Alright the long awaited birthday pictures. The long awaited full birthday summary, 10 pages, is still in the works, but I'm gonna just tell the birthday party story here with the pictures.

So Jen, my mom, and I went to Party City, went crazy, and decorated the house.
People started coming so we played like hot potato to cell phone ring tones, which was highly stupid but fun.
Then we went to play basketball, where I have like 50 pictures of, but I only loaded like one. If you people want to see bad pictures of people guarding other people, I'll email them to you. Connie and Hayley--there are like five million of you guys.

Here's Connie balling Ryan up badly.


Because Jen apparently doesn't play and Tasha didn't wanna get hurt before her tryouts, they were uh... sad excuses for cheerleaders.


Tasha just went crazy by herself...


I think she'd hurt herself more doing that than playing.


Why do I know her again? Haha I named this picture: Tasha is an idiot.


Alright enough weird blonde girl prancing around. Back at the house, they played Twister, which is so unfair because Connie ALWAYS wins! And again, she does.


We had a good people mat and a really really bad people mat. Yes I was on the very very bad people one of course. I didn't last for five minutes.

We played musical chairs outside. I LOVE THAT GAME, even though I acquired like 3 battle wounds from it. Yes I know, only Elaine could hurt herself playing that game.

it's my mommy and me! (Yes hayley is my mommy. She bakes me cookies and washes the dishes!) Tasha's just stupid.

Jen would like it known that she won at musical chairs, and thus I must award her with a Nimbus 2000. Yes that's what I'm doing. I'm putting a keychain on her, as weird as that picture looks.


We all take a little break outside. The boys were all being stupid. Why do boys have to ruin stuff? "Oh we can't play because we have to look cool to each other. Musical chairs is bad for my ego." Idiots. Next year I swear it's gonna be all girls and Andy.


We played hide and seek and Vicki, Tasha, and I were the best obviously. I must add that Kathleen is extremely blind. Again stupid people ditched and got me very angry at them.
Yes my bestest bestest friend ever:


Then we went back and ate.


I just found it funny that they were both drinking at the same time and wearing similar clothing and having the same hair.


It's the huge Costco cake!


I'm gonna blow out the candles!


Elaine with a knife...


I wonder what I was saying to Ryan.


Camron looks possessed:


Everyone looking stupid, particularly me and Vicki. hehe she looks constipated!


O yes and I got all the boys to do this. Well almost all of them.
Isn't he adorable?



My theory is that he's so white the camera like rebounded and made him black.
But how about we just "fuck that".


That is just sexiness to the core. You can't get much sexier than that.

Presents!!!

She knitted that! It's all prettyful!! I LOVE HAYLEY MOMMY!!


I love this card. RAWR!


This is now on my wall! I LOVE IT!!!

Matthew got me the HP4 DVD. Dale got me the Rent DVD. Kathleen got me a really pretty outfit. Robin has yet to give me her present heheh. Yogin gave me these absolutely beautiful flowers.

Yes I did take pictures of them.


Ryan made me these Elves! You can't really see them that well.


Isaac and Tasha gave me gift cards. Vicki gave me candles and body butter. Jen and Kristina got me last year's yearbook with stuff written all over it, and a PERSONALIZED MIDDLE EARTH POSTER THAT IS ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS AND NOW ON MY WALL!!! It has like everything I ever loved on it! Connie gave me 3 CDs. I must add she has no idea what she put on it. Hehehe.

And Andy's present was absolutely the best I have ever received in my entire life.
He gave me the 13 Going on 30 DVD (IT'S SO CUTE!!!) and then he, Robin, and Kathleen read this to me.
Elaine, it's your birthday- that we can't ignore
So here's a little poem to show our love galore.

Elaine, you make our hearts soar
Because of you, life is never a bore

Your scream about things that you abhor
Until we all ask, "What the heck are you yelling for?"

We never know what’s in store
With all your craziness and more

You jump up with glee over the Liverpool score
Until you trip and your face meets the floor

And whenever you walk through the door
People tense up when they hear your roar

And you can get so crazy and so hardcore
You won't hesitate to shed blood and gore

You're clumsy, you're silly, and your balance is poor
You sing and you rant 'til we can’t stand it anymore

But through it all, it's you we still adore
You bring to us a joy that’s not there before

And we'll love you until forevermore
So Happy Birthday, you dirty whore!

That was so cute!!!!! And then Andy got up and did what I wanted the most! Ashley wanted her Sixteen Candles, and Elaine wanted her 16 Going on 17 from Sound of Music. And yes, Andy did it!!!! *sigh* Alright it wasn't in a gazebo in the moonlit rain, but it was absolutely... I can't think of the word.. PRECIOUS! Yes Gollum always has the answer. Yes and then I sang back. He has such a great voice. I am so going to miss Andy next year. AHHH!! NOT THINKING ABOUT THAT!

And then came the part that made me cry.
Armed with his acoustic guitar and tuner, Andy sat me down on the couch and sang in his beautiful tenor what he wrote.

Another year gone by
Precious laughter, empty sighs
But through it all, I know you've grown
More beautiful than I'd ever known

The past is gone, but the memories are here
Remember the smiles and wipe off those tears
Tomorrow is another day
But right now, I'm here to say

Chorus:
I wish you a happy birthday
So glad you're in my life today
I hope your smiles are here to stay
And may all your dreams come true today

And may all your dreams come true today.

Yes I started crying by the third line. *sniff sniff* I LOVE YOU ANDY!!! *sigh* I wish he would marry me... *sniffle* Damn it, Nabila's in the way. Ah well, I figure we could share him. Yes Andy is the sexiest man alive and the sweetest guy I've ever known. *HUG*
Now Andy, I want that videotape!!!! Yes he taped it all.

To end this little narrative, I love my friends: