birthday surprise

so, um... yeah my friends are pretty much amazing. they threw me a surprise birthday party tonight, and i was completely not expecting it.
i was positive everyone had forgotten my birthday. i even thought my roommates were upset at me for something, because they wouldn't talk to me all day. my RD didn't even mention it. by 6:30, i was convinced they hated me, and i was nearly in tears. my friend Will tried to talk me out of it, but i was convinced.
we went to the JV soccer game, and then to Taco Bell. while i was eating, my suitemate Amanda called and sounded upset. she told me to come as soon as i could, and i asked if i was in trouble. she said no, but i still hurried through dinner, although not enough to make me abandon my OCD tendency to fold my empty burrito paper...
i get to my dorm, and Will leaves. Amanda is sitting on the couch, and i go sit down. we chat for a bit, and then she suggests we get hot cocoa. i'm thinking to myself that my roommates are up in our room, and we're going to go join them. well, she says there's some in the kitchen. so, poor little unsuspecting me, i open the door, and it's all dark. i see some people sitting on the table and my initial thought is, "oh crap, i've walked in on a makeout session..." but before i can say i'm sorry, someone flicks on the lights and everyone shouts "HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!"
i wish i could have seen my own face. i was scared spitless and then stunned speechless. Amanda, Brandy, and Ashley, my amazing roommates, were there, along with my friends Liz, Cassie, Corrie, Sam, Dan, Tiller, Wesley, and Will, as well as my RA, Erin, and my RD, Kari. i nearly cried.
they had a cake that said "Happy Birthday, Stephanie" and neopolitan ice cream and chips and a most amazing dip that i am now violently in love with... and balloons, confetti, a happy birthday banner... i cannot describe what a shock i received, nor the joy it gave me to see the smiles and hear the laughter. no one ever cared enough to surprise me. i have said it repeatedly this evening, that they have no idea how much it meant. and they still don't. the fact that they care... it's more than i can put into words. i am so blessed.