Well, I am definitely not excited about being “in my 30’s,”
but my birthday was lovely.
I celebrated Saturday night with a trip to DC’s. It felt so good to dance! I was hoping to get in for free since apparently, I am the face of DC’s. But no such luck. That’s all right, we had a blast. I loved that my girlfriends were brave about trying the dances. There were two moments that really made me laugh that night:
Nina texted and said, “We’re here.” I met her at the
entrance less than a minute later. She
already had a drink in her hand. The
first thing she did upon walking in was hit the bar. This is a testament to our friendship; there
is absolutely nothing Nina enjoys about this place, but she’ll come here anyway
if it’s for my birthday.
Leisa was asking me about how I found the place, how long I’d
been going there,etc. Then she said to
me, “Erin B. (she always calls me by my full name), you fascinate me. I feel
like I keep discovering these facets of your life, and none of them fit
together or make sense.” This made me
laugh.
The only thing that put a damper on the fun was receiving a
text from Bernie saying that he’s rafting the Colorado River. Given my state of intoxication, I should not
have responded. I also should not have
sent an emotional Facebook message. (I
tried to edit it! I really did! But Nancy still buried her head in her hands
when I told her. What I had to say was
important, but I really really wish I could take back that message!) I just miss him and am pretty sure that
things aren’t going to work out. I
wouldn’t mind him traveling, but I also need to know I can count on him. Maybe he’ll surprise me and show up for
spring break. I really, really hope
so.
My actual birthday was a nice day. I got to sleep in (thank you, Casimir
Pulaski, for the day off!), then met Nancy for a lunch that lasted almost three
hours. We just can’t stop talking. Even the three hours wasn’t even time. I just love this girl so much! I got phone calls from a few of my favorite
friends (but not the one person I was hoping to hear from most- he was probably
scared off by Emo Erin; I don’t blame him), and went to Margie’s with my sweet,
funny, intelligent neighbors, Todd and Veronica. Margie’s gave me a free bag of chocolates for
my birthday, which was pretty exciting.
I ended the day with a birthday tradition- watching Season4, Episode 1 of Sex and the City. I
realized I’ve been doing this for about nine years; kind of crazy! But I love everything about this episode
(well, except Samantha’s whole crush on the priest), and it’s always a great
way to end my day.
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