Tuesday, May 24, 2005

Best birthday week ever...

On Sunday May 22, I turned 29. Tina's birthday was on the 18th, so the two of us did our annual birthday bash extravaganza. It was definitely hands down one of the funnest weeks I have ever had...definitely up there with my week of houseboating in Shuswap Lake two years ago. The week started on Sat the 14th with Garrtett's wedding and B!LF at The Plains and pretyy much carried on throughout the week. Monday at The Plains, Tuesday at McNally's for karaoke, Wed at The Mongolie Grill for supper (soooooooooooooooo good), acoustic jam night at Mcnally's and then some karaoke at Bart's, Thursday at McNally's for Wonderland, Friday at The Pump, Saturday at Regina Beach for B!LF, and finally Sunday at The Pump for some more B!LF action. It was definitely a hectic week, and my body is still recovering a bit, but it was sooooooo nice to have a week-long holiday from reality. It was very cool of Chris and the rest of the B!LF guys to get me up onstage at the stroke of midnight at Regina Beach to commerate my birthday in front of a crazy crowd and do a killer rendition of "Blister in the Sun". Sunday was one of the funnest nights in recent memory and hands down the best birthday I have ever had. Tina and I did our annual mushroom night and it was pretty surreal being in a live music environment on shrooms. I don't think I've ever cracked up so much in my life. I will never forget that old chick with the crazy orange shirt putting on a show by herself on the dance floor early in the night. And I will never ever forget the crazy conversation me and Tina had with two girls who are part of me, Tina, and Zubazz's fan club. I had no idea that singing karaoke would actually garner me fans, but I guess anything is possible. This conversation was the funniest thing I have been a part of. These girls were imitating Zubazz to a tee...it was sooooooo funny. Every time I hear "Woogie Black Socks" from now on I will always crack up. One of the girls wants Zubazz to sign her tits, so that should be interesting if it ever happens. Another cool part of this past week is that I started the week more or less single and was having fun playing the field and now I am officially dating a girl who is really cool and am liking more and more every day. The funny thing is that when I met her a couple months ago, she shut me down HARDCORE. It was hilarious. But something made her change her mind, and now we're dating. It's weird how it happened, but I'm glad it did because she is really an awesome girl.
So I am now officially 29. I look at other people my age and wonder if I am acting my age or not. Is there such a thing as "acting your age"? I think that you are only as old as you feel. At this stage in my life, I don't feel content to just get home from work/school and read a book and walk the dog and go to bed at 10:30. I feel that you only live once, so I might as well have fun while I can. In the past couple years, I've had so many family members and friends of the family die so i've really gotten an appreciation for enjoying the moment. I could get hit by a bus tomorrow, so I might as well enjoy today. Some people are so concerned and worried about the future that they sacrifice the present. For myself, the present is far more important than the future. Some people my age are really petrified about turning 30. Myself, I'm a little worried about it too. But I have to say that I have had more fun and enjoyed life way more in my late 20's than I ever did in my eraly 20's and younger. The older I get, the more sure of myself I become. I don't worry about going out and impressing anyone anymore. If people don't like who I am, then the can pretty much piss off. When I was younger, I was ultra-shy, had low self esteem, and worried about what other people think. I think I've gotten a lot wiser, cracked out of my shell, and have really gotten a better sense of who I am now. I can honestly say I love where I am in my life right now. I finally see light at the end of the tunnel for my Masters, I am fortunate to have two loving parents, and I am really lucky to have more friends than I could ever dream of. Life is great right now and I am looking forward to my best summer ever. So I would like to thank everyone who has been a part of my life in the last couple years for helping me become the happiest I have been in a long long time. Thank you Tina, Zubazz, Mark, JC, Rude Dude, April, Jenn, Web Jay, Chris and the B!LF guys, Kevy Hot Pants, Stacey, Brandy, the N2N guys, Web Jay, Corey, Garrett, Tasha, Sean, the RBS group, etc etc etc. Here's to the best summer ever.

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