SURPRISE!!!!

Today I was a joyous victim of a surprise birthday party! I cannot express the joy, love, happiness, and utter shock that I felt! So if you feel out of the loop, I will explain what happened;
For a while I had been hinting that I would like to have a surpise party and I usually said "sometime in the future" hopeing I would have one for my 18th birthday! Well It finally came true! Today at about 10ish my neighbor (Miss Naomi) called to ask if I could babysitt for an hour in the basement to keep an eye on her daughter Emily and Emily's friend Anna at 11:30. I thought nothing of the fact that she normally doesn't call me to babysitt in the morning so had no suspicions whatsoever and of course agreed to care for the girls without a second thought.
Well little did I know that as I was in her basement for that hour with those two precious girls that my friends and family were parking down the street and sneaking into my house to surprise me!
So after an hour had passed, Miss Naomi walked me home because she said she wanted to give my mom a bag of clothes her girls had outgrown (which actually was a small white lie so she could see my face when I was surprised) so I walked right in (who really rings the doorbell to their own home when they know the door is unlocked?) and was looking down taking off my shoes and noticed that there were about 10 pairs of teen girls shoes that definitely were not mine when I heard "SURPRISE!" shouted from my dear family and amazing friends! I was in a shocked stupor for an hour and couldn't get over the fact that my surprise party was real! lol
I had so much fun and received some great gifts that I love!
Here is some of what I received:

From my friend Katelyn ~ A ton of scrapbook paper (3 lbs to be exact) and some Ferrero Rocher chocolates!
From my friend Nicole ~ A Sonic gift card for $10 and a Tide-to-go pen (its a long store that I'll share later)
From my friend Shannon ~ A super cute black and white dress that I will post a picture of in the near future!
From my friends Hannah & Lindsay (they're sisters) ~ A $10 gift card to Panera! YUMMY!
From my friend Olivia ~ A polka dot storage bin with a super soft blanket inside
From my friend Michelle ~ Dove chocolates and chapstick
From my friends Kelsey, Brenna, and their family ~ A cute bag, Ferrero Rocher chocolates and a compact hairbrush (perfect because I needed a new one)!
From my Mom and Dad ~ A Lia Sophia necklace that I have wanted so much! I loooove it! (i will get some more gifts from my parents on my actual birthday)
From my Aunt and Uncle ~ A $50 check
From my wonderful grandparents ~ A $100 check!

All I have to say is that I am so terribly blessed and love my family and friends so dearly words cannot begin to express the happiness of this day! I will scrapbook, blog, journal, and tell of this day for many years to come and never forget the love and thought that went into my surprise party! Thank you all for everything! I LOVE YOU ALL SO MUCH!

Love,
Me <3

"You only get to turn 18 once!" ~ My Auntie <3