Samantha's 17!

Sunday April 6, 2008

It’s true. My first baby is only a a year away from legal adulthood. Where did all the time go? I remember those first days with her so clearly – like it was only yesterday – and it’s hard to believe that 17 years separates the past from today.

In the wee, small hours of the morning, Samantha dragged everyone to her small pile of gifts and insisted on digging in. She’d already gotten one gift from Nana and Grandpa – an official ‘Simple Plan’ fan club membership – and received a pair of beauty and fashion books and her favorite “ghostly” foundation and powder, as well.

Aunt Barbara got a little insane with the tape, as usual, so Samantha spent several frustrating minutes searching for an overlooked edge to pry loose before grabbing a tiny straight pin and poking away at the tape until it finally gave way. Inside, she found piles of American candies and a little, black velvet box with a gorgeous little diamond ring inside.

After that, she headed off to school and birthday greetings from her friends.

Later, in typical teenage fashion, she decided to breeze in and share a homemade pizza dinner with the family then jet off to a fabulous party with her school chums. At her age, though, most of those “fabulous” parties involve standing around with girlfriends watching the teen boys drink beer. Not much has changed in two decades, though I’m quite sure I watched a lot of the girls drink to the point of blacking out when I was her age. Oh! How different things are when the drinking age doesn’t make it forbidden!

So, she made her curfew with plenty of time to spare and woke up the following morning to spend six hours in ACT test prep. Yea!

We had a special Mexican dinner with her friend, Rachel, and Clint, Carole and Lena in attendance. This is when we were all subjected to the sugar bomb, also known as Funfetti cake and frosting.

“Happy Birthday, Samantha! We love you!”

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