This week was my 18th birthday and I've been so excited about it, with a meal planned with some of my friends on Wednesday, a family meal at posh restaurant 'The Blue Strawberry' on Friday and a meal at TGIs with my 4 best friends on Saturday afternoon. Those plans included a large calorie count but a lovely way to celebrate my birthday! However, I was completely unaware that my friends and family had other plans of how I was to spend my Friday night!
I had already had one major surprise on Wednesday night when I opened the present from two of my best friends, Megan and Ciara to find a wireless modem box, which left me searching for any private joke about bad internet that might have led to them buying this for me and describing it as 'the best present ever'! They soon revealed that I needed to open the box and after attacking the sellotape with a knife I managed to get in, screaming and shaking when I found a ticket to see 'the love of my life' Jack Whitehall. Megan told me of how they had been scheming with my Mum to check I was free and I felt very proud of Ciara, who cannot be subtle to save her life for keeping it a complete secret.
As if I wasn't shocked enough by that, I was then hit by the massive shock that was Friday night! I was told that we had a table booked for the blue strawberry at 8.15 so I needed to get glammed up for orchestra so we could come home, pick up the boys and go. The lies were so convincing. My best friends Heather and Cat both told me they had plans with some of their friends that night and my Granddad said he had to leave early because he was feeling ill.
The moment I walked into my house and my friends jumped out shouting surprise is all a bit of a blur. I remember looking up and seeing my friend Charli and thinking 'what are you doing here?' then slowly realising that the room was filled with all of my best friends. Everyone was looking at me and I really didn't know what to say, I turned round to my mum with an accusing, 'what have you done' look, then I just started crying. It's all very cheesy and since that moment I have been incredibly emotional, crying at the thought of it, but it's an amazing feeling knowing that you have so many people in your life that want to make you happy. Lots of people have said to me this week 'I hope you have a good birthday because you truly deserve it'. I have no idea what I've done to deserve it but these people have made my birthday the best ever and they have made my life so far amazing.
Although my mum was very very worried that I would be crying for the wrong reason rather than endless happy tears. All week I have been saying how much I hate liars and although it is quite funny to think about me walking in and breaking down screaming, 'I can't trust anyone, why does everyone lie', that would have been disastrous. I didn't though and I've definitely been shown that even liars can be lovely.
Even though my birthday is now over I'm looking forward to a fantastic year spent with the very best friends in the world and my fabulous family. Thank you to everyone who made my birthday so special and being fantastic liars. It meant so much that everyone made such a massive effort from the boy who never goes to parties but came to mine; my awkward best friend who puts up with my constant embarrassing; my superstar cocktail waiter brother; the girl who I've been told nearly slipped up on many occasions but still kept it secret to the boy who put up with my unnecessary overreaction and all of you other schemers!
I'm a very lucky adult (although still 7 inside!)
Katy xxxxxx
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