BEST WEEKEND EVER! Part 1

I am now a full-grown, bonified adult. If I broke your nose, I would be cell mates with convicted murderers and the 911 masterminds.

To celebrate this momentous occasion, I took a THREE HOUR trip up to Roy, first by bus, then by rickety scary trainbus, then by really cold awesome train. It was quite the adventure. Once I finally reached the Roy train station I was greeted by this wonderful sight:

This is a giant shovel. Michelle claims that they're everywhere, but I don't buy it.

Michelle came shortly after I took the shovel picture, and we headed back to her beloved abode. After settling in (which consisted of throwing my stuff in the corner, removal of shoes, and cranking of the black girl music), we made cookies. And by "made cookies," I mean we recreated what must have been mannah from heaven.

This is what I decided to do with the little bit of dough we had left. It started as a smily face, but as I continued to admire my handiwork, it morphed into a bikini. MAJOR disappointment.

After a brutal Skip-Bo tournament, we decided it was time to pick up Nate from work and head over to the party that the all the editors were thowing. This party was at the COOLEST park ever. It was huge. And it had a splash pad, which is an awesome thing that squirts water while you run around. Of course, I couldn't find my camera to document it until we got back in the car to leave. Just trust me on this one.

We took a small detour on the way home because Michelle saw a girl on the sidewalk eating a dipped ice cream cone and vowed to locate the source of her bounty. I got an Oreo Cheesequake blizzard that should probably be illegal because it is so tasty. Nate got a slushy drink think that made him moan for hours afterward from discomfort. Addison hit puberty REEEALLY early.

We got back home soon after, and because Michelle and I are such excellent planner-aheaders, we commenced with the preparation of the Macaroni Salad (capitalized out of respect) while Nate deejayed our black music. Finally, after four episodes of House, we fell asleep. My last night of being seventeen was basically spectacular.

Next morning: HAPPY BIRTHDAY! Addison came down the stairs around 8, so we didn't waste any time with frivolous sleep. We ate birthday breakfast of Cheerios with fresh strawberries from Shell and Nate's thriving garden. Since they were so delicious, we got to go out and pick more (to replace the eight dozen I consumed with my cereal)!

Finally, Doug, Shauna, and Juliann showed up. PARTY TIME!!!

PRESENTS!!!

After the spectacular festivities, we only added to the grandeur of the day. Shell and Nate, me, Shauna, Juliann, Brynny, and Addison (that's THREE car seats) piled into the car and took a quick ride over to the Roy Aquatic Center. It was INCREDIBLE. They had huge slides, high diving boards, toys, fire hydrants that you could spray strangers with, and basically any other component of water fun that's feasible to the human mind. I got good and sunburned and me and Shell got huge wedgies from going down The Water Slide of Absolute Death. Nate and I went down again and had a contest to see who could skip across the water the furthest. I won.

But wait folks! It's not over yet! More birthday adventures to come in "BEST WEEKEND EVER!!! Part 2." Stay tuned!