Birthdays…*sigh*
So tomorrow is my birthday. I’m supposed to be excited…but I’m finding that my excitement meter is rather low.
Tonight there is a birthday party for me (apparently it was supposed to be a surprise) and tomorrow I am going out of town on a surprise birthday trip (the location of that trip has remained a surprise as of right now).
Why, you ask, am I not excited? Because all of this means that I have lost a certain level of control over my schedule for the next two days. In my normal, day-to-day life I control every detail of my schedule. I decide when I do things and where I go. I decide what to do with my free time and what to eat.
But when a birthday comes around all these decisions are made for me. I know, I know. My friends and family mean well. But if my loved ones really wanted to spoil me on my birthday, then they should let me decide what I’m doing and when and join me in my fun when I wanted them to. (Yup, I clearly have control issues!)
Normally I wouldn’t complain about such things (ha, yeah right!) but there are some things I would rather be doing tonight — namely, visiting a friend who has something special happening at her job tonight and watching the opening night of the NFL season.
However, I will leave open the possibility that these surprises may surprise me and actually be fun…
