This was seriously one of the best birthdays I've ever had :)

My dad was coming back to town on Thursday, so me and Jeannine picked him up at the airport and then we all went to eat at Carrabba's. It ended up being my birthday dinner. I had never been there before, but oh, my gosh, it was so good! Some of the best italian food I've ever eaten.

Friday, my actual birthday, I brought cupcakes to school for everyone in my chemistry class and when I got to class, there was a container of cupcakes that Jesse and Catherine had made for me. Then, in second period Tori Oslund brought in thirty cupcakes! Serious cupcake overload. But anyway, by the end of the day I was just left with the ones Jesse and Catherine gave me, due to giving away all the other ones. I got sang to in every single class, too, except for seventh period because my mom checked me out. My mom, Aunt Jenni, Jessie, and I all went to Panacea and I opened up presents and whatnot. We went to Mast for a little while, then looked at prom dresses at this store by the movies before Jessie had to leave. Then, I hung out with my mom and aunt for a little while before they had to go back to Lincolnton. When I got home, Catherine texted me, begging me to go to Joey's party with her. Joey and I have the same birthday and he was having a birthday party. It was originally a joint party, but I thought I wasn't going to be able to go. My dad finally said I could go, though, and I'm really glad he did. It was so much fun and there were so many people there. Joey's mom was so sweet, too, and wrote my name on the cake after I showed up. I met a few new people, which was awesome, and I ended up beating everyone at Mario Kart.

On Saturday, we had a birthday lunch at the house; it was so delicious. Then, Jessie and Brooke picked me up and we went to the mall. I bought a super cute dress for the dance and a few other shirts. Then we went back to Jessie's and got ready before meeting Jesse Evans, Anthony, Katie Makepeace, Laura, and Dale at Guayabitos. After we ate, we went to the dance and it was super fun. Way more fun that I expected it would be, anyway. I even got a National Honor Society hour for help cleaning up afterwards.

And now it's Sunday and I'm so tired from everything (mostly all the intense dancing I did last night, though.) Daddy just left to go back to Pasadena. He'll probably be gone for another three weeks. It pretty much sucks. But as for now, I guess I'll go do all the homework I've been putting off.