This weekend, I celebrated my nineteenth birthday in College Station after my first overwhelmingly busy week of school! First college test, interviews for several FLOS, and excess hours spent in Evans library. I kicked off the weekend on Thursday night with a bunch of my Tri-Delt sisters. We went to bible study at “The Dollhouse” and then went dancing at the Hall! My friend Becca’s birthday was on the 15th, so we celebrated her birthday until midnight and then celebrated mine on the 16th. They gave us each a shout out on the loud speaker and it was the perfect way to start off my birthday…Two-steppin’ to country music, wobbling on the dance floor, and screaming the Aggie War Hymn. The next morning, I woke up to a huge sign that my roommate, Megan, had hung up for me. This was my first birthday ever to be away from home and not eat breakfast off of our traditional birthday plate. Instead of tasty waffles and yummy fruit, I grabbed a protein bar and went to Geology. It was definitely a different experience walking through campus on your birthday, instead of walking through the halls of Austin High School. After class, I went to the library to get some reading done and my phone wouldn’t quit blowing up. My Mom and Katy both called wishing me a happy birthday, and every single person in the library heard them screaming from the other end of the telephone line. So embarrassing. My family mailed me the best birthday package of all time. It was filled with brownies, the most thoughtful and corky gifts, and a painted frame from Shan Shan. It made me smile, a lot! Facebook certainly makes you feel like a celebrity on your birthday and I was so thankful for all of the sweet wishes. I spent the day with Katy and Crysta shopping and having lunch at Newks! In the evening, I went to my birthday dinner at Chuy’s that was planned by some of my favorite Tri-Delts. The sweet girls that came were Jayma Mickler, Madeline Corley, Madelyn Wilson, Erin Briers, Hailey Hunter, and of course, Katy Lowery! We ate yummy Mexican food and then I got serenated in song form by a random stranger. He came up to me and sang “Happy Birthday." Truth be told… His voice wasn’t half bad! We took lots of pictures and had a great time! I am so thankful for each and every one of those girls. They made my birthday very special even though we’ve only known each other for a short period of time. After dinner, we continued to celebrate my first birthday in College Station. I couldn’t have asked for better friends or a better town to celebrate in. Thanks and Gig ‘Em!
