Goodbye 74 Sandpiper and Hello Summer '08

I finished my last final of my first year of college this morning at around 8:50am. Got back to my empty apartment (it's actually more of a house) and started to pack up. Let me tell you, it was a bittersweet process. As much as I hated school this year, I'm too damn sentimental not to feel a bit sad about it ending. Well, it's mostly because I enjoyed having my own room for the last quarter and then having my own house, essentially, for the last 2 weeks. It was such a nice, spacious bedroom--such a shame to have to leave it. That, and I also have no where to live next year... but let's not think about that right now.

Today is also my mother's 50th birthday! What a way to start the summer. I don't think she'll appreciate me announcing this on cyberspace seeing as how she very rarely discloses her age to anyone, but it's not like people would believe her. She does not look anywhere NEAR fifty. I only hope to look half as good as her when I get to that age.
Took a long shot today by buying her some balloons, a cake, and a card. We never celebrate her birthday so this will be a good surprise. I'm just afraid she is going to think that this was a waste of money, or even worse, I'm afraid she'll be angry at me for reminding her of how old she really is.

The card I got her sings!!! I'm such a sucker for useless things, but at least it's cute. Now I just have to wait until she gets home from work!