Cameron had been talked about his birthday all week. He was excited to celebrate it and to also turn 18! He made plans for Alina to come over and for us to have dinner at Ruhe 152. He also asked Grandma and Grandpa up for dessert afterward and to watch him open presents as well.
I was thrilled that Cameron was excited about his birthday. It dawned on me last night that he was the last of our family to turn 18 and the last of the Heinisch grandchildren to become an adult as well. That almost seemed unreal. It didn’t make me sad, however, as Cameron was so excited to finally be of legal age. He has told me multiple times in the past few weeks that he is more than ready to be done with high school and move on with the next phase of his life. That made me feel really good about him coming of age.
The celebration today went exactly as Cameron planned. He first read all of his birthday messages to me and then had subway for lunch before heading to the girls’ basketball game. They greeted him with two huge 1 and 8 balloons and a birthday pin. Breece also had something for him, a Happy Birthday bandana from Pet Supplies Plus (his current employer.). Cameron appreciated everything and was glad to report that the girls’ beat Culver Military Academy.
Alina arrived shortly after he did. We left for Nappanee soon afterward. We didn’t realize how busy the restaurant would be so early in the evening. Thankfully, someone cancelled just as we arrived and soon we were seated. Dinner was delicious with some fun conversation.
Grandma and Grandpa were at our house already. Cameron loved all of the decorations and the desserts. He chose to open his gifts first starting with their present. He was thrilled with the cash, black jeans and shirt. He also enjoyed the Jim Croce vinyl from Cal and the Snakes game from Brett. Alexia gave him an Amazon gift card and Grandpa Heinisch sent him money. Doug’s gift was the heaviest. It was filled with lots of food - creme soda, jalapeño Cheez-Its, gummy bears and more. He found the Post Malone artwork and Kid Cudi album perfect as well. The last gift of the night was the most fun for me. I filled a binder full of some of our family’s favorite recipes and even got a few from Renae from his international cooking class.
Dessert was next on our agenda and included some miniature cheesecakes, Texas cake and Cookies n Cream ice cream. Afterward we taught Alina how to play pass the ace. All in all, today was a lot of fun and the perfect way to celebrate the last of the Heinisch children becoming an adult.
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