My 21st Birthday

So last weekend was my birthday.  It was my 21st birthday in fact! I was a great weekend even.  Since Gracie, my roommates, birthday was a week before mine, we had a double birthday party Friday night.  We invited lots of people and Gracie's parents helped out with the food and I drew a donkey.  We planned on playing spin the bottle with Hershey's Kisses but that wasn't really possible with the weighted turnout.

It turns out that every time the doorbell would ring, almost 85% of the time, there would be guys who would come on in.  It was a great thing to realize that we have so many guy friends, but I bet they were thinking that we only invited guys to the party.  It was super fun anyway!

The cake was colorful! We dyed it 4 colors, purple, blue, orange and lime green.

 I put 42 candles on the cake, 21 for me, 21 for Gracie.  Joseph and Deborah lite the candles and we almost set off the alarm with all the smoke.

We played some classic pin the tail on the donkey and just enjoyed ourselves. Kendall kept telling me how important the 21st birthday is and how it comes with lots of responsibility... I'm not so sure about that yet, we'll see.

I woke up on my birthday morning to get ready and ride my bike to center street.  Jill was running a Half Marathon.  It was AWESOME! She is really amazing.

After that, my parents came to my apartment for a bit to open presents and talk. I got a sweet scarf, a nice workout shirt, and .... a label maker.  I'm pretty excited to someday use it. I'm not so sure when, but someday.

Then we went to Good Wood Barbecue for lunch.  I got a free meal because it was cold and then a free Brownie Sunday (it was amazing!) There was Tielle, Jill, Issac, Mom Dad and Me.  It was a fun meal.  After, we had cupcakes in the parking lot and they tried to light candles but the wind was too strong.

That night Tielle and Gracie went to dinner with me. We went to Zupas and then came home and bonded on Gracie's bed just talking and laughing and taking some sweet pictures.

All in all, it was a great birthday. Thanks to everyone who made it great!

Swinter Weather at the Softball Game

At the end of April, BYU softball played on a Friday evening.  My mom was down for Women's Conference so she joined Tielle and I at the game.  It seems like we are at a football game instead. That is because of the swinter weather! Crazy that it was snowing, but after not wearing much winter clothing during winter, as a result of being in New Zealand, I loved donning a hat a coat.