Impending Birthday

As my birthday quickly approaches, I can't help but think 'why does this one not seem as important as all the others?' Usually by this time I have been counting down the days since September. This year I wasn't really thinking about it until a friend asked what exact day my birthday was on. It was the first week of October when she asked and after that I was like 'Oh my gosh, I turn 19 in like a month!' How did this one pass me by?

Sometimes I wonder, once you hit 18, is it just all down hill from there? I mean think about it. When you are a kid you can't wait to get into the double digits. Then once that happens you can't wait to turn 16, the magic driving age. And after that it's only two years before you are legal and can vote. But what's after 18? Well sure there's 21, but to those of us that aren't alcoholics, this means nothing.

Childhood birthdays were always great because you got to have a party, lots of cool toys from your friends and, of course, cake. I've never really been one to have a very long wish list, but once you pass the toys faze there's really nothing to ask for. Now my birthdays feel like just another day.

But I do look forward to going out to my favorite restaurant and having a slice of my favorite homemade lemon cake.