Why Birthdays are not my favorite....

Already there has been a ton of drama surrounding my birthday plans. John suggested a place last night that I've been wanting to go to for some time. But, more than that, I just wanted to go where I can hang out with the 20-25 people I want to invite. Some people would prefer to go other places.

My question is this: Why can't I just do what I want to do and have who I want there and it not cause such problems?

First there is the whole if I invite one person I have to invite another that's connected to them which means some other people won't like it etc etc. You know what? It's my one day of the year to be selfish (note: in the past year I have planned 5 bdays for people, and here I am planning my own) so I'd like to have everyone that I want there. Of course, there are exceptions. Last year Will got in at about 1am from a race. This year Alex has a meet.

The other thing is people trying to push me into what they want to do. Seriously, I let everyone push me around the entire rest of the year! Can't one day be saved for what I want to do? I understand that you prefer to do other things, but I am not going to spend my birthday like I did the past few years, with people that I don't like at a place that I didn't want to go to anyway. So, if you can't put off what you want to do for one day to come and celebrate with me, then I'm not exactly sure why I would invite you anyway.

So, my memory has been refreshed. Maybe I'll opt for a smaller group or just a "boring" evening with Will.