Best Birthday Ever!

I know I have a lot to update, so I will take it one subject at a time. :)

First, I had a really really great birthday! My parents came to visit and we seriously had pretty much the best weekend ever. THANKS mom and dad!!

They arrived on Thursday and were exhausted, so they just relaxed at the house while I went to Teen Club. Of course, a huge fight broke out on my block about 15 minutes after they arrived and I had to call the cops to come and break it up. That was just awesome. My parents did stay up until I got home and then went straight to bed. :)

Friday (my birthday!) we spent the morning at the Battleship New Jersey. We LOVED it! My dad took pictures of everything on the ship except the underside (we couldn't find any scuba gear to rent, haha). It was fascinating and fun!

From there we headed to my favorite restaurant in the city and enjoyed delicious food. After that we went to tour the Mutter Museum. That part wasn't as much fun. Several of my friends really enjoy that museum (its full of a lot of gross medical experiments), but it was so crowded we spent more time getting bumped into than actually looking at things (and the design of the museum is...well, its just stupid). We were pretty tired after that and just headed home to chill for the night. (Woohoo! I'm 29!!!)

Saturday was the 4th of July and there was a LOUD party on my block all day. Thankfully, we were out of the house most of the day so it didn't bother us too much. We spent the entire day in Center City, checking out all the historical stuff (yes, I am just one of many dorks in my family). We saw Elfreth's Alley, Ben Franklin's grave, the US Mint, Constitution Hall...as well as a memorial to all the fallen fire fighters and police officers, a really cool park that I like, and some other stuff I can't remember. It was a full day!

When we got back to my block the party was still going strong so we decided to head to Target and pick up some things for my house. We got home around 9:30 and thankfully at least the music was turned down. My parents went to bed just in time to miss the drunk woman loudly cursing at my front door. I had to call the cops...again. Twice in one visit, my dad was loving that part.

Sunday was my favorite day of their visit. We started at church where everyone was very welcoming to them. From there we went to a DELICIOUS lunch with Shera and laughed a lot. After lunch we chilled at the house for a while before heading to Prayer Pals. There my dad got to spend an entire hour hanging out with his pal, which was awesome for both of them (my mom got to see her pal for a little while on the 4th and then again at church). After Prayer Pals we visited with Junito and Donni and took pictures. They were so excited to see my parents, and vice versa! It was awesome!!!

After visiting with them for a while we picked Shera up and then visited with my friends Frank and Elizabeth and their adorable daughter Selah (where my parents made sure to mention their love for babies, i.e. grandchildren. I don't know why the 4 kids we had just left are not enough for them, haha). We ended our day at the Art Museum where we took pictures with Rocky and enjoyed an amazing view of the city. Oh, and we stopped for some Rita's water ice as well.

Unfortunately, my parents had to leave early Monday morning and I was actually sad to see them go. We had an AMAZING weekend!! I have no idea what I am going to do next year to try and make my 30th top this...