Happy Birthday Weekend to ME!

So my birthday weekend started with our Delta Gamma Halloween Date Dash on October 28th.  It was held outside at the Lemp Mansion which is a hot spot for paranormal activity, we always get the best venues!! I went in my full on Incarnate Word High School uniform...although I get zero points for creativity, I was warm!  Some girls were really creative, we had a bunch of grapes, a hilarious ninja, a beer pong cup, and a Billiken!

Friday night I went out with Alexa Rae and her family to celebrate her 18th birthday.  We went to a favorite club downtown, Club 15, and danced danced danced!

Saturday morning: NINETEEN!! I was awaken by Kolu, a girl on our floor, singing happy birthday to me :) then my neighbor Alex went downstairs to have breakfast with me.  I was so excited for the day to start!! Hannah, Alex, and Angie had been so secretive about my birthday events...I couldn't imagine what they had in store for me that day.  When I walked back into my dorm room after brunch I was surprised by Hannah, Angie, a decorated room, and a birthday cake! They had been hanging streamers and blowing up balloons while Alex and I were downstairs eating.  They all sang happy birthday to me and let me blow out 19 (illegally lit) candles.  Unfortunately they were trick candles, things got a little smokey, we freaked out about setting the fire alarm off, we moved into the hallway, the candles still weren't blowing out, sooo Angie had to pinch them out.

My inappropriate birthday cake :)

I was told "be ready IN YOUR COSTUME at 6:30 sharp!" then was left to lay around and relax the whole day.  I talked to Marissa and my parents, watched a little t.v. on my computer, and tried to imagine where we were going that Halloween attire would be appropriate..right before 6 the girls came back with presents!  I was so surprised!! We're living on a tight budget as is, so for them to have boughten decorations, cake supplies, AND presents meant so much to me.  I got a top and earrings from Alex, a cat calendar and NARS blush from Hannah, and jeggings from Angie, SO COOL!  Then it was finally 6:30!!!

On the way to surprise!

Alex drove us to the Central West End where I found out we were eating at the Drunken Fish! :) I was so excited, I had been wanting to eat there since I moved to St. Louis in August. But there was even more surprises waiting inside...a big group of boys and girls that live on our floor were all waiting inside, dressed in halloween costumes, yelling "surprise!" and "happy birthday!" It was so awesome!!!  

All decked out in birthday gear

The Girls 

Part-ay Guests :)

Over Miso soup and a Superman roll, Hannah, Alex, and Angie spilled all the lies they had fed me over the past few weeks..
"ya, I wasn't at a Zeta event, I was shopping for your gift"
"Ya, I didn't go to an appointment, I went to the mall with them to get you a birthday gift"
"Umm, I didn't visit my family last night, I went to my friend's apartment to bake your cake"
"I wasn't really excited to show you your decorated room, I just needed to get you out of the hallway so none of they boys would ruin your surprise dinner.."
HAHAHAHAHA! Dinner was so much fun!! Also, they sufficiently embarrassed me with crude gag gifts at the restaurant, because "it wouldn't have been as much fun if we gave them to you in private" the night continued with the biggest block party in St. Louis right there in the Central West End.  We watched a costume contest and had gelato.  After that, we came back to the University and hung out.  It was the best birthday, yet!!

Food bouquet from Mom :)

Fall birthday bouquet from Mom :)