Birthdays

My brother turned twenty-one on December 2nd. He is a college student at Salisbury University, but decided he wanted to come into DC to celebrate on the actual day, and save the college party for the weekend. One of his favorite bands was playing at the 9:30 club so Bridget, Michael and I decided to take Alex (my brother) as his gift. I offered to host and let everyone crash at my place afterward. Being twenty-five and engaged my partying experiences have dropped in recent months. So, I was not quite convinced I would be able to pull off an adequate twenty-first birthday party. Too much pressure. Not enough desire to party hard. I put off making too many arrangements and actually started to dread the night a bit, fearing it would be lacking. We all gathered at my place and asked Alex if he was looking for a chill night or a crazy one. He assured us he was looking for a chill, relaxed evening listening to music with a few drinks. I've put off writing about this because I wasn't quite sure how much to divulge. Let's just say while I started the night as DD we ended on foot. And the chill music turned into a bit more alcohol than anticipated. And my twenty-one year old brother was the only one not affected.

I figured I had to blog about this today because tonight...we are going out for my birthday! I'm told it is going to rock. And there will be a lot of really cool peeps there. Having a birthday on Christmas Eve, going out or having a party is hindered most years. So I am excited about going out for the first time in a few years! Just don't ask me how old I'll be....