A Birthday starts out Happy, Now Ends Happy

This was my present from my mom, Jay and the kids: A surprise birthday party in a box!! Isn't she cute! It was a box and when you lifted the lid, all four sides fell down and every thing was glued down: cups, plates, milk duds, wooly willies, gum, etc. She thought of everything! It was the second best present I could have received, (the first would have been a plane ticket home to see them in person;o) ).

'Stina, Kristi, Metty at the Anchor bar in Superior, WI

My Awesome Bacon Cheese Burger. The Anchor is known for their burgers and I have heard so much about them, I decided to experience them for myself. This is one awesome burger!

My awesome Roommates!

Ryan, Gilly, Joanna (Nice pickles Gilly).

So, My day started out at

out at 1230am as y'all read before. I woke up around 6am (my morning bathroom run) and lay back down. With in minutes my phone rings. My first thought was, "Mom- are you kidding me?" But then I saw lace's name. She was getting ready for school and wanted to call and wish me happy birthday in song. It was awesome! I was able to fall asleep again, but I woke up around 830. That's when my mom calls me :o) She said to call her when my package came and she also sang, along with her husband, happy birthday to me. At 845 Sister calls me and doesn't sing but tells me happy birthday.
So I decided to get ready for the day. around 10am I check the mail and got the sweetest card from Sister! I almost cried. I love her so much! I couldn't ask for a better Sister :o) I also got one from my Dad and Gma. Isn't it fun when you get stuff on the actual day? I think so. My friend Liz calls me on her break and starts to sing and then stops saying, " that's all you get". I told her I was greatful for her even calling!
For Lunch, Keely takes me to an awesome place called the Duluth Atheletic Club and I have a great cajun chicken sandwich. We had a great time and I really enjoyed some of the stuff we talked about. I go home around 115 because my package is coming around 2pm. Sure enough, 2pm the door bell rings and I run down the stairs to get this huge brown box. I call mom and she instructs me on how to open it. I laughed so hard when I opened it. Stina was on the phone and gilly was standing next to me. I call Stina to come share in this awesome moment. I was so excited and happy!!

After that exciting moment, I go to Caribou to have some down time and just relax before a crazy night of four-square and Chi-Alpha. This was good because I was able to refect on the day so far and thank God for the belssing of family and friends. I could care less about the gifts, it's sharing the moments with people you care about and knowing they care about you too.
I went to play four-square and it was awesome! Spud is awesome for wanting to get this going before X-A. The boys weren't there, so we made a phone call and they came. They are so fun! Tyler, Jared, Mike and Chase presented a muffin to me and then started (and finished) the Happy Birthday song.
later after Chi-Alpha Lace gave me a present: an amazingly soft fleece with my name ingraved in it and also a randmo journal that you can draw Wooly Willies on. It was great. After Chi-ALpha, My roomies, Kristi, Ryan and Joanna went to the Anchor Bar in Superior, WI. They are famous for their burgers and I vouch for that. Anyone and everyone should have one:$3 for a burger, $1 for fries, who can beat that? I got a stuffed cow with a tee shirt that was mocking my DQ amnesia a few years ago. I will never live that down or the infamous Q about Duluth not being built around a lake(please ask me if you want to know, Im not going to explainon my blog).

Over all, the celebration of my birth was great. I couldn't have asked for anything better. People sure do know how to make an out-of-stater feel welcome, although I am considering myself more Minnesotan each month. Keep it classy, Duluth.