"i don't wanna grow up...

i just wanna be a toys r' us kid. there's a million billion toys that i could play with..."

so yesterday was my 20th birthday. i have broken out of the teenage years and entered young adulthood. don't you worry though, i don't plan on starting to act mature anytime soon. :) it's kind of sad saying goodbye to those teen years, but i'm excited about the future.i'm starting a new decade of my life. i'm not going to lie- it's kind of weird. but a good weird. i just remember looking at people who were 20 and thinking they were so old and cool. i don't feel old...and i definetly don't feel cool!! i don't think i look like i'm 20 either. i could still pass for a high schooler. i need to update my look.... and looking back, it's kind of sad to think of the little i've accomplished in 20 years of life. what have i done with my life?!! lol. don't worry- just a little quarter life crisis. it'll pass in a day or so. but really, i want my life to count for something, i want to make a difference and leave a mark, besides all the minor catastrophies i cause, on this world and the people around me...

anyway, my 20th birthday was amazing!!! i really wanted to do something fun and crazy before i broke out of the teenage years, but i couldn't think of anything to great. and every one else's suggestions were a tad illegal. so i just chilled and was boring. right at 12am on march 1, emily, becca, kim and emily sang an amazing rendition of Happy Birthday to me. let me just say that i've never heard it sung in quite that way before. it brought tears to my eyes... i love you guys!! they presented me with a frog calander as my "early" bday gift. i like it a lot! then mackenzie came up to join the fun and gave me a cool verse in a picture frame and we watched Friends. boy is that a funny show. mack had some good , random, ideas of stuff to do, but again, most of which would land me in jail if caught. don't worry- i ended up just going to bed.

i woke up to find balloons and streamers all over my room!kim had come in a decorated for me! the rest of the day was fun, but typical...working out, classes, work, eating. a nice typical day. :) in the evening i had realife and it was held at IWU (don't ask- it's a long story...). the kids were really good though and it was fun to see them on my birthday. afterwards i came back to my room to get ready for my intramural tournament bball game, and emily stopped me. my friends gave me a card and then covered my eyes and took me into my room....(scary music.....)

on the floor was a huge acquarium, with rocks and pepples and a filter and a heat lamp...AND A FROG!!! i love frog stuff. ever since my mom had started putting Fully Rely On God stuff in my gym back for sporting events, i've had a little obsession with them., but not in a million years did i think that my great and wonderful friends would get me a frog!! he's actually a fire bellied toad, and he's green with a neon orange and black belly. so cute!! i got to hold him and he's quite the squirmer. so i obsereved the toad, whose name is no ziggy, for awhile, but then had to go to my game. it was a good game and my roomie came to cheer us on. we ended up losing by 10, but the last time we played this team was lost by like 30, so it was a wonderful improvement. i'm going to miss playing bball...

once i got back, i showered up quick and then the girls sang and we had ice cream pie while watching Friends. it was a terrific birthday spent with great friends and we made some good memories. thanks to all of you who wished me happy birthday and helped to make my day so special! it truely was. and Lord willing, there will be many more to come...:)