surprise, surprise

last night was taryn's surprise sixteenth birthday party. we actually all kept our mouths shut and didn't say a single word about it for the whole two weeks we've known about it. first, everyone met at homegrown to surprise taryn and eat pizza and cake. after we finished leaving, my mom called and she was finally home! me and emily left homegrown early to go see my mom and dad who have been gone on a ten day cruise. i gave them huge hugs and they gave me cute stuff :) they bought me a super cute shirt from Antiqua, a smile mon shirt from bahamas, a seashell necklace <3, a little turtle figurine, and my favorite, hairclips that change colors in the sunlight! my mom showed us all of the great pictures from her cruise and then mom offered to drive us to taryn's to meet everyone for the after party. we went over expecting to play manhunt, but we didn't because some people have over active imaginations. instead, we sat on in a circle telling secrets. WOO WOO. i was NOT having fun. telling secrets isn't really my thing. i keep to myself. so for that whole two hours, i felt totally left out and if i did try to say something i felt totally ignored. i went home climbed in my bed and cried. why does having/keeping friends have to be so difficult?

p.s-in the picture above, i'm sitting right next to taryn at the head of the table.
you can barely see me because i'm laughing, for some reason or other.