The only thing that I wanted for my sixteenth birthday was my learner's permit. My older sister and brother had both gotten their permits on their sixteenth birthdays and I planned to follow tradition. School had been canceled on my birthday because of a snowstorm which, believe it or not, was a little bit disappointing to me. I had made some plans. Before Dad and I went to the DMV on the 12th I had a little conversation with God. It was something like this:
"God, my plan for today is to get my permit. Dad and I are going to go to the DMV; we've called ahead to make sure they are open. But I know it's snowy out. This is my plan God, but if you have a different one, then please let it happen. I want Your plans for my life. Thank you."
Apparently God's plan was for me to not get my permit that day because the DMV was closed when Dad and I got there. So we'll go later, and that's okay! :)
A lot of things happened on my birthday to make it special. On the way back from the DMV, Dad stopped at Stewart's and I had my "furst" hot chocolate / peanut butter cup drink. Mom made me a delicious dinner and I spent a couple hours in the afternoon (between whooping my sister at Monopoly) working on this:
I'm not sure if I made it correctly. It seems a little wrong to me but Mom thought it was "delish," Dad said it was "scrumptious," and my little sister ate her whole piece and licked all my spatulas and empty bowls. I guess the cake was a success :)
The thing that was most special to me on my birthday was hearing from my friends and family. My big sister called and I got to visit with her and my nieces and nephew. It was really sweet when my niece suggested they sing "Happy Birthday" to me. Now that I think of it, that was the only time it got sung that day, and I couldn't have had a more willing and joyful choir.
Also my brother called from California. I had been wanting to call him and was very happy when the phone rang and I saw his number on the caller ID. I also have a friend whose birthday is the same as mine so we were able to wish each other a happy birthday and a blessed new year.
One of the things that really made my day was Mom telling me that she had received a message from someone I went to Africa with wishing me a happy birthday. I don't even know how that person knew when my birthday was and I was so blessed to hear from them, even through a middle-man.
In conclusion, life is made sweet by your friends and family, and so this birthday was very much a "Sweet Sixteen."
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