MY 21st BIRTHDAY!!!

That girl is GROWNNNN. Holla. The end.






















Just kidding. haha.

It was the best birthday everrrrr. I thought we were going out to a dinner party with our friends but boy was I fooled.

I did my girly thing & got dressed & dolled up and everything and was ready to go. Actor came in the room with some roses & a card & this HUGE happy birthday balloon. The roses were wonderfully scented & the card was perfect. It was black & gold with a magnolia flower on the front. I love cards & he always gets me a card with something gold or yellow on it because that's my favorite color. And this one had one of my favorite flowers on there too. Yay.

Then he told me that I couldn't leave the room...I was like huh? ...

I sat there, watching him run in and out of the room grabbing random things and taking it into the living room. About 20 minutes passed and he says "Ok you can come out now." We walked into the living room and it was astonishing. He'd turn it into a romantic restaurant. There were two tv dinner tables put together to form one table, a table cloth, a beautiful red charger (for those of you who don't know: No it's not a car; it's the big plate that you set your dinner plate on. Kind of a nice decoration or whatever. *"The more you know" music plays*)
But anyway... a beautiful red charger, candles on the table, and artsy folded cloth napkins. He'd put my yellow mesh laundry bag over the floor lamp and a red piece of tissue paper over it to create a radiant glow of reddish/orangish light in the room. My baby's creative :-) He's a born artist, you better recognizeee.

I'm standing there admiring the creativity and beautiful room set up when someone knocked on the door. We weren't expecting company so I was like "Who is that?" He was still being all silly & mysterious and smirked at me. The door opens & this big swole guy walks in holding a bunch of kitchen utensils & groceries. "Ok?" I thought. "Who is he & what is he doing here?" "Babe this is (I'll call him Chef) Chef, our chef for the evening; Chef this is Akanke the love of my life & birthday girl. Do come in." "Hey, nice to meet you." *shakes hand* Actor shows him to the kitchen & he starts to get down. He brought pans & restaurant ingredients & everything to our house.

At this point my knees are weak, my mouth is dry, I'm speechless, bout to cry, and lightheaded from this burst of happiness running through my veins. He grabs me closer, wraps his arms around me, kisses my forehead, nose, cheeks, lips, and said "Happy 21st Birthday baby. I love you." "I love you too baby. Oh my God this is the best day of my life so far!" "Yea?" "What are you kidding me?! Yea!!! Nobody's ever bought a chef home to cook dinner for me, EVERRR"

We stood in the kitchen & conversed & watched him cook. He showed us cooking tips, and explained step by step what he was doing so we would know how to do it ourselves. It was like a cooking show right in my kitchen...

After setting steak, shrimp, and this italian grits thingy (forgot what is was called) made with specialty cheese and white wine, decadently on the plate, dinner was served. Actor pulled out my chair and sat me down, got us some fruit punch (holla), and we started eating. It was one of the best meals that I've ever had. The food was orgasmic, the room beautiful, my baby's brown eyes glistening at me... The night was perfect.

A few hours later we went to the movies to see "Pursuit of Happiness" It was perfect because my name in Vietnamese means "Happiness" and what better time to see that movie than on me birthday? The movie was great. The acting was wonderful, and his son gave the movie a warm touch. It made me laugh, made me cry. It was truly worth our time. To me, a movie is good when it can make you laugh, cry, angry, sympathetic, and all these emotions at the same time. Especially towards the same person... Now THAT is a great movie. More about movies at a later time my children. More about movies at a later time.

All in all, my 21st birthday was more than I'd ever expect it to be. I was on a high that day, and a couple of days afterwards...


"Birthdays are good for you. Statistics show that the people who have the most live the longest."
- Larry Lorenzoni


Thanx for reading. Until next time... Akanke