Just this week I've been invited to two birthday bashes for friends of ours that are turning 30. I may have mentioned before that I'm not too sure about this turning 30 thing. I have mixed emotions about it to say the least.
My first thought is always how the hell can I be turning 30?! Has time really gone by that fast? I can remember with great clarity my 21st birthday...my 20Th birthday...my 17Th birthday. They are all still fresh in my memory and do not seem that long ago.
Only a few of my very close friends, friends that I have known practically my whole life, have hit this milestone recently. For some reason them turning 30 has hit me harder than my "newer" friends turning 30. I guess that's because I can think back and remember my "old friends" when they were 16, 12, 5 in some cases. To think that we've know each other that long just makes 30 seem so old.
My "new friends" turning 30 to me is just not as big of a deal. In fact I probably didn't even realize they were going to turn 30 until they either mentioned it or I get an invite in the mail for their party. Then I think, "Poor bastard"...you're getting old. :)
I have 3 months and 3 days to get used to the fact that I'm going to be 30 years old. I psych myself up for it by saying it's a great excuse to have a huge party with all our friends. At least it's not 40. I get to enjoy 29 a little bit longer then some of my other friends who have already hit it this year. I think this isn't going to be so bad! This will be fun! Then I start to hyperventilate.
15 years ago
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