Happy Birthday To Us!! :D

So, yesterday was my sweet sixteen, and I celebrated it like this...

On Wednesday, after VBS at my church, Sara dropped me off at the Born's house. I was greeted by Hannah, Claire, John, Mr. & Mrs. Born, along with Krista Brown, who was also spending the night. We had cake that Mrs. Born made for mine and Hannah's brithday (She's my 10 year twin, you know) and sat around talking for a while. After that, we went into the living room to watch Mary Poppins and snuggle. At midnight exactly, John turned and wished Hannah and I a happy birthday (The first person to do so on our actual birthday) and we had another small celebration that involved hugs and more snuggling. Mary Poppins ended and Hannah and John made their way to bed (Claire had gone to bed earlier) while Krista and I stayed down to watch Ever After before bed. The movie went on, but I have to say that most of it went unwatched. Krista and I started talking and before we knew it, the movie was off and we were still talking. We talked about God and his plan, the spiritual battle surrounding us, and biblical teaching in our everyday lives. We talked about some really deep stuff and my eyes were opened to some of the things going on, not in our world alone, but in the spiritual world as well. It was such a great evening, and we got so caught up in talking that to our surprise, before the conversation was at an end, breakfast was ready and everyone was waking up! Without even meaning to, we'd stayed up all night! We joined the Borns for breakfast and Hannah and I opened our presents. Soon after, Krista took a nap on the couch, and Hannah and John left for DC so that Hannah could spend her birthday there with a friend. Claire left a little while later for work and to take Krista home. I went to lay down on the couch and Mrs. Born came to talk to me until I fell asleep. Claire got me up later in the afternoon and I went to keep her company while she cleaned her room. We didn't talk all that much, but it was nice to hang out with her anyway. Near 5:30, Claire and I got ready to leave so that I could go to VBS and she could pick up Krista and go to bible study. Claire dropped me off at the church after chatting in the car for a few minutes and I spent the rest of the evening with my kids. When I finally got home, my parents wished me a happy birthday and I opened a few more presents from family members. I talked to Sara some, wrote in my journal, and then drifted off to sleep right around midnight. It was a wonderful sweet sixteen :)

Thanks to everyone for the birthday wishes!!!

~(a now 16 year old) Rachel <3