Best birthday ever

March 25th, 2004 with 193 views

I woke up this morning and…yeah.

Apparently, Tina, Kayelle, and Aligs have been at the house since 7 a.m. to decorate the living room. Aligs slept over Kayelle’s last night but he didn’t actually get any sleep because he spent the entire night cutting out confetti that they forgot to bring with them. >_<

At 9 a.m. my mom woke me up and after making sure I got dressed, told me that my dad has a present for me at the living room that can’t be wrapped. (A car was the first thought that came into my mind.) When I got there the room was decorated with paper butterflies and purple and white crepe paper hanging from the ceiling. Then I saw Tina, Kayelle, Aligs, and Charlie lounging on a blanket on the floor. I stood there staring at them and the decorations, thinking, “Wait a minute. Why are they here? I thought the party was supposed to be at school…” And then it finally dawned on me that this is my surprise party. I’m somewhere in this picture.

I was so touched by the effort my friends took to decorate the place and surprise me. Being the emotional wuss that I am, I immediately burst into tears. For some reason, the first thing I did was blow the candles off my Toblerone cake. The candles were almost completely melted so I wasn’t able to think up of a wish until the last candle died out.

Cool picture of me that Kayelle drew. I am going to decorate this in my room.

We totally food-tripped today. Charlie bought a LOT of taho for breakfast because she remembered this one time we went to UP where I was looking all over for a taho vendor (AWWWW). Two hours later was lunch. We had puttanesca, pasta with this yummy mushroom/anchovy pasta sauce that Kayelle brought, corn, Max’s fried chicken, and barbecued pork. As if my Toblerone cake weren’t enough, we had mango creme pie for dessert and rocky road ice cream.

All the food made us sleepy, so camwhored then dozed off for a few minutes after lunch.

The view from below. I love the way the ceiling of our living room looks, even more so with the purple and white crepe paper hanging from it.

Playing with paper butterflies.

Taken just before everyone left. Yep, today definitely rocked.

Tina, Kayelle, Aligs, and Charlie–I can’t thank you guys enough for taking the time and effort to spend the day with me. I love you all. (For those who couldn’t make it, don’t worry, I don’t hold it against you.) Thanks also to everyone who greeted me through text, phone calls, and e-mails. Thanks to the Protagonist Community. I am truly touched that you remembered.

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37 Responses to “Best birthday ever”

michel v on March 25, 2004 12:34 pm
Happy birthday Lauren!
I can’t believe it either!
sara on March 25, 2004 01:37 pm
aww, your friends are so sweet. i’m glad that you found a good group of people at university. good friends are important.

i like the round living room and pink curtains! happy birthday again!

p.s. i swear, i would fly to philippines just for the taho that you can get off the street vendors in the morning. yum.
calypso on March 25, 2004 02:06 pm
that’s so sweet!!! your friends rock!:razz:
Lele on March 25, 2004 02:44 pm
That taho looks interesting.. what is it??? I want to try!!
carlo1co on March 25, 2004 05:24 pm
Happy Birthday
nadine on March 25, 2004 05:36 pm
Happy 18th Loz
Lauren on March 25, 2004 07:06 pm
It’s a warm tofu drink with syrup and pearls. You usually get them at vendors off the street in the morning. It’s very good.
monkeyone on March 25, 2004 07:40 pm
Happy Birthday, Lauren! Many happy returns of the day.
Garland on March 25, 2004 08:46 pm
Happy Birthday Lauren!
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Lauren on March 25, 2004 11:12 pm
It’s a warm tofu drink with syrup and pearls. You usually get them at vendors off the street in the morning. It’s very good
calypso on March 26, 2004 01:47 am
i’m drooling just looking at the taho^!!!
Irina on March 26, 2004 03:09 am
Happy Birthday!
nikkiana on March 26, 2004 12:05 pm
That rocks! Your friends did such a great job with all the decorations!! You’re a very lucky girl to have such good friends! Most of mine forget my birthday…
Daynah on March 26, 2004 12:08 pm
Wow…. the decorations look so beautiful! Happy birthday sweetie. It looks like it was definitely a special one. :)
loud on March 26, 2004 02:37 pm
wow, your friends are obviously all out crazy about you lauren glad you had such a deliciously memorable and wonderful bday!
tuan on March 26, 2004 02:43 pm
whoaa you’re so lucky! having friends do all that for ya!!
Eve on March 26, 2004 02:55 pm
oh mannn… that is soo very sweet of your friendsss!! happy birthday again, sweetie!
Tiffany on March 26, 2004 03:14 pm
Taho… There’s a Chinese breakfast suspiciously similar to it, and I must say that stuff is positively delicious. //yum yum//
felisha on March 26, 2004 05:54 pm
Happy birthday Lauren!!
And btw, I really like the first picture, it’s really nice.

How does it feel to be 18 (legal)? I don’t know if that’s the legal age in Phillipines, but, feeling any difference yet?
jen on March 27, 2004 05:11 am
happy bday!
Erin on March 27, 2004 06:27 am
Happy birthday!! I hope it was as good as it looks yum.. all that food is making me hungry!
Lin on March 27, 2004 11:31 am
Awww…you’re lucky to have such amazing friends. Happy Birthday!!
charisse on March 27, 2004 12:10 pm
Hey Lauren…happy belated! You have such loving and creative friends. And you have such a beautiful house..my goodness..I love the windows you have in your living room. My house wasn’t all that pretty in the Philippines. Anyway, I am glad to hear that you had a great time. Take care, girl!
hunny on March 27, 2004 12:52 pm
Happy Birthday Lauren! Tell you what though, your friends are keepers. If there’s one thing in this world that is as hard to find as a soulmate, it’s a true friend. Wishing you all the love and happiness in the world. Enjoy being 18.:smile:
Lauren on March 27, 2004 02:40 pm
Yeah it’s actually a breakfast food.
Lauren on March 27, 2004 02:42 pm
I know! they really put much effort in decorating the place.
Lauren on March 27, 2004 02:42 pm
Yeah you bet taho is the best.
Lauren on March 27, 2004 03:03 pm
Yup, finally I found the friends I’ve been looking for.
Drew on March 27, 2004 06:08 pm
Great pics. Happy belated birthday. Glad you had a great day with friends.
Jessica on March 28, 2004 09:56 am
I am a bit late but Happy Birthday none the less. Really liked seeing your pics of you and your friends. Thanks for sharing!
Emiliza on March 28, 2004 01:11 pm
Happy Birthdayyy
jj on March 31, 2004 07:03 am
Hey Miss snabira… ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫ Happy birthday ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫! Enjoy it now.
Once you reach 29 or 30, you wouldnt want to hear the phrase happy birthday.
raindrop on March 31, 2004 10:07 am
Happy birthday Lauren!!
Anonymous on July 15, 2004 08:10 am
:grin:my birthday is on the same day but it wasnt fun this year! i had a really bad day ! its soo cool you have friends that would do that for you ! thats awsome !
dina lopez on June 1, 2005 12:33 am
nice blog.. can we exchange links?! love yah!
jyoti on March 27, 2006 08:58 pm
i am just a guy and today is my birthday.wish u a very happy birthday.no one has wished me and i am feeling sad.i dont want anybody to feel the way i feel today.just a small effort on my part.i got ur mail id through google.So a very happy bday.