My 18th Birthday! Legal!

Well here is a recap of my birthday. Overall, I am just in shock of how people surprised me and how awesome my 18th birthday was.

Let's go through my whole day.

I woke up at 5:45 am because Wayne and I were supposed to go to Denny's together because they were offering free grand slams. However, when I called Wayne, he didn't get ready yet so we ended up not going. After, I went back to sleep until 7:45.

I ate breakfast (4 scrambled eggs to be specific). Then, I went to school and then I called Susan to tell her that I arrived at school because she asked me to call her. I got to school, and I met Susan at the back of the band room. I was kind of late because I arrived at school right when the bell rang. But, Susan gave me a big hug and a yummy cake. It was really nice, but the day just started :).

Then during my 2nd period in ROP/Java, Susan, Justin, Omar, Nicole, and Franceska all came and surprised me. They brought balloons and said happy birthday to me :). It was really nice and thoughtful, even though Mr. Luey and all of the other Asian nerds made it really awkward. But, Mr. Luey and awkward Asian nerds cannot make my birthday bad :).

I had 3rd period (Ap Economics) with Susan where we went over compartitive advantage and where I ate like half of the cake that Susan gave me.

4th period was physics where I did not do much other than practice problems as usual. I felt less excited about my birthday because I had to do work :(.

5th period was English where we had a quiz on "The Hawk in the Rain" by Ted Hughes, which was a random poem.

Lunch was so-so just because I didn't feel like eating school lunch on my birthday. I think I'm spoiled on the inside because I expected not to do ordinary stuff on my birthday. I'm sorry for being unhappy at lunch Susan. Susan and I just ate spaghetti together, which I enjoyed just because I love having lunch with Susan :). She cheers me up despite any circumstance.

Anyways, after lunch, I started feeling better because a lot of people started saying Happy Birthday to me. Well a lot of people said Happy Birthday to me in the hallways and in my classes, but a lot of people that I don't talk to said Happy Birthday to me in my class. Mr. Baumunk even announced that it was my birthday and handed me one dollar to tell me to buy a lottery ticket so that I can give him 10% of the winnings. It was a really thoughtful thing to do actually :).

In yearbook, the whole class sang Happy Birthday to me, twice. Once without music and twice with happy birthday music provided by Sean :). Anyways, then Mrs. Weber said how she enjoyed having me for two years and that she gave me the power to decide what the class does for the whole period. I didn't know what to say, so she showed me a slideshow as I deciding. The slideshow was pictures of Susan and I at winter formal and stuff :). Then, Susan and Wayne came into the room and gave me a present :). I opened it and it was a XBOX 360! It was so crazy. Given that I didn't jump for joy, I was just in pure shock because I did not expect or deserve such a big present. I was just like, "are you serious?" I couldn't believe that Susan would give me such an expensive and big present. It was EXTREMELY thoughtful and nice though. For the whole period, I just talked with friends and chilled out :). Very nice period and surprise indeed. I'd just like to say that my girlfriend is definitely the best for organizing such an awesome present for me :). Well, Marc, Daniel, Wayne, Brendan, Elina, Cliff, and Kyle all pitched in as well. THANKS YOU GUYS FOR THE AWESOME PRESENT!

After school, Susan, Wayne, Princess, and I all went to Taipei-la where we chose our winter formal pictures to be printed. It was kind of annoying just because the service at Taipei-la was really slow and random. Plus, I couldn't believe that they charged $5.00 for proofs and $10 for a cd. That's just a rip off :(, considering we already paid $50 for pictures. Boo at Taipei-la.

Then, Wayne took me home where I just sat down and reflected on my birthday. It is really thoughtful how Susan did so much for me and how my friends all made sure to say happy birthday for me and to make my birthday feel as special as possible, given that it was at school.

I tried calling Susan's mom for the whole time at Taipei-la, but she didn't pick up. I initially organized Susan and I to have a birthday dinner at Benihana, but when we went there @ 6, it was really expensive and we didn't know what to order. The waitress even told us that Benihana had raised the prices and that it was not a good place to eat at. She said that she didn't eat sushi so she couldn't recommend anything to us. Then, she said that if we wanted to go somewhere else, it would be fine. So, Susan and I just left Benihana and went to Chili's. My mom and my sister waited for us the whole time at Toys R us while Susan and I took the car to Chili's where we ordered chicken fingers, buffalo wings, mini-burgers and texas style fries, all of which were deliciously bad for you.

Then, we took Susan home and I went home. I set up my xbox 360 and now my sister is playing sega tennis on it :). I couldn't bear to open the xbox when I got home, but now it is open. I really can't believe that Susan actually got me a xbox though. It is really too much :(.

However, I am really really grateful that Susan and my friends pitched in to get me a xbox. Overall, I had a really great birthday. I think it is not just about celebrating the day that you were born, but celebrating the whole year and celebrating for your whole life that you are born so that you can cherish life :). I am really grateful that I have been alive for the past 18 years and particularly for the past 4 years with my dear Susan. My life has been very nice and I couldn't ask for better friends and a better girlfriend<33. Thanks to everyone for making my birthday very special