Cheers to 21 Years

Birthday Girl

My birthday was pretty freaking fantastic!

Alex brought me home a "happy birthday muffin" for breakfast before he left for work. 

This is by far, the biggest muffin you will ever see. & it was quite delicious too (:

GIANT MUFFFFFIN

I snacked on all day practically

PARTAAAY

My party went AMAZING (:

There were a few times that I just looked around the room... and realized how lucky I am to have all of these people in my life. 

I honestly dont know what I'd do without my friends up here.

The decorations came out pretty awesome... though sadly I have no pics of the final product.

We did cake & presents. Drank some sparkling grape juice & had a blast (:

Amanda and Ben got me balloons, a gift card, a kitty mug, and a glass picture frame.

(totally in love with my kitty mug)

Jamie got me a balloon and a bottle of pina colada mixer with 2 wine glasses.

(yuuuummmmmy :D)

My mom sent me the most beautiful pair of peach pearl earrings. 

(so me!)

 And of course there's Alex... well he is buying a brand new wardrobe! :D

I'm so excited for some new & WARM clothes lol

As I promised, here are some pics from the partaaay.

the dining room... there were like 924792 more balloons after this pic

I love my ceiling streamers! :D

cute little wine glasses!

my cake failed miserably... but my poppies are cute! lol

birthday girl! and my swollen wisdom teeth face.

Its painful to smile... lol literally. But I love my girls!

Best Present EVER

As some of you know, my best friend lives in France. She's been there for 9 months and I miss her terribly.

She been to all of my birthdays since I turned 9... so its hard to celebrate without her.

Well, she made me a video... and posted it on my FB wall... and I may or may not have balled my eyes out like a little baby.

-Thanks, Katelyn... you are the BEST!

Cheers to Another Year

Celebrating my 21st birthday in New York is something people dream of.

I would have NEVER imagined that it would be me.

BUT

I received literally 100 happy birthday comments on FB....

and it was then, that I realized how much I miss home. I'm glad that I got to spend it with my amazing NY friends... but I'd give up a NY bday to be with my BEST friends and family. Oh how I miss them.

This was my favorite birthday comment on FB left by a high school friend;

"I remember meeting this adorable bubbly blonde girl in hot pink one day in a science classroom, a girl who would end up inspiring me and teaching me how to open up to people afte being hurt so many times before...I love you Sam, and I wanted to say happy birthday and that I miss our long talks in front of the dressing room mirrors...and you made a huge impact in my life and that I'm proud of where of you are and where you are going, know you'll always have a friend in me. ♥"

It's the people like this... that help me remember who I am this big world.

I'm now 21.
I live in New York.
And to this day, I can't believe that this is MY life <3