Wow, I can�t believe it! I�m actually 18!!!! I have this awesome feeling and all thanks to everyone. All of you are great! You�ve made this day to be stupendous! I couldn�t ask for more. Well, I could...I wish I could have spent this day with all my loved ones. But nevertheless, even though some of you are afar, you�ve still made this day to be incredible. So thank you! :)
I�ll just talk about what I�ve been up to these past few days just for a bit. Well, you know me. A bit can become a long one!! Haha. But anyway...so Isabelle made a destructive way through here, didn�t she? I�m glad there weren�t any serious damage or injuries around here. But wow, North Carolina sure suffered a lot! All the beach houses torn up and flooding. Poor Daniel...his house in Mathews County is flooded and his small boat is gone. Well, I�m glad the big boat is still there! :D Hehe...sorry...but yeah...it�s upsetting, really, to see all the damages on TV. *sniff sniff*
But anyway, let me get on with this entry. It�s almost midnight and I�m sooo sleepy, all thanks to Gaddis and his long essay! Haha...so yeah, I went to visit Aye and Wynn at UVA yesterday and we were there the whole day. It was so much fun just chilling with them. Aye and I played Frisbee as well cuz the weather was so nice outside. We were pretty good...haha...yeah...well, we were! We were trying to throw it backwards but I wasn�t too successful with that. Aye was kinda getting it. But it was fun so that�s what counts. Ohh...I got to mention something. When I got there and went to Aye�s room, I had to look what she had changed in the 3-wk time that I haven�t been there. She had decorated her walls with pictures and pretty clip-outs and posters. And of course, I had to see this whole board of pictures right near the window. All the pictures that we took during this past summer and it brings a tear to my eye just to think about the beautiful, long-gone summer...Haha...*tear* (Ali, you know it!) :P
So yeah, I didn�t get home till around 11 last night and I had to finish up my English commentary log (which is now due next class...GRR!) But I was in bed, under the covers with my eyes closed for a while and then I thought about checking the news just to check about school. So I got up and switched on the TV and I was on Ch. 21. The announcement was scrolling past and I had to wait for about 2 or 3 minutes before I saw that schools were delayed 2 hrs! Whoohoo!! It was already 12:10am so I thought "Hmm...my birthday is gonna be good!" And then my mom handed me my birthday card and present. I was liking the day already. So I went to bed happily cuz now I have 2 more hours of sleep!
So I got up at 8:20 and prepared for my day. A smile was already on my face just cuz it�s my birthday. I don�t know why but I love my birthday�s. Those days are always SOO special. I love them! But yeah, after much convincing the night before, my parents let me drive to school solo for the first time. So I drove to school, contended and nervous at the same time. I smoothly rolled into my parking space which is marked by my own work of art (if you can call it that!). I called my dad to make sure he wasn�t worrying about me anymore and I got a call from Lynn, my eldest sis. My heart was still trembling like crazy from the solo-driving. I walked into the school building and as I walked down the senior hall, people were already greeting me with happy-birthday�s. I was pretty surprised by that. All the smiling faces and the cheerful greetings were making my day. So I got to my group. Ali, Lindz, Carolina and Sylvie were there. They all greeted me and wished me a happy birthday. I was excited telling them about my driving experience. I was still pretty crazy! And afterwards, I went to my locker and Ali walked with me. And there it was on my locker door, a little flyer wishing me "Happy 18th Birthday" with all the decorations. Thanks, Ali! That put a huge smile on my face. And we walked to English and people were still greeting me. Man, I loved the attention! Haha! Yeah, that�s me!! And class was ok. It went by pretty quickly just like French. So we had lunch and Carolina had also made another flyer for me. I was having a grand day. Lunch was fun except for the bees that were annoying us. And I hate bees. So I was freaking out and of course, they were laughing. Haha...NOT! I went to TOK to find that we had a substitute. I was like, "man, this day keeps getting better!" And of course, it had to. Meriem got me balloons and a card. And after class, Ali came to me with the exact number and colors of balloons that Meriem had given me. Haha...great minds think alike! Thanks, gals! So we were talking a bit and some of the balloons flew up to the high ceiling of the chorus room so we had to get them down. But I was getting late for class. So I hurriedly rushed to my locker, got my stuff out but I had too much to carry while holding 8 balloons. The final bell rang and of course, I was late to Math. And as soon as I got there, Mrs. Greenblum said we were having Part 2 of the IB test. Sigh...so we had to take it. I didn�t think she�d be that mean. I mean we didn�t have class for 2 days and she wants us to take a test? And I think I did pretty badly on it too. So...but that wasn�t gonna ruin my day. I talked to Ali and Meriem before I drove back home. Ohh...the feeling of independence is great! I love driving!! Oh, one more thing...haha! So I was writing down the date on the test and my answer sheet. I wrote, "9/22/1985" on both of the papers before I realized the mistake! Haha...so many times filling out forms with my DOB that I got used to it, I guess. But that was so funny! I just moved back 18 years back. And of course, I was just born. Aww...so cute! LOL! :P
I got back home and after about 5 to 10 minutes, a doorbell rang. I opened to find a man holding a vase of flowers with a balloon. I was really surprised. They were from Lynn. I opened the presents from Wynn and Aye too. They gave them to me yesterday while I was there. And I called all of them up to talk to them. Afterwards, I did some Bio homework and while I was in the middle of that, Aye came on AIM and asked me to call her. She had to leave for class before so we didn�t get a chance to talk. She had dedicated her journal entry for today to me and that made me feel special...*sniff sniff* Thanks, Ma Aye! So we talked for about an hour and I checked my inbox. Wow, I had a lot of greetings from so many people. I read the emails and the cards and I was really happy. I thought to myself about how loved I am! This is one of the times when you think about all the people around you and appreciate them for what they�re worth. I cried last year when I finally realized that for the first time. Remember?? Haha...wow, I�m so emotional! But yeah...but they are tears of joy.
And tonight, I enjoyed a nice quiet dinner with my parents at home. My mom had to work and didn�t get home till around 8 so we couldn�t go anywhere and plus I had a lot of hw, unlike what Richard had wished for me! *wink* We had Chinese take-out and they had bought a triple chocolate cake for me. Yum! The fortune cookie actually said, "Today is a nice day." Haha...so true! (Even though I don�t think that�s a fortune!) So we took pix and ate and I had a great dinner. I just want to say thank you to everyone who�s made this day to be extremely incredible. I�ve loved this whole day (well, maybe except the hw part!) and I truly wish that everyone can experience what I�ve experienced today cuz life is too short to be unhappy and unloved. So love everyone around you and may life be pleasant always. I�m already getting old...*sniff sniff* Ali, yours is coming in 4 months so just you wait! As for Meriem, you�re still a young�un! Haha...it�s all good! *wink* Well, I gotta go now. It's already 12:40am. Got to catch some sleep. I might go to the Talent Show tomorrow to go support some friends. So we'll see how it goes. But bye for now! Pleasant dreams everyone!
~ Ei Ei :*
I cannot ask for more in life. I'm surrounded by so many loved ones and I'm lucky to know you and know that I cherish everyone of you. ^_^