"YOU'RE 21!....I'M 21!!"

I'm officially 21. Therefore one of the first things I will buy when I land in America (besides chicken fingers and fries) will be alcohol. yayerssssss.
My birthday fell on a perfect day...Tuesday, aka FAT TUESDAY, aka CARNIVALE..and oh ya it was "The Day of The Woman" in Italy as well...ya it was crazy to say the least...
We started celebrating on Sunday...as seen in earlier posts, but it picked up on Monday evening where at dinner everyone sang to me, blew out candles, got a little cake...all that stuff (you're probably wondering...wait your birthday was Tuesday, why are they singing to you on Monday...well on Tuesdays and Thursdays we get fruit for dessert...lame I know...so they sing to you on days when dessert is served...i mean no ones wants a candle in an orange am I right? ....actually I'm currently obsessed with blood oranges so I wouldn't of midned) Ok so everyone sang...cute. Then at midnight Monday night, while I was finishing up my metals project (BEING SUCH A GOOD STUDENT MOM!) all of my roommates and friends came in with a cake and candles singing happy birthday, it was sooooo nice. Like these people here made my birthday the shit. I love them. like LOOOVE THEM. So on Tuesday, the actual day of my birthday I got more cakes from Dorothy and candles and more people sang to me...and everybody was just so awesome and then WE ALL WENT OUT.

love this girl

Since it was carnivale and shit, everyone was dressed ridiculously and painted their faces and it was awesome. I wore my helmet..and had Texas Ranger and Lexi paint my face...
**Oh and as Tommy watches me write this over my shoulder, I would like to say that although I did not go to dinner that night (stayed home to study for my midterm mom) he had bought me cakes and wine and was going to surprise me...AWWW THANKS TOM!**
OK so after pregaming and face painting it was time to get to the Lions Well....and with Karina and I's luck, on our way there we ran into Jacob...great.
When we finally arrived at the Lions Well it looked like Halloween on E....it was insane. EVERYONE was dressed up, and in really good costuemes. Before I could order my first shot, the entire room errupted in "HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU...." like seriously these people made my brithday the bomb. I wish they went to slu. Ok so anyways, after making it known to everyone that it was my birthday it was time for shot....after shot....after shot....one with tommy, one with casey, one with dorothy, one with karina, one with alexis...one with the bartender....

friends....

she made my night

my 21st birthday 

then I woke up the next morning...still drunk...having to go to a meeting with our RA Casey and Jacob...with wet laundry all over my room. Eventually Mr. Hangover appeared.
Throughout the day I proceeded to feel like death and managed to dry heave for nearly 7 hours....through my Art History midterm as well. Great.

THANKS FOR A GREAT 21st EVERYONE!