Happy Easter!

Another jam packed week! I'm definitely running a marathon that isn't going to slow down ever! I think this week is going to need a little more explanation than usual, so prepare yourselves:

Monday my family home evening group did finger painting, which was really fun... I'd forgotten how much fun it is...

Tuesday evening Aunt Heather took me dress shopping. I needed something to wear for the semi-formal I was going to on Friday with Keith. She was truly an angel taking me from store to store in the Provo mall for 3 hours without success! As soon as I got back I went to the last hour of the social dance club where I learned a fun new swing step, and then I literally fell into bed.

Wed. evening Keith and I went to Brick oven with Granny, Robyn and her children, Heather, Brett and their children and Rachel to celebrate my birthday and to go see Rachel's orchestra concert. The food was scrumptious and the music sublime :-). I got a Cinderella shaped balloon from the balloon man made especially for me which was really fun and a whole chocolate cake to take home from Granny (absolutely delicious!).

Thursday I was getting desperate to find a dress, so I walked 1.5 miles to the nearest dress shop and tried on more dresses. Again no success!! Later I took a Book of Mormon test and made chocolate caramel brownies for my German 330 class. It's a German tradition for the birthday child to bring treats for everyone on their birthday and I haven't missed a year since 5th grade... Keith helped, and they went a lot faster than usual.

Friday was my birthday and the first day of spring - gorgeous weather befitting the new season and my mood, even though I did get up really early to finish grading the German tests I had been working on all week. Lillian raised her hand in my 442 class and told everyone it was my birthday, so they all sang to me. Later my 330 class enjoyed the brownies immensely (you can't possibly go wrong with chocolate caramel brownies) and I got another birthday song. My voice lesson went really well, then I got ready for the dance... I ended up borrowing one of Natalie's dresses. My favorite part of the dance was learning some two step - it's now one of my favorite dances!

Saturday morning I did some school work, went to a chemistry review session and had a 10 minute dance practice with my teacher Richard Baldwin to prepare for the medals exams coming up. I got some helpful critique for cha cha, and he didn't have anything to say about my waltz (that's sooo exciting!!!). Cami, Kelsey, Merrit and I all piled in Cami's brother's car to go see 27 Dresses at the dollar theater (I LOVE paying a dollar to see a movie. It's so refreshing!). I was kind of out of it after that, which turned out to be a very good thing. Merrit treated us all to Tomasito's pizza (scrumptious!) and we walked back to the dorm. I started on my chem homework again and got a call from my parents. Cami came to the door and said she really needed to talk to me, so I told my parents I'd call them back and followed her. There was a big group of people waiting in the lobby which was covered in streamers who yelled "surprise!!" as soon as I walked in. My jaw dropped; I had been completely in the dark. Girls from my floor and people from dance class were there... even Rachel came! We had some angel cake (Keith had made it for me), I brought out some of Granny's chocolate cake, and there were tons of other little crunchies and munchies to enjoy while we all socialized. It was awesome :-).

Anyway,
Hope you had a wonderful Easter!!!!
Love,
Margaret