:
um.....zero comments. unacceptable. SO...besides that we almost killed you, sounds like a great day. Question though? did that headline really flach through your head? and....you very nicely didnt play up all of the lovely other details, like who got holes in one....or, how much we were exactly freaking out, and you left off the flower i made you (which you may not even remember....haha.)
yay. love it. probobly...the most fun i have ever had celebrating/planning a birthday EVER!!!
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