I Love Birthdays

My friend Chr is celebrating a birthday on Monday and his get together with friends happened last night at one of the local bars around here. I had a good time.

I really like when a birthday of one of my family members or best friends rolls around. I'm not sure what makes an anniversary of someone's birthdate a fun time, but it just is that way so I don't try to question it. There seem to be a few common types of reactions to someone's special day: either they are in a great mood the entire day, a bad mood because they are reminded just how old they are getting or they are surprised and relieved they were able to see another year go by without kicking the bucket.

I work with a girl who is usually not in the best of moods most days. When her birthday happened a few months ago, it was like a different person was in the room. She was laughing, making jokes, running around screaming "It's MY BIRTHDAY!!!" and ready to party at 8 am. It was good to see her happy for once. It made me secretly wish that every day was her birthday.

My big 30th is coming up in November. Holy shit, I remember when 30 was OLD and I thought "that won't happen to me for a LONG time" and somehow, here I am about to experience it for myself. I try to be sensitive when talking to people who are already older than that and surpassed their 30ths years ago. I've learned they are generally dismissive of my woes over the upcoming loss of my 20's. "You think 30 is bad, try 50!" or "Oh, you're still young! I wish I could be upset about turning 30 again, you're still a baby so quit your crying!"

Since I was little, I have always made the same wish before I blow out my birthday candles. And no, it's not to get my own PONY!! I will probably keep wishing for the same thing every year until I'm not alive anymore to blow candles out. I hope my 30th rolls in and rolls out quietly but spent with my loved ones, friends and family. I'll be in a new segment of the company I work for at that time and I was already informed that birthdays and other stuff are generally not celebrated. I guess in a way it could be a relief not to be celebrating stuff seemingly every single week out of the year but I hope my desk still gets covered in tons of confetti like usual.

Anyway, I need something to eat.

Happy Birthday, Chr!