with age comes wisdom–and so i learned

(A ridiculously delayed birthday post)

I set big expectations for my birthday this year.  Was planning on a big party because I thought, hey, I deserve to celebrate.  But, as we all learn on many occasions that things don't always go as planned, I didn't get my big party.  Well, I did spend Saturday night dancing and getting drunk with a couple of close friends in Greenbelt but April Fool's Day (yes, that my birthday) itself was spent locked up inside my room.  I usually claim April 1 to be MY day, and that nothing and no one is gonna ruin it for me.  I was so depressed that day, though, to the point that I admitted to Ate Ains it was the worst birthday ever.

At work the next day, I was almost always on the verge of tears and couldn't wait for the day to end.  By 7:30 p.m. I was already hailing a cab in Valero St.  I almost wanted to cancel dinner with Desiree.  I figured I could just re-watch Grey's Anatomy Season 3 and mope in my Project 6 condo.  Good thing I didn't.  Because the surprise I got turned everything around. (more…)