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I hate to say it, but my birthday was probably celebrated better than anyone could celebrate a birthday.
it was EPIC to say the very least. and by birthday, i really mean birthweek. 7 days total.
we'll start with a quick re-cap, then get to the thankyous. in case you would like to skip ahead.
weds: Ginny Leigh and I decided to celebrate the end of hell day with drinking all the drinks in my refridgerator. We then decided it was a good idea to make our way to crimson for more drinks then on to mellow mushroom. where we then got kicked out for stealing pictchers and making asses of ourselves. it was beautiful.
thurs: slept all day, hungout with my neighbors which i hadn't done since i moved in. they wanted to hangout because they were both plannin on leaving town for the weekend. it was pretty fun.
fri: class, drove to birmingham to ride with caleb on to troy for bethany. figured troy would suck. had planned on coming back to tuscaloosa or atleast birmingham the next day. got wasted with drew and bethany and caleb. stumbled around troy. broke some shit in some abandoned place like good ol 2003. had a generally good time. passed out.
sat: woke up, made pancakes, sang worship songs, to bethany and some hungover boys. sat around her kitchen table like a cute little family where we decided it was a genius idea to head to the beach. hey, we were only 2 hours away right? one of the best and worst ideas we had had yet. glorious ride to the beach with the windows down. parked, ran onto the beach with bethany and drew. decided it was a good idea to jump in the ocean on february 2nd. no big deal. amazing on top of the world run around on the beach with 2 awesome people for about an hour when bethany was all "so.. we need to get you home. i mean, im tired and you have a lot of homework and preparing to do for your birthday blahblahblah" so we head back. get back to the car, i put on all of drew's clothes since mine were soaked. ya know, looked beautiful. eventually by about 11 oclock made it back to tuscaloosa where i had plans to meet crys for dinner and hangout with ian for MAYBE a second. bethany decided we just need to go to crys' to just meet them and we'd go from there. still, i look beautiful and ignored the hint to maybe try to look a little more cute. knocked on crys' door. got the "come in" from crys. opened the door to every single person i've known in my entire life yelling and silly string. it was incredible. trying to hug and love on everyone, i get dragged up the stairs by stuart and MC to crys' room where THEY HAD GREG SITTING WAITING ON ME. I screamed, tackled, almost cried. It was seriously the most amazing thing anyone has every done for me. Had the time of my life. Got all my awesome presents. Ended up at some other party? Laid in bed with greg finally at about 5 to make impressions and talk about life. It was nothing short of incredible.
sun: woke up to walk greg to his car so he could make it back for work on time. Left drew bethany and cavan asleep at my apartment to go eat some crimson with everyone who stayed with crys. parted with cal, made it back home to make hemp crafts all afternoon with drew and bethany and the few that stayed for a while. cleaned up, showered. round 2. People who didn't know about surprise party and a good many locals came sunday and i got WAY more fucked than i did the night before. Legally purchased alcohol at midnight. It was glorious. Passed out at about 4 according to whoever stayed for a while. Don't remember much past about 2.
mon (my actual birthday): skipped all my classes. woke up to tommy ace stranded at my apartment. somethin about a fight? got some gas money to take him back to birmingham. birthday presents from mom and dad. monday tradition with nick payne. BSC professor visits. Nap in Ians bed. Nap in Taylor's bed. Went home to clean my apartment, do a little homework, shower, pajamas, brush teeth, bed at 8 pm. 9pm rolls around, i hear relentless banging on my front door accompanied with "mary it's your damn birthday get the fuck up we're goin out." Neighbors. Drag me out, put clothes on me. We decide to just go get some dinner and order ONE drink because i'm so wiped out. As soon as we sit down, long islands are ordered by hannah. Drink more than a few of those. She then convinces me that we need to go "around the world" or atleast "half way around the world". Which just entails hitting every bar in tuscaloosa. One bar led to another to another. Each bar noticed it was my birthday and birthday shots were poured down my throat. Fucked all over again. Passed out in all my clothes at around 2 maybe.
tues: woke up at 748 am to Bethany calling me over and over again. Yelled at her. realized i had class in 12 minutes. Made my way to American civ in the clothes i'd worn the night before. Got 2 checks by my name for making it to class (already a teacher's pet). Home, nap. Shower, get all dressed fancy for mom and dad. DInner at Highland's with parents. 3 hours consisting of Cocktail hour, 2 bottles of wine with our dinner, desert beverages, 375$ (thanks Dad), fancy clothes. It was really nice. But again, too much alcohol. Attempted to drive home, realized it was a terrible idea. Stopped at BSC to sober up with Ian. Made it to cal's roof to have a nice little chat and sober up even though the storms were brewin. Tuscaloosa, passed out cold around 1.
It's now thursday and I'm incredibly behind on all of my school work, but every second of it was worth it.
Now for the thankyous (I don't have money or addresses for cards):
CHRISTINA MARTIN: thankyou thankyouthankyouaohthankoy so much for every single thing i put you through saturday. I'm sorry I stressed you out but everything you did for me was amazing and i love you. best frenemies.
Greg Sutton: thankyou for the best surprise in the entire world and being my best friend.
Cal Woodruff: thanks for the hunch punch and being cal.
Taylor Conzelman: thanks for the entertainment and not killing rachel. Oh and thanks for the jager.
Bethany Bakane: THANKYOU FOR BEING YOU. but no thanks for "bethany time"
Teresa: thanks for the toucan plates and cross stitching.
Rachel Brown: for putting up with me and everyone else. and telling me how much you love me all the time. and for coming to my birthday and not killing anyone.
Nick Payne: thanks for being the love of my life
Ian Moore: thanks for cuddling me sunday morning and all the birthday kisses
Michael Mcclellan: thanks for everytime we hang out.
Allison Crutchfield: THANKS FOR NOTHIN
Haley Finlay and Leah Hickerson: thanks for putting up with all of my friends all over your house. And for cohosting a sweet birthday surprise.
Curtains: for coming all the way down here just to get me fucked up.
Jack Dewb: West side electric company, hope ya feel better.
Shannon Troncale: thanks for the icee maker and making it out to celebrate my birthday. call me.
Kelly Mize: for being in tuscaloosa at all the right times.
this was really dumb but i love all of you.