Happy Birthday To Me!

My birthday is today....
So far I've gotten Birthday Greetings at least ten times from Cad Bane's Chick, and messages from Endor, Leia, ALLLLLL the Lakehouse sisters, presents from JediKnightGrl and Rex'sgirl, and my family and friends too.  ;)

(those were all sent to my by CBC)  ;)

First off, thank you all SO MUCH for the birthday 'presents' and messages.  ;)  I love you all!!!!!!

Now, I shall share with you all my party, which took place last night.  ;)

First off, my HAIR.  <33333  I got my hair done up all special.  XD  It was a birthday present.  ;)  We shall discuss the process.....
I got my hair cut and colored, with red-copper highlights!!!!  :D

BEFORE 

Just getting started..... 

Coffee!!!!!!!!! 

Just after the hair-washing lady finished with me... 

AFTER!!!!!!  :D  Isn't it gorgeous?  xD  

My Daddy straightened my hair last night, so I could look 'hot' for Orchestra tonight.  XD

Well, that was part of my present.  ;)  On Saturday we began celebrating.  Chibi came over and we got my hair done.  But before that, we went shopping at the 'big' mall in town.  We went to Books-A-Million (I got the Dark Nest Trilogy Star Wars books....) and we went to Toys-R-Us, and also to Rainforest Cafe for lunch.  ;)  I got a free desert and sung to.  XD

At Toys-R-Us I got two action figures. ;)  Season 3 Ahsoka, and Hevy the clone trooper.  ;)

  

Oh my lovely finger in that picture.....XD  My dad did the landscaping....LOL!

Now it's party time. ;)  Last night my grandparents, cousin (Chibi), mom and dad and sister (obviously) and great-grandpa came over for dinner!  :)

My 'party room'.  Chibi and I did the decorations.  ;) It's Wicked themed!!!!!!!

Yay for Black, White, Pink and Green!!!!!  XD  It was really fun, we LOVED doing the decorations, and only were injured a few times.  XD

Now, onto the presents (which I really want to share, so don't think I'm bragging please!  ;) )

Me opening the Vera Bradley stuff from my grandma and grandpa. ;)

That's my Mara Jade Purse.....it will go with the Visions of the Future costume I will be making for Celebration 6.  ;) 

Closeup of my new purse from my grandma.  ;)  It's titled "Safari Sunset".  :D

The laptop case that I got......it also comes with a little cosmetic bag type thing for cords and such (at least that's what I'll use that for. ;) )

Chibi made me this lovely keepsake box....and the sides are decorated beautifully, but for personal reasons I can't post pics of it.  D:  But the top is gorgeous too, huh?  

New book!!!  Grandma gave me the book Emma by Jane Austen for my birthday!!!  SO EXCITED to read this one!!!!!  :D  

 These we just got today.  ;)  My mom got Traitor for herself, and I got the third book in the Dark Nest Trilogy.  ;)  (if you remember, I got one and two on Saturday).  :D

One more present and this post will be /almost/ complete.......
Mara Jade.  my sister got me a Mara Jade Barbie doll for my birthday.  ;)  But she accidentally slipped and told me two days before my party and spent hours crying because she ruined the surprise.  :P  So I got it early!!!!  :D

What?  WHAT???  So I can't be excited over my Mara Jade Barbie and take a thousand and one pictures of her outside and inside and in different outfits????  Fine.  *pouts*  many of these will reappear on DeviantART btw.  ;)

Now I am getting ready to go to Orchestra and have a fun birthday dinner with my Daddy.  ;)
Love you all, and thanks again!!!!!!!!  *hugs*

P.S.  I've got some EPIC posts in the works....so stay tuned!!!!!!  :DDDDD

Ember Sparkstone's Guide to Being Fully Awesome and Fully True To Thine Own Self

A Guest Post by The Amazing Ember Sparkstone.

EMBER SPARKSTONES GUIDE TO BE…

FULLY AWESOME

AND

FULLY TRUE TO THINE SELF

By: Chibi*Chick (AKA EMBER SPARKSTONE)

Edited by: Jedi Chick(AKA my cuz)

Intro: This is passage to fully elucidate a commoner on how to exponentiate a reasonable knowledge on how to be true to thine own self in way that will enlighten ones brain in a way that would be so called “awesome”.

I. Break out singing whenever possible at random times.

II.        Skip around your house whistling absolutely nothing.

III.      Invent random things in your mind or on paper that absolutely no one will know about!

IV.        Collect anything you desire!!!  Keep it in a box. A  shoebox.

V. Hang upside down and imagine what life would be like if you lived in an upside down world.

VI.         Brush all your stuffed animals daily.  They deserve care too!!

VII.      Draw as often as possible, even if you aren’t that good, because someday it might be the new style…..stick figures. 

VIII.    String a bunch of paperclips together and create an entire line of Paper Clip Jewelry. 

IX.         Do the sound effects for everything you do during the day.  In the car: VROOOOOOMMMMMM.  Trip and fall:  AHHHHHHH KERSPLAT.

X. Play outside in the rain, and pretend you’re a raindrop.

XI.        Whenever someone asks whether they have something on their face look horrified then say, “No, you’re good!” with a smile on your face.

XII.      Make things fit for fairies!

XIII.    Stare at someone intently until they ask what’s wrong.  Tell them: “You’ve got something on your head!!!” and look afraid. When they check and ask if they got it, walk away nonchalantly. 

XIV.      Whenever someone asks you a question tell them “ The voices require me to say no/yes.

XV.        Gather up your nerves and try to make some new imaginary friends.

XVI.      Force people to call you by your pirate name.

XVII.    Only respond to people who call you by your pirate name.

XVIII.  Put a temporary tattoo over your belly button and show it to all and every one who comes within ten feet of you.

XIX.      Watch a rerun of your favorite TV show, but mock everything that happens to the characters in it.

XX.        When in the shopping mall, start to search around for your family (even though they’re right next to you) and have an extremely lost look on your face.

If you do these things, you are guaranteed to be awesome.  And true thine own self.  

BE SMART!!!!  FOLLOW MY ADVICE!!!!!  Or you will be a loser.  So sad.  I KNOW!  I have done these things myself, so I know them to be true.  I wish you luck!  May the Force of the Pirate Ninjas be with you all!!!!!!!

EMBER 

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