Birthday's. The day that marks for everyone, at some point in time, the day of which they were born into this world. It is a time of celebration and joy, to remember a great time that once was and add another year to your being on this earth. I love birthdays, whether it be mine or someone else's. It's just a time to have fun and make someones day very special.
When I was younger birthdays meant that it was all about me, and of course getting presents. I couldn't wait for my next birthday so everyone would know about it and give me gifts. Now that I think about it, I realized, wow, what a selfish kid I was. Birthdays and the whole concept of birthdays have changed for me now that I'm older. Now, when it's my birthday I rather not have all the attention. I mean it's just a birthday, I'm a year older, big whoop; no one really needs to know. I ask myself the question, is this because I really just don't want to be the center of attention for the day, or has it reached that point in my life where I wish I was subtracting years instead of adding another. I still haven't really come up with a conclusion for that, so I may just have to ponder that a little longer. Maybe I'll figure it out the next birthday that comes along. Least to say I never thought I would turn into my mother so soon. ha.
On a different note, birthdays for other people are what I live for. I love celebrating my friend's birthdays. It's a chance for me to make it a special day for them and spoil them rotten. I just hope that I can do something special for them on such a special day and hopefully be something they will remember and appreciate for the rest of their lives. Now that I'm in college it's become even more of a greater deal to me. A lot of my best friends from high school stayed back home to go to the university there, and because I can't see them all the time it's really special when we get to see each other and a birthday is a perfect opportunity for that. It gives me a chance to do something extra special and maybe even surprise them and make their day that much better. My best friend from high school just turned 19 last Sunday. I was luckily able to go home on her birthday and surprise her. I showed up at her house and had a cookie cake for her. She was shocked and just seeing her smile and knowing that she appreciated me driving down to see her, made my day. I love making people's days and doing something nice for them, and the fact that it was a birthday surprise made it that much better. After I surprised her, her family and I went and spent the rest of the beautiful day out at the park. We had a picnic, threw a Frisbee, and played nertz. (Which is an extremely fun card game. Kind of like solitaire on steroids) It was such a fulfilling day and I was glad I could do something special for her on that day. I can't wait for other people's birthdays.
Love & Peace
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