Wrote this post yesterday evening:

Hi!  Comin’ at you today with a splitting headache and 25 ounces of water next to me that need to be consumed but make my stomach hurt.  That’s all because last night I went out and celebrated my 25th birthday and had one of the best birthday celebrations of my life.

The night went from THIS:

And I woke up like THIS:

Spent the entire day in bed recuperating, but it was all SO WORTH IT!

Teddy stayed by me the entire day.

I was back and forth and completely indecisive about whether or not to do anything for my birthday this year.  All of my friends come from different groups (West Chester, Jefferson, high school) and I’m one of those people that worries incessantly about whether or not everyone is having fun, so I was afraid to have something with such a mixed group of friends.  I thought about having a dinner at my house and then going out, but decided against it because I would be so worried about people having fun.  Then I thought I would just have a night of going out and I’m SO GLAD I did!!!

I texted all of my friends in Philadelphia and asked who was around, told them it would be Friday night and then flip-flopped forever on where to go.  My best friend, Shannon, suggested going to Xfinity Live! near the stadiums, since her friend, Krystal, had a happy hour.  All I wanted to do was dance!!!

….And dance, we did!  On tables, on the floor, everywhere!  It was, hands down, one of the best nights….ever.  Maybe that had to do with all of the drinks I had (helllooooo birthday shots), but it also had to do with this girl:

Shannon has been my best friend for over 6 years now and every time we are together, I’m reminded of how great of a friend she is.  I didn’t know those other girls before last night, but Shannon got everyone together and they all treated me like they’ve known me forever.  I am so lucky to have her as a friend!!

Besides them, my two good friends Hannah and Emily came with two of their friends and I was so happy to see them!  I was already pretty toasted once they arrived, so they got to watch me ride the mechanical bull and dance like crazy to the live music that was happening.  I have known both of them since my cross country days and they have stayed true friends since!!

I’m going to try to upload the video of my bull ride to this post, but suffice it to say that my thighs are on fire from holding onto that thing for dear life.

My head is pounding, anything that looks or smells like alcohol makes my stomach turn, and I think I pulled something in my back…but I am so full of gratitude for Shannon and everyone else that came out and made last night SO AMAZING.

Thank you <3