As you may know, Monday was my birthday. I LOVE birthdays. A lot. I love other people's birthdays. I love my own birthday. It's great. I also LOVE surprises. A lot. However, when you're living halfway across the country from most people you know really well, a surprise birthday is not going to happen. Right? WRONG.
My two beautiful roommates (see below) set out to give me a beautiful birthday celebration. Now let me tell you this story. We were planning on having a 'roommate meeting.' We wanted to go over living together, just to make sure we were all on the same page. We tried for Friday night, but that was no good. Saturday I was gone (more on that later). So Sunday night it was! Then, Megan comes along and reminds me, telling me that Sarah really wanted to get out, that it would be a good way to start/end the week if we went to Payne's (local restaurant/coffee/ice cream shop - I mean custard).
Of course, since we all live together, it made sense to me that we would go together. Then, 40 minutes before 8 (our meeting time), Sarah comes upstairs and tells me she has to run by the James' house, so she'll just meet us there. Ok. That's fine. I figure that gives me a little more time to get my College Student Development reading done. Originally hoping to power through BOTH chapters, I know I'm only going to finish one. But that's ten pages in 40 minutes. No problem.
Until your crazy roommate starts 'doing homework' on the couch nearby, and can't stop singing and making noises and talking to you, and responding to your exclamations and distracting you to no end. Now, I LOVE Megan. Dearly. Yet, we are similar in that sometimes we just get these bursts of energy that HAVE to come out in bugging someone else (Aubrey knows this is true...as does Maddison). So, Megan distracts me, and I barely finish on time.
Upon completing my homework, I run around putting real pants on (I was wearing my study sweats). Meanwhile, Megan is dinking around, looking for a book to take to a friend after the meeting, losing her keys, and generally taking forever. When we finally leave, it's in separate cars, due to her book.
I arrive at Payne's to see two MAHE people walking inside. Thinking nothing of it (of course MAHE people are out studying on a Sunday night). I walk inside. Then, I realize there are a BUNCH of people from my program, and they have birthday hats on, and they're giving me this look. What goes through me head? "Oh no, I'm walking in on a party I wasn't invited to! How awkward for them. I hope they don't feel bad." Yep. That's what I thought. I almost walked right back outside till I saw Sarah, and thought "It's ok, my roommate is here so they'll see I wasn't trying to crash their party" when suddenly they yell "Happy birthday!" and I see the signs saying Happy Birthday Natalie. Suffice it to say, it's hard to surprise me, and these ladies did a fabulous job.
I feel so blessed to be in this place, with all these people who barely know me, yet come out for an epic birthday celebration.
In other news, I also got a chance to see some old friends this weekend. I drove to Lafayette (got lost on the way. Here's a note: When driving in Indiana, follow your gut. Don't trust the detour signs to exist when you need them). It was so great to see TAMMY AND CHRIS in Lafayette. It was also great to be in a legitimate city. :)
I feel like this is an incredibly long post, so I'll leave it at that. More to come very soon (probably tomorrow, when I'm not procrastinating insanity...). Speaking of which: FOUR MORE DAYS OF INSANITY. WOOT WOOT! Ha. I feel super accomplished.
Thanks for your love and support.
natalie
My roommates and I, at surprise celebration:
Pictures of the Tammy and Chris adventure to come...
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