My roommate surprised me with pumpkin scones in the morning even though she got up earlier to get on the Market Bus headed for Walmart!! And low and behold, my neighbor Brittany also made me some pumpkin scones with a cream cheese frosting!!! :D So to say the least, I had a wonderful breakfast... it was delicious!! But even after the wonderful breakfast... I couldn't stay up on the mountain. My spirit needed to get away and take in another surrounding. So I joined Britt on an adventure to the city for lunch (at Matambritas...yumm) and time spent at a coffee bar (The Mocha Lounge). As Britt and I were sitting down eating lunch under the warming sun, three beautiful ladies drove by (Keri, Lauren and Sarah), rolled down their windows and sang the birthday song to me right there in the middle of the road. (!!!). It was the best unexpected surprise! Later on Lauren came up to our table, and surprise hugged me! So sweet!! We finished up lunch, then I headed off to Mocha Lounge. I ordered the Milkyway Cappuccino - the most intense blend of chocolate, coffee and peanut butter drink I've ever had. I enjoyed the next two hours sitting on the comfy couches, sipping on my intense drink and reading all about God's goodness (not to mention also catching up on texts and facebook messages). It was definitely what I needed for that time. Baking in the midst of God's Goodness. :)
It was soon time to head back up for all the Birthday festivities. When I entered my apartment I was embraced by my roommate, Julie, who I hadn't seen all day and some good neighbors getting everything for the birthday dinner (chicken alfredo pizza w/roasted broccoli and bread sticks!). I sat and just took everything in. I was still overwhelmed with so much on my heart. i really wanted one specific person to be there, but knew that it was an impossible request. And thinking about it brought tears to my eyes. To say the least, I broke down. Tears filled my eyes when I tried to explain how I was feeling to Julie. She prayed over the night and the festivities began. Soon our apartment was filled with 7 beautiful God-fearing women who got together to make dinner and sit around the coffee table in celebration of my birthday. The food was delicious, and the surprise homemade strawberry cheesecake (made by our very own Josh) was the best was to end dinner. We quickly packed up the mess we made from dinner and headed over to A2 for games and a cupcake competition.
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| Dinner Ladies Minus Julie the Photographer ;) |
As I entered the door, a bizillion people screamed out HAPPY BIRTHDAY!! It was epic! I felt the love for sure! Hugs went around and we just enjoyed the night being in each other's company. A few rounds of the card game Spoons were played, fireworks were released just outside of the apartments where we were able to clearly see from the back balcony (Thanks Presidential preliminary elections!!), and of course there was hot chocolate and cupcake decorating/kicking/grabbing involved throughout the night. After the party died down, we went outside for a little star gazing (the sky was so clear and BEAUTIFUL!!). Josh happened to stop by with his telescope and set it up so that I could see Jupiter!! It was A-W-E-S-O-M-E!! His little star gazer app was pretty cool too.
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| We had a Shark in a sea of blue hearts, A Panda, Mountain of Oreos, Ode to Mustache, two-tiered cupcake, snowman, person with a hat, Texas!!, use to be a guy before it got kicked cupcake, and a mouse. All entries in the contest. (From top left to bottom right). .... oh, the Panda won. Texas was a very, very close 2nd. |
To top off the night, and into the morning, a fabulous group of 6 of us went out for a late night trip to Denny's. It was a great end to a pretty wonderful birthday.
I was definitely spoiled and overwhelmed with love yesterday. I'm so thankful for the friends and family who took the time to wish me a happy birthday. I really do appreciate it and it means a lot. I'm also thankful for everyone who came out to just hangout. The party turned out to be so much more than what I had imagined. You all are amazing.
To say the least, I'm excited for what this year has to offer. I'm believing for big things to happen this year. God knows the desires of my heart and I know that He's listening closely.
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