Dear readers, it’s your 13 year old blogger, Abby, and you guessed it, I am no longer 12, your girls a teenager now and she can’t wait to tell you about her birthday!
Groggily I sit up in my warm cozy bed as Mother shakes me awake and reminds me that it’s my birthday! After about 6 minutes of collecting myself, I jump out of bed with excitement at the thought of being a teenager and what kind of fun day today will be.
As I walk out of my room, Mother and PJ (my little brother) shower me with confetti and other sparkly stuff! I relish the smell of cinnamon rolls and scrambled eggs as I walk into the kitchen and sit down to breakfast. Mother tells me the plans for the day as we eat, first we will go on a hike and play in the creek with the dogs. And yes, I do play in the creek when its 37 degrees outside in the middle of winter, and I do in fact enjoy it as do the dogs! Later she says we will have presents, pizza, and ice cream, while we watch the new Black Panther movie! Mom and Dad originally had a birthday adventure planned (which I do not know yet) but, because of my over heating and the flare-up of my migraines, we will be doing the adventure later in the year! Prayers for my healing are appreciated!
After getting dressed and waiting outside with the dogs for 15 minutes, Mom and Dad are finally ready! It was quite comical how differently we all dressed; Mom and Dad were in their heaviest coats, gloves, and hats (as was PJ), while I was dressed in a fleece! As we hike in the woods PJ, Boaz, Ruth, and I raced ahead while Mom and Dad hiked behind. Boaz, Ruth, and I excitedly run to the creek and soon we are splashing in the water and frolicking in the sand. After about 20 minutes, we continue our hike until we reach the field and then Ruth and I run all the way back to the house and wait for PJ, who eventually catches up, and for Mom and Dad, who are further behind.
Later that afternoon, at about 4:30, Nana paints my nails while mom fixes dinner! An hour and 30 minutes minutes later I am opening my birthday presents, and as I come to the last thing I am shocked as I slowly unwrap an iPhone 13!!!! Mom shows me how to use it and soon we are all on our phones figuring out how to add mine to each of theirs! Not long after presents, we are feasting on pizza and watching the new Black Panther movie, and boy was it good! For my birthday mom made a lemon cake with lemon curd in the center and lemon butter cream frosting!! It was delicious and so was the ice cream! We had vanilla, caramel, and chocolate ice cream from Gelati Celesti’s. At about 11:30 we went to bed. I am so thankful for all the hard work Mom and Dad put into my birthday and I can’t wait for the continuation of my birthday celebration tomorrow!
On Sunday after church (and our nap), Mom straightened my hair and we got ready for our outing to Olive Garden. Later that evening, Aunt Sarah, Uncle Steven, Addison, and Auntie (who would be staying with us for the week), arrived at the restaurant along with Nana and Papa. After moseying inside, we soon learned it would be an hour wait, so we busied ourselves with games and chatter! Aunt Sarah surprised me with a triple chocolate cake and it was very good! After round and round of delicious Italian food, we were all contently stuffed and ready to head home (after some quick photos). Over all, I had an amazing 13th birthday and am thankful for all the time and effort everyone put into it!
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