Even though she didn't have to get up for school, she gladly got up early for our traditional morning bestowal of the birthday gifts.
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| The only picture she would allow me to take of her. |
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| By request, Trader Joe's pumpkin cinnamon rolls |
Abby wasn't feeling well that night and elected to miss out on our traditional dinner out, so Andrew and I took Sarah to, of all places, Armstrong Brewing for their special bring-your-own-stein Oktoberfest event. We hung out with the usual gang from work, ordered Indian food from Copper Chimney next door, and had a good time. I promise there was no underage drinking going on (like me, she had Diet Coke), but how many kids can say "My parents took me to a taphouse for my 18th birthday"?
A few days later, we had family and a few of her friends over for pulled pork and other delicacies.
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| Sarah loved her TARDIS cake, even though the edible picture tore when I was putting it on. |
The next week, she made use of her birthday present from us and took three of her friends with her to the Blink 182 show. Though she's seen many big-name groups up close at the various Genentech summer concerts, this was her first actual paid concert. Because she chose a trustworthy friend of ours as one of the three friends to take, I wasn't worried about what they'd get up to or how late they came home (1:34 a.m.). They had a blast.
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| For the record, she's not wearing a micro-mini. That's a long, swingy tank top over a pair of shorts. I was actually surprised she chose to wear the Army jacket instead of the black motorcycle jacket. |
It has been a little weird, knowing that's she's supposedly an adult now, but I gotta say that I'm so pleased to see the kind of young woman she is becoming. Proud of this girl!
Oh, and she got a seasonal job at the local Halloween store. Once she was hired, she had to fill out a bunch of forms online, read the online employee handbook and be tested on it. We expect to hear today about hours, etc.
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