When You're Here, You're Family

(This is the first picture of all five of us, ever.)

We decided to do a roommate birthday dinner last night, at OLIVE GARDEN! Arianna's birthday was the beginning of February, Rylee's is coming up this month, Manju's was in December (but it was during finals week so she didn't say anything...we all felt bad for not knowing her birthday, especially me since I share a room with the girl), mine was the second week of school so none of us really knew each other except me and Arianna, and Kristin's is in April.

We had two Olive Garden virgins, Manju and Arianna. I can't believe they've never been there! Well, I actually can with Manju since she's from Nepal. We were counting down the days, since we had it planned a few weeks in advance. All day we were pretty excited and Rylee and I kept telling Arianna they have THE best bread sticks (her world was about to be rocked by bread and she didn't know it). We thought it would be fun to dress up a little so we did, except Brandon (Kristin's boyfriend).

It was really funny because four of us ordered the same pasta, Capellini Pomodoro (it's a pretty basic pasta). Rylee and Manju chose to have soup with it and Kristin and I chose salad. So, we all didn't get the exact same thing. Arianna had portobello stuffed ravioli. It looked so good! I was almost tempted to get it because I love love love mushrooms. I remember being made fun of on a second grade field trip to Benihana because I was eating a fungus. I wonder how many of those kids now eat fungus themselves. Brandon got pizza. His birthday was actually the day before. Talk about perfect timing for this dinner.

As usual, the food was AMAZING, the bread sticks were HEAVEN in the form of carbs (When do carbs not taste heavenly?) and just the group of people was great. We even had Brandon to give us (and the guy at the table next to us...haha) constant updates on the BYU vs. New Mexico game, which we LOST. Flush. That was the sound of our #3 ranking going down the toilet. Hopefully we can step it up for March Madness and have a good end to the season, despite losing a key player due to an Honor Code violation.

Before leaving we took some pictures and then went home to take more with the red velvet cupcakes I made. Our apartment is pretty cool. I think it's funny how the school year is almost over and we are only now becoming closer and doing more things together. We're just so cool, we do things backwards like that.

G.L.A.M.O.R.O.U.S.

(Totally had Fergie helping me spell that in my head.)

Showin' off our cute selves with cupcakes

Getting a little crazy with the cupcakes...

Nothing says I love you like a cupcake to the face.

Oh yeah, I get to do another ShOuT OuT!! I gained ANOTHER follower...woo hoo!

Thank you miss Arianna Booth for being such a fabulous roomie and friend. I'm so glad we were in the same ward last year. I now know why there was some drama trying to figure out housing last year, it was so I could live with you (and Rylee)! Thanks for making my life so fun and interesting all the time. Love ya!