20.

     Yes it is true..and even hard for me to believe, but today I turned 20. I am no longer a teenager! Everyone is always asking me if I like having my birthday the day after Christmas and my answer is always yes. People are normally pretty shocked, but I like it because no matter what I always have family around to celebrate with me. My family has been really good about separating my birthday and Christmas every year. I have been back from school for a little over a week now and I am loving it. It has been so good being back home, especially for the holidays.
    My family was gracious enough to wait until 9am to wake me up with our traditional birthday breakfast in bed. They sat around and watched me eat and then open my gifts. I got some fun things, clothes, movies, books, shoes, and a trip to Chicago. It was great! Then we all got ready and went to the movies to see Les Miserable. It was amazing! I have seen the musical two times and I have loved it every time and the movie was no different. I recommend that everyone go out and see it, especially in theaters, the big screen and surround sound only adds to it. Then we just came home and relaxed the rest of the day. It was a really good day!

     To add to the festivities Mom, Dad, and I are going into New York city on Friday. I love living close to the city, we can just take a day trip and explore.