Birthday Blues

So as I’m laying in bed, exhausted and sick, I am turning another year older. To me, birthdays are too stressful, which is the same feeling I get for most holidays. There is so much pressure to have more fun on that particular day than you normally would. My friend and I have the same birthday, but I am a year older than her, which is the good old age of 23. Since our birthday is on a Tuesday, we decided to celebrate our birthday the Sunday before with a nice Sunday Funday cookout. While planning it was fun at first, I always get nervous when I throw a party. I let her do most of the planning and just wasn’t really into when it got time to start inviting people. I didn’t want the stress of inviting lots of people and hoping that all my different groups of friends show up and have a good time. Instead, I did the opposite. I just invited like four of my closest friends and let the rest of her friends show up. It ended up being a great time and we played lots of cornhole all day and night!

I also got a short visit from my mom, sister, and niece for a birthday dinner this past Saturday night. I had to work all day at the apartments (which was a disaster day), but I met up with them after I got off at Osteria Cicchetti. I had never been there before and it was so good! Afterwards, they left and I went to see the fireworks downtown with one of my roommates. After hours of bright pink and green light saber duels at the festival, it turned out to be a pretty good weekend. I like this no planning thing. It tends to work out better.

So since I only have a few minutes left of typing until I turn 23, I feel kind of lame admitting that I am doing absolutely nothing on my actual birthday. I have to work both of my jobs tomorrow and I have a huge test on Wednesday and an even bigger project/presentation due on Friday. So, for the rest of the week, I will be in the dreadful place I like to call Club Randall. If anyone needs a study partner for COM 341, I’ll be there! haha

This upcoming weekend should be fun though. I am driving to Charlotte on Friday night after work to visit some of my best friends. We will be going to a really chill bar in Ballantyne on Friday night then going uptown for a post-birthday celebration for me on Saturday night. Then on Sunday I get to go try on Bridesmaid dresses! I was going to be looking at places to live in Charlotte while I was there, but I just made the decision to stay in Wilmington until I graduate next May. I have found a new love for Wilmington, which I think came back when the weather became beautiful again!