Birthday
Things I did over my long birthday weekend, in a nutshell:
- May 30: Renewed driver's license. I am now good to go until after I get back from school.
- May 31: Had friends over to dinner at my house. Not everyone was able to come but that couldn't be helped, and I hope that those who were able to come had a good time. I did! :)
- June 1: Watched basketball. (Ateneo went 0 for 2 that day. Note to self: No more watching basketball on your birthday.) Went out to dinner with my family.
The whole weekend was pretty good. It wasn't perfect, but I'm happy with just having more pluses than minuses in life and that's what I got.
I really have to say that these past several years, my birthdays have become less and less fun because most of my oldest, closest friends are now far away. Even though I like to think I've learned to get by without them near, I still miss them, especially on my birthday when I used to have them around.
So I let myself mope about that a little, but tried not to dwell too much because the distance/absence is nobody's fault, really - we all go where life takes us, right? Besides, this year I tried to do something fun and had a little party, my first in years, and people other than my family were there so at least I saw some different faces on my birthday. And those who couldn't be there still remembered me and sent greetings and I really appreciated that. <3
Another important bright side to this birthday is that this year, I didn't look back and see that I let time pass me by again. (That's why I've tried not to look back on my life these past few years.) This time, I finally, actually did something to get myself where I want to go...and I'm on my way there! It took quite a bit of effort and sacrifice, but I think it was all worth it because I think I'm in a pretty good place in my life right now, with a past well-spent and an exciting future up ahead.
There are some impending changes that sadden and sort of scare me - mainly being away from my family and friends and missing so many basketball games - but I know that these things just need to be approached correctly for them to turn into more pluses instead of minuses. So bring them on! :)