February 18th

So, let me just start by saying that I didn't end up getting a new car, and I'm extremely thankful for that... the taxes are way too high...

 Now to the subject of February 18th. My birthday. Just another day on the calender, only this one marks the day that I age, getting one step closer to the end. Since turning 19 I've never really given my birthday a second thought, cooking my own birthday dinners and celebrating with one or two people, but mainly uneventful. In fact, I can't say that I completely enjoy my birthdays anymore, and it doesn't overly upset me.

However, there are a few things that I miss terribly about my birthdays when I was younger. First, the excitement. Getting to have friends come over for some incredibly accurate themed party, which I got to pick (congratulations to my mother for actually creating a purple themed party), and getting to open gifts. It wasn't so much the items that were exciting, but finding out what was under the paper.
I miss going out for our family dinners, any restaurant of my choice, and my birthday breakfast that I would wake up to - a pancake shaped into the number of your age.

 Mainly, however, I just miss my family. A birthday is just another day, and one that is supposed to be focused on the birthday girl, or boy, but it doesn't occur to you just how much of a family event it is until you leave home.

 So, on my birthday - my day - I'd like to thank my family for giving just another day some significance.
Love you and miss you all.