As I was sitting in car on our way back to Outjo from Swakopmund I laughed at how much time can change as I tried to remember my past birthdays (and because I’m bored, I’m sharing with you).
On September 6, 1982 I ruined/made my parent’s second anniversary extra special with a surprise appereance.
20 years ago I turned 6 years old in Mrs. Ruckman’s class. My mom had made cupcakes for the entire first grade class. It was an exciting time as I had just started my first sports team ever, softball.
10 years ago, when I had my “sweet 16”, it wasn’t anything like the parties people have on the MTV show but we had a fun backyard swimming party full of my family and high school and waterpolo friends. Like I would for so many years, I enjoyed Jen’s birthday party and then days later we enjoyed mine.
For my 21st birthday I did the classic idea and went to Las Vegas with Jen, Kevin and roommate. I had quit drinking by the time I turned 21 and I don’t gamble so I made my friends go on the roller coasters and check out the interiors of the different casinos, not the usual 21st birthday. For humor Jen and I went to the “Thunder Down Under” show, yeah that was interesting as the 40-50 year old married women made fools of themselves.
For my 23rd birthday, I threw myself a party in my new apartment as a college grad. I bought tons of pizza and giant cookie cakes from Mrs. Fields and celebrated the day of my birth with my southern California friends. My new co-workers at CBU gave me flower which I killed in a matter of days. Stipp and Toni surprised me with a trip to Vegas to see Kelly Clarkson. She ended up canceling the show at the last minute but on a gondola ride I enjoyed the employee’s opera version of “Since You’ve Been Gone.”
When I turned 24 my closest friends from college had a get together near L.A. where we at Adrian’s delicious Mexican cooking and played cards all night (my favorite things).
Last year I celebrated my 25th birthday with Nikki and my parents, the reality that my next birthdays would be in Namibia, when I was called by Loma Linda School of Public Health saying I had to turn in my last paper by midnight. I left dinner headed home to fight with our home internet to turn it in. What a boring thing to do, but I got it in at 11:55.
And this year I was in Namibia, having a weekend with my co-workers going to coast.
Can't wait to see what next year's birthday holds ;)
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Hello, I like this blog.
Sorry not write more, but my English is not good.
A hug from Portugal
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