Birthday

On August 11th I turned a year older and celebrated the day with my boyfriend at Disney World. Now I know I'm one for exaggerations, but in all honesty... It was possibly my favorite day in all of my life. Well, at least I know it made top 3.

I rolled out of bed and drove to his home where I knew I'd receive my secret gift that he'd been working on, and then we would depart for Orlando.. I arrived, walked upstairs, and was seated in front of the iMac. It was a video. And it was the best gift that I have ever received in my whole life. With a run time of around 11 minutes, this little gift was a bunch of short video clips of some that I hold dear leaving me a nice "Happy Birthday" in their own perfect way. I teared up and couldn't stop smiling and laughing. Just another one of those moments where I felt like I'd explode. I could not be more thankful.... Oh man.

A good start to the day. :)

We conquered all 4 parks in 1 day, making sure we hit the essentials. Nearly all of the cast members wished me Happy Birthday, a few even personalized it for me. Every minute and all of the sweat due to the 108 degree weather was priceless, really..

Nearing departure time we made our way to sit and watch Magic Kingdom's firework show. A mass of people crowd around the castle to watch this and we wanted a seat near the center, so I grabbed his hand and just let him lead me while I made sure not to step on the feet and hands below me. At this moment I felt everyone around me. All of the different races, religions, backgrounds, cultures, and beliefs. The weight of it all engulfed me and mainly made me feel warm and united. The show started, and conveniently I had one of those stubborn crews that refuse to sit blocking my view. Therefore I was forced to only listen. Which led to me thinking about bringing my kids to this show. And the realization of how young I really am. Being so young, that I'm here with this boy, and that we say we love each other, and what if I married him and we brought our kids here. It all just struck me as odd... so, so weird. I wanted the fireworks to end and I wanted to get the good coffee from the bakery and go through the shops one last time before we hit the road.

Late car rides home always hit the spot. The jokes just get a bit brighter.

The whole day was perfect... It couldn't have been tweaked in the slightest for an upgrade. To anyone who even had a thought cross their mind about my birthday, thank you. I've never felt so much love, and I genuinely could not have asked for more.

Here's to being seventeen!

My mission: give blood.