Birthday Party!

Hooray! Happy birthday to me.. Happy birthday to me.. I celebrated my birthday last Saturday. I threw a party and invited my friends and family that I haven’t seen in a while.

I’m not really the birthday party type of person. I don’t really do the partying every year during my birthday. Why? Because I’ve always viewed the preparation to be too much of a chore for just one day of celebration. The last birthday party of my own that I remember is when I was seven years old. I’ve always been the practical sort of gal, and would always think that the money spent for the party could have been spent wisely on other matters. But having said that, I decided to do something different this year.

I decided to have the party because career wise I had a great year. I found a job that I like that paid well and allowed me the freedom I wanted. I wanted the birthday party to be like a thanksgiving of sorts for that blessing. And another reason is to see my friends and family in one place. I’ve been missing out a lot on attending social gatherings the past year because of work or sometimes because I’m sick. I wanted the party to be a way reconnect with old friends and family and catch up with whats going on with their life.

The party was great. I got to enjoy the company of the people I value in my life. Being too focused with work sometimes makes me forget that I have family and friends that I needed to stay connected with. I guess realizing that made me a little wiser as I grow a little older. It reminds me of a great line I heard from a movie that really struck a chord with me, it goes:

Happiness is only real when shared.

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