I have waited 16 years to say this, yesterday was my 16th birthday. The big ONE SIX! Woo! That means I can drive soon and, well that's about it. I don't really see why so many people are obsessed with Sweet 16s. It is just another year that has gone by, sure your a year closer to being an adult. But does your age really signify if you're an adult or not? Isn't age just a number, just to show how long you've been alive. Sure people say that the older you are the wiser you are, but doesn't that only work if you've lived your life to its fullest and LEARNED from the mistakes you've made. If you're eighty-five years old and are still making the same mistakes you were when you we thirty then doesn't that show that you really aren't any wiser?
So even though my friends, family, and most of the school made a fuss about the big day, most of the time I just wanted them to keep quiet about it. Sure I loved the attention, but after a while it get really old. However there were three things about that day that made me extremely happy. One was that when I woke up my family gave me my gifts. Now I'm a die hard Harry Potter fan (an HPF if you will) and I also love Legos - I know I am a 16 year old girl in love with legos, but who cares. So my parents go me the Hogwarts castle in Legos and they also got me Ron Weasley's house, and to say I was ecstatic would be an understatement. My auntie had also gotten me a replica of Ron Weasley's wand, and I proceeded to run around my house and point it at things and scream spells out.
Another thing that made my birthday awesome was that my chemistry partner (who I have a HUGE crush on, by the way) was mad at himself because he didn't know it was my birthday, and said that if he knew he would've brought me a cupcake. Now that's how you make a girl feel awesome, and all warm and fuzzy inside. And it just made me like him even more!
And the last thing warmed my heart even more than my crush did (which should have been impossible). On the night of my birthday instead of having a nice family birthday dinner and a small cake so they can sing Happy Birthday I was at rehearsal for three hours. I brought cupcakes for the cast because I thought I could have at least some form of cake. But, while everyone was walking they would scream "Happy Birthday!" and come give me a hug (or multiple hugs). Then at the end of rehearsal I broke out the cupcakes and someone started playing Happy Birthday on the piano, and then everyone started singing. It was just so heart warming that they would sing for me, I know they said happy birthday and everything, but when a whole room of people sing for you it feels amazing!
So if you want post some of your favorite birthday moments in a comment and I'll be sure to comment back!
Maggie♥
*I'll post pictures of my legos when I'm done with all of them and I'll also post pictures of my party!
First of all, HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!! Maggie, you should re-read your own post! All of your words add up to exactly Sweet 16! People who knew George Washington personally, often feel that 16 is the true proper age to be begin having a boyfriend. First age to date and socialize on a one-on-one basis. Your beliefs about older and wiser symdrome, are both true, and still a sticking point to it is there has to be some age set, for driving, voting, drinking, etc. It's true, either at 16 or 85, age doesn't guarantee much at all. But I believe people wouldn't want to be given their "Maturity and Knowledge" true scores! That could be very embarrassing, LOL! Your family knows you well considering the gifts they got for you! So Sweet 16 comes along and at the right time, family proves their worth, friends prove their worth, and your chemistry crush didn't lie to you and make excuses, he was truthful! How much sweeter can it get for you! Oh sure maybe Justin Bieber could seranade you at your bedside, but don't be greedy. Enjoy that precious age! TC Don
ReplyDeleteThanks! Justin Bieber may be a little much for me! MY lab partner always is truthful to me and everyone else. But the whole cupcake thing was a huge suprise to me, but I could not have been happier :)
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