18th Birthday Party

Since my friends and myself were busy on my actual birthday, we decided to get together for cake the Saturday before.  Friday night Calleigh, Toria, Elizabeth, and I had a sleepover, followed by a lovely trip to the Renaissance Festival!  We then picked up Riley and an icecream cake to take back to my house for a quick birthday "party." (I still had my elf ears on from the Ren Fest -.- ) Most of us had dinner plans, so we had to consume the cake quickly and head out the door again.  It was lovely to have my close friends there to celebrate with me ^_^

They were secretively adding something to my cake with icing tubes

This is what it was!

Fun!

18 candles!  I blew them all out ^_^

Group picture!

Eating the cake!  Who needs plates?  (Aly joined in too, of course ^_^ )

We surrender.

My amazing birthday present from Riley; beautiful camera necklace!  <3

Aren't we cute? XD

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Senior Banquet (group photos)

Here are some more pictures of us in groups :D

There was an arch set up so we could have our pictures taken under it :)  (I only almost knocked it over once.  ...  The other time it was the plant that fell over :P )

Elizabeth and me :)

Kristen, me, and Jenn

The seniors from our homeschool group: Calleigh, Elizabeth, Jenn, me, Toria

Daddy, me, and Mom 

Calleigh and me

Toria and me

The girls :)

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Senior Banquet (portraits)

The day for my Senior Banquet finally arrived!  I was so excited to finally wear my new dress.  We had a lovely evening! ^_^

Mom took some pictures before we left . . . 

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Co-op Picture Day

(I know, I'm late getting these up.) We had our picture day for co-op at a train station!  So much fun!  Here are some of the shots I took that day.

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Regency Ball (the dances)

Oh, it was lovely!  So many beautiful dances (and dancers, of course!)  I took the two below pictures.  Probably the only two I will specify because the camera got passed around so many times, and there were two cameras.  But I knew I took these XD

Starting Out :)

The four of us girls, dancing together. At least for now, lol.  we move so swiftly in dances!

Who knew dancing could be so much work?!

Calleigh teaching (or trying to teach) me how to waltz ^_^

 

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Regency Ball (the ballroom)

Such a beautiful place!

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Regency Ball (Settling in)

The morning of March 23, 2012, six teenage girls, two teenage boys, two younger girls, and four chaperons  packed two different vans and headed to Indiana for the Regency Ball!  I was one of the attendees.  This is how what we did once we got there!

Got settled in and (somewhat) unpacked.

Ate at Steak 'n Shake

 Enjoyed small chocolate mints.

Went swimming (notice the crazy sign *wink*)

(& had fun in the hot tub)

gave Elizabeth a "beauty treatment"

And started doing any hair that needed done or practiced on the night before . . . 

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