Its My Party & I'll Cry If I want To!

So this past weekend I celebrated my birthday, and it was by far my most favoritest birthday ever! I had a surpise party/DANCE Party in my living room, a nose gash, annnnd an Earthquake. Oh yeah, and I was spoiled with some fun camera gear. What more could a girl ask for?!

Ironically, I was not looking forward to my birthday in any which way or form. I have this thing about birthdays. I have always pre-planned/contemplated the birthdays/years I was going to like the most. I know, I know, how can you possible know which ones are going to be the best?? Its weird. Yes I know. But I always have had this thing against odd numbered birth years. Last year I was 26, and it was a good year, it really was! This year I turned 27, an odd number, something I was not looking forward to, and on top of that, it was on Easter. So I entered my birthday weekend in a bad mood. Not to mention, having a fat day and a bad hair day was not helping.

Friday night Jerod took me to dinner, to Opah's of course. We sat on the patio, drank some wine, and enjoyed a romantic dinner together. We had plans later that night to go to, where else, but the Gaslamp to see Knyght Ryder! Only the BEST 80's cover band ever -- thanks to Becca for introducing me to them =) . As we leave the restaurant I start texting my multiple friends that were coming to be at my house by 9:00, even though we wouldn't leave until 9:30. Most of them are usually late (sorry guys, you know its true! LOL) and I wanted to make sure we got in this year! (previous year we went, & the birthday girl -me- did not get in!!!).. When we pulled up to the house, my sister's car was already there..an hour early. Hmm. Weird, but then I decided maybe she was just bored, or wanted to borrow my clothes. So I blew it off. Once we were in the driveway, I must have been looking down, because I almost didn't notice everyone was there in the driveway with giant letters spelling out HAPPYBIRTHDAY! I was SO surprised! They all got there right when we left for dinner, decorated my house, lit candles everywhere, had balloons in my favorite colors!! (Black, Green & Purple), and heated the pool! Now thats a party!

We drank champagne, danced in the living room to everything from Michael Jackson (the Beat it dance is a must) to AC/DC to Hanson, yes Hanson. I know all the girls out there reading this loved the MMmmm BOP! How could you not ;) We canon balled into the pool, I nose dived into the pool --a tragic mess. Which leads me to this:

note to self: never dive from the jacuzzi into the pool even if you think you can make it through the floaty tube. Chances are, you will successfully make it through the tube (which I did! With my bathing suit intact!!) but you are also most likely to smash your face at the bottom of the pool, resulting in a lovely gash on your nose (which I also did :o/ ) ..Leaving you with a lovely scab and fat nose for the rest of your birthday weekend. The end.

In light of my pool incident, I did not really smash my face, I just grazed the bottom at the right angle ;) I did have an AWESOME time. So cheers to the most amazing husband, the best friends in the whole world, the bottom of my pool for giving me this beautiful scab, and mothernature for shakin things up a bit. Welcome to your late twenties Lauren! ;)

See! Fun Stuff!

DANCE PARTY!!!!

Delicious Flour-less cake! MMmm