My birthday was one of the best it’s ever been. My birthday was on November 9th, and I had the best weekend ever.Â
I turned 21 on a Sunday, so I had been hoping I would do something fun with my roommates. I had told them I just wanted something chill, and I didn’t need a big dinner or anything. The whole week prior, they had just kept saying, “Okay, we can figure it out later”, so I assumed they just didn’t want to do much that Saturday night. I had a chill day during the day that Saturday and then my boyfriend asked if I wanted to grab a bite to eat. I agreed, but he kept changing the time when we were going. It started at 5 pm, then 6 pm, and then 7:30 pm. I started getting so antsy waiting for him, and I told my friends. Finally, after waiting so long, he drove me to get Dave’s Hot Chicken. He took quite the leisurely route to dinner, and then kind of was stalling around at dinner. I knew something was suspicious, so I assumed maybe my friends were decorating our common room.Â
We drove back, and he came back with me to my dorm room to reveal a surprise party from all my roommates! I had no idea and literally ran away when they screamed “Surprise!”. Everyone cheered and laughed. I couldn’t believe so many friends were there. There were almost thirty people, all waiting to surprise me. All of them put pictures of me on different drinks and had temporary tattoos of my face on their cheeks. I could not believe it. Everything was decorated pink, and there were snacks and cupcakes. We played so many games, and I felt so lucky to have everyone in my life. It made me really think about how I appreciate all the friends I made at Holy Cross. Â