My 21st Birthday Weekend

So the day finally arrived... My brother and I turned 21! To celebrate our birthday, we went to Hawthorne for a long weekend. Everyone kept asking why we were having our big 21st birthday bash in Hawthorne. But honestly we couldn't think of a better place to have it. A large majority of our family lives in Hawthorne and the other half of our family enjoys visiting Hawthorne a few times a year. We even had one of our Aunt's from Idaho fly in for the weekend and a few other family members from New Jersey. Plus its the only place I've actually tried to sneak in bars.:) So it was the perfect place to celebrate!

To Start off the night we opened our pre party gifts from Palmer's sister, Viv. I got a 21st birthday tiara, sash and mug. Andrew Got a mug too and I gave him my flashing ID necklace! We were ready to go out!

This is some of the crew making our way up to the El Cap.

The Good Ol' El Cap!

Palmer buying Andy and I our first drinks!!!

Palmer asked Ruth (the bartender) to come around the bar and hand us our beers for the picture. Doesn't she look enthused?

The next night, we of course went out again. We decided to play some blackjack. My brother Adam was there to teach me the exact rules. We didn't win any money but it was a lot of fun!

The next night was the BIG BIRTHDAY BASH! My parents threw Andrew and I a huge party at the Elks Lodge. There were over 100 people there. We were able to see almost all of our family and friends. It was an awesome. (This was also the night Palmer proposed! A post all about it coming soon!) I don't have a lot of pictures from this night because I was too busy being in shock about our engagement and visiting with everyone, but a lot of other people got pictures that I'm in the process of getting. So here are just a few of the ones I got...

Me and Addison in our "party" dresses!

Palmer with his Mom and Sisters!
We were exhausted, 3 late nights in a row! This is us getting ready to call it a night!

The whole weekend was more than I could have ever imagined! I had a wonderful time with all my family and friends. My only regret is that it was over so quickly and then Palmer and I had to return to work and school. But now we are planning another huge bash: Our Wedding!!!!!!