holllllaaa

so since i have last talked to you, i had my dance recital. which went so freaking well and was so freaking emotional. it's our last year dancing, all the grads, sooo we were sad.

then, i graduated!!!! holy ballsack it was so much fun! my brother and his gf surprised me by coming when they said they werent! we had pictures in the park, then the ceremony then we all went out for supper at this divine little italian place :) it was soo nice. then we went to the school and walked around in our dresses, then had the first dance with your parent slash someone you care about kind of...thing. then we danced our faces off. then we had our supergraddd wooooooo.

the theme was masquerade! which wasn't really prominent in the decorations or activities but still! they started the night out with some fire dancers. like, a troup of people who danced with fire. it was so cool. in the big gym they had the big bouncy things all set up, then they had an arcade room with rented arcade games. then there was a magician there all night just doin some tricks. you know, the usual. up in the grad lounge there was the casino. which was four blackjack tables and a crown and anchor game. it was actually so addicting, im nervous to turn 19 and play with real money...hmmm.

in the cafeteria there was like, so damn much food. there was a party subway sub, panago pizzas, sushi, fruit and dip, veggies and dip, crazy bread and crazy sauce, pop, chips, chicken wings, and a candy table. where you just put a bunch of candy in a paper bag and had a candy bag. it was so freaking sweet. then at the end of the night the hypnotist came, and it was so freaking funny. i laughed so hard, for so long. it was gorgeous.

it was sweet, i got so many presents that i didn't really think i'd get.

like my grandma gave me a pair of earrings that belonged to my great grandma and are absolutely stunning. my aunt gave me a necklace made with beads that grandmothers in africa painted, marty's family gave me a makeup case, purse, and big mirror (sounds weird, but im so okay with it.) and hailey got me some looseleaf tea and this AWESOME travel mug! its glass, and then you sip through a strainer, so you can have looseleaf tea in it and don't have to be awkwardly sipping plants. :) just divine.

it was such a great weekend! after supergrad a few of us went to emilys for breakfast, and it was such a nice way to finish it off. when i woke up in the morning it was so sunny and i just hung out by the pool all day with my family. it was actually just so freaking great.

im so excited for summer.

so. excited.

lets hope i can get into a better mood about some things, though...

--t