Happy birthday to me

I'm not sure which birthday I was celebrating here.

Maybe my seventh?

Must have been a party going on.

See all the plates, forks and spoons?

And a store-bought cake?

Unheard of!

I do know that this was my 10th birthday.

It was a surprise party with all of my friends

and my sister.

And yes, I was very surprised.

I remember my mother allowing me

to choose whatever I wanted to wear that day.

But I don't remember how they

got me out of the house.

Or where everybody was

when they yelled, "SURPRISE!!"