the most iconic bday

celebrating 15 with my favorite people

Not only was this day the best birthday I have ever had, but it was also the best night of my life. I have gone to multiple schools throughout my life and have become close with multiple groups of amazing friends, so when I had my 15th birthday, I invited 18 of my best friends who went to Rowland Hall, Parley's Park, the Winter School, and Ecker Hill. We danced and laughed and played and swam and watched the sunset and watched movies and explored the hotel and made the most incredible and unforgettable memories. It was such an amazing time to celebrate not dying for a year with my favorite people in the whole world.

The party started around noon, so we got everyone settled into their rooms and introduced everyone for about an hour before we got ready and headed down to the pool. We swam, relaxed in the summer sun, and took pictures to commemorate the afternoon. After we finished spending time outside, we went into our room and got ready for dinner. As one can imagine, it is not an organized sight to see 15 teenage girls rush around to get ready for dinner before their reservation. We had exactly an hour to shower, pick outfits, do makeup, do hair, have a quick snack, dance, and play our favorite songs. Because there were so many things we needed to fit into a short amount of time, it was a mad dash for everything. As a mix of everything from Ariana Grande to Travis Scott was blaring on the speakers throughout the room, girls were running from backpack to bedrooms to bathrooms to friends bags to the speaker. Once we finally all picked out our dresses and got changed, we decided to do each others hair and makeup in 10 minutes. It was a mad dash everywhere, and although it seemed like a nightmare, it was so much fun.

We barely made our reservation, but we made it! Once we finally sat down, we really wanted to go to play some arcade games that were just around the corner from our table. My mom gave us each $2 which was enough for a couple rounds of whatever we wanted to play, but we were so hyped up for dinner, that we all pooled our money together and took pictures of us together. We decided to take a picture of us celebrating, and that's what led to the picture I chose to write about.

After dinner, we all went to the bowling alley that was also around the corner from where we were sitting and we bowled for ages. It was also funny because the boy who was working there was in my friend's chemistry class and took my other friend's sister to a school dance last year. Once we finished bowling, we changed into sweatshirts and warm clothes and went outside to roast marshmallows. It was cold, but we warmed up by dancing, running around, and sitting by the fireplace. After that, we went back up to the room, and the night was a blur from there. All I can remember was that I have never felt a feeling as purely joyful as I did the night I celebrated my birthday surrounded by the people I love most in the world.