Tuesday, September 9, 2014
21st Birthdays
Well, it's official. All of my friends that I have been waiting to turn 21 are finally 21, give or take a few. I am now 22. Still feel like I am 21. It is odd to think that the year I've been waiting for my whole life is over with. Now I don't have a birthday to look forward to. Anyways, 21st Birthdays. They are all the same. A drink during the day. Dinner. Bar. The day that people wait for their whole life is overrated. Sure, it is an excuse to celebrate, but the standards for 21st Birthdays are so much. I literally had a friend who reminded us everyday that her Birthday was coming up. She begged us to throw a surprise party for her, which we did. And she still says she was surprised. On my 21st all I wanted to do was be with the people that mattered to me. I went to a restaurant on a lake with maybe ten friends and I had a blast. All the recent 21st Birthdays and all the big plans got me wondering why didn't I do something bigger? Why didn't I plan a party and put it on Facebook? But I had to remember I didn't want a big party. We all have to remember, it's the little things in life that matter.
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I liked your post because I totally agree with you! Yes turning 21 is fun because you're now allowed to legally buy alcohol but it really isn't that big of a deal. Not many of my friends were 21 when I turned it so I didn't have the big "let’s go to the bar and get drunk" party. I went out to eat with my friends and had a few drinks. I still enjoyed my birthday even though it wasn't a huge party but I think that people make too big a deal out of it. We had bigger parties for my other friends when they turned 21 and it also got me thinking why I didn't come up with something more fun to do on mine but then I remembered I didn't really care all that much. I spent my birthday with my close friends, family, and boyfriend and I was perfectly happy with that.
ReplyDeleteI was in the same boat. I only had a few friends that were actually 21 when my birthday came around. For this reason, and the fact it was a Tuesday, we just went and hung out at a restaurant. I didn't mind turning 21 before a lot of my friends though. I didn't need that big "shabang" all my other friends had.
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